Hey friends, I'm in Korea visiting my parents, and will be here for another month before returning back to Los Angeles. The summer is usually a time in which I slow down on the creative front, and given the pace in which I worked for the first half of the year, this is necessary. While I’ve yet to announce the big project I’ve been working on, just know that as a newsletter reader, you’ll be among the first to know. In the meantime, I wanted to continue sharing both new and old posts via this...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
Hey friends, I’ve been working on a big writing project over the last 3 months. I’ve cleared out my calendar, blocked off my weekday mornings, and dedicated almost all my creative energy to this one thing. It has required a level of focus that has brought the best of my abilities to the forefront. Well, I believe I’m nearing the finish line, and will be announcing it in the near future. I’m very happy with where it’s going, and am excited to share it with you when the time is right. In the...
4 months ago • 3 min read
Hey friends, In the last edition of the newsletter, I mentioned that I was working on a big writing project. Well, that’s still where I’m directing a majority of my creative attention toward, and in due time, I’ll share more details here. I feel like I’ve grown so much as a result of working on it, and perhaps you’ll sense that when you get to read it as well. In the meantime, I wanted to share a reflection on an important topic: what it means to follow your passion. One of the ways we’ve...
5 months ago • 5 min read
Hey friends, I’m back in Los Angeles after a wonderful stay in Vancouver, and I’m back in the groove of my writing schedule. I’m working on something I’m very excited about, and in due time, I’ll share more details here. I haven’t been this energized when it comes to my writing for quite some time, which signals that this is the exact project I’m supposed to be working on. Hope that there’s something in your life that fuels you in a similar way as well. In the meantime, I’d like to share a...
5 months ago • 4 min read
Hey friends, Hello from Vancouver, where I’m visiting family until early next week. This city holds a special place in my heart because my wife and I got married here, and it’s wild that we’re now here with a child. The pages of life turn quickly, and I hope you’re taking a moment to slow down and bookmark the most special ones. Today, I wanted to share a reflection on one of life’s most important topics: happiness. In a sense, happiness is the greatest aspiration of all. It’s what makes the...
6 months ago • 3 min read
Hey friends, Of all the virtues we aspire to embody, kindness should reside near the top. If you take inventory of all the world’s problems, almost every single one can be resolved with it. With that said, there is a nuance to navigate. It turns out that there’s a species of kindness which doesn’t add to one’s well-being, but detracts from it. Instead of acting as a force for compassion, it becomes a proponent of cowardice. So in today’s post, we’re going to explore the border between the...
7 months ago • 2 min read
Hey friends, Before getting into today’s post, I wanted to share an observation. There’s been a recent uptick in enrollment for my writing course, The Examined Writer. I’m not sure why that is, or how exactly people have found their way to the program (I don’t have analytics set up on any of my course pages). It’s possible that students are simply spreading the word about it, which is the best outcome I could hope for. Regardless, this kind of thing is great because my work as a whole is...
7 months ago • 4 min read
Hey friends, Last week, I asked you a simple question: What’s a problem (or struggle) you’re experiencing that I can help resolve? Well, let’s just say that I was pleasantly surprised to see the mountain of answers that arrived in my inbox. I’ve tried to reply to as many as I can, but just know that I’ve read every single one. Thank you for being so open with me, and if you still want to contribute your own answer to that question, feel free to hit reply and let me know. All right. Now onto...
7 months ago • 4 min read
Hey friends, The theme of today’s newsletter will be on the topic of questions, and the importance of asking three in particular. But before diving in, I have a question for you that I’d like to ask at the outset: What’s a problem (or struggle) you’re experiencing that I can help resolve? Given what you know about me and my work, I’m curious what type of problems you feel I’m capable of addressing well. Would it be something creativity-related? Money or business-related? Something to do with...
7 months ago • 2 min read