They took a blade to the steering wheel. Carved a triangle with a circle through it. Like an eye staring back at me.

The leather is butter-soft. Probably cost more than most people’s cars. And someone just... carved into it. My boss at the car dealership is not happy.

Johnson didn’t care when I showed him. Martinez said I should get more sleep. But I know what I saw.

Here’s the thing that bothers me most. Nobody else even looked twice. Just me running my finger along those grooves.

I had bad dreams again last night

I kept hearing car engines outside my bedroom window. Like someone was sitting there in their car. Waiting

I woke up in a cold sweat at 3am. Went to the window expecting to see some creepy stalker in my driveway

Nothing there

Sold a Range Rover today in Dubai

Black beast. Leather seats that smelled like money

Some oil prince bought it. Cash deal. Done in five minutes

One more bundle of dirham from one more stranger I’ll forget by morning

you missed it

my book is off the internet

because summer is over

and so is your summer smile

there are hard questions to answer

like why the iphone air is not called "iphone 17 air"

and then there are questions on how to live

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and theres nothing wrong about puppies

theyre cute

you want to stroke them

and cuddle with them

I didnt do anything special on sep 13 to accomplish that

i only did the following...

publish my PLD83 text as a tweet [1]

included a talking head video

marge:
i saved these for you bart
youll always have them to remind you of the time
when you were the whole worlds special little guy

bart:
thanks mom

lisa:
and now you can go back to just being you
instead of a one-dimensional character with a silly catchphrase

homer:
(leaning back on the couch)
(his elbow knocked over a lamp on a small blue table beside him)
(breaking it)

we are no longer together

but we actually had a good one-hour call about a week ago

and she is off the grid since saturday

but im still wishing her good health and fortune

its my brothers 40th birthday

and im invited

i know what happened

but i cannot tell you

when i went online for the first time

(thats 27 years ago)

it was the web1

and this week i felt like 15 again

look what i just found

hm... yum!

it was there on the street

hello

sorry to bother you

he says [1]

delivery takes a while, 9+ months

but the product so far has absolutely exceeded my expectations

what if laziness is a habit of

thinking about the cost of things (the effort)

instead of thinking about the payoff? [1]

what if you could reverse laziness...

it will make a difference in every department of your life

if youre willing to stand the backlash from normies...

those who take the well-established path
never deviate from the regular
and overall live a "coward life"

its those people who will defend the mainstream
battle others who take the uphill battle
and keep on marching left-right-left-right

a black woman was rotating on the spot

she was holding her black baby in her black hands

she smiled into the camera that her husband was operating

a snapshot of a happy life

i was in my lunch break yesterday

trying to take notes on my phone

big mistake

five minutes in, i was scrolling x (twitter) instead of working

as much as you dont like

the idea of "fake it until you make it"

it actually works

you only need to know its purpose

his hands were tied

and he was unhappy about it

like italian actor toto and french actor fernandel

in the french-italian comedy film

Autumn Angst

90 stephen king-like horror stories that go under your skin — for the scariest time of the year

they scare the shit out of you

i will release it on sep 21

but why am i broke not rich
why is the church a bitch
i cannot handle this

it has to stop now
or i will shout out loud

like my neighbors will start wondering
is it in his blood or gene
and the police is questioning
what the hell is he doing

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the internet has changed

the internet has changed us

offline and online used to be two worlds

but they have become the same

using your self as a starting point to jump from

and distance itself from

so that there is enough emotional distance

for times of being attacked disliked even hated

i have a confession [1]

im playing a character

and if youre building a personal brand

you should do it too

distance creates longing

and longing keeps the romance alive [1]

but what if the point of creating longing

is the keep creating longing

its so alive

that companies like pocket fm

are able to expand globally

and offer audio series to more and more people

i like kourosh dini

i learned zen and the art of work from him

his teachings include a "visit-based approach to work" [1]

you show up to a thing
stay for a single deep breath
and do absolutely nothing should you decide so

unitree wins the gold medal for the 1500m run at the world humanoid robot games

setting a world record time of 6 minutes and 34 seconds [1]

the current mens world record is 3:26

and theres nothing wrong about it

my dad has an ai girlfriend too

but dont tell my mom

(well, she actually knows)

the moment you say it out loud
the magic disappears

a dream feels infinite in your head
but shrinks once explained

a joke makes you laugh alone
then dies when you repeat it at dinner

snow lands pure
until footprints turn it grey

not everyone knows the secret

knowing it means youre privileged

because others dont know them

so heres a secret of my life

and its not the candy M&M → EmEndEm, either

im talking about

the E’s you would rather not talk about

because they require you to show courage

and predicts your next binge

the secret is out!

because im going to reveal the algorithm

that saves netflix over a billion dollars annually [1]

an iranian friend from vancouver sent me a link to a documentary

over british columbia (1996)

"Watch this before coming to BC" he said

only if you choose to cut your senses

and think local

act local

and behave local

i care about the exciting ideas that an experience gives me while im on the go

because that is what the act of moving does for me pretty much every single time

but only if youre ready to get hurt, as i point out in PLD43 [1]

ive seen a couple of places in the world

and i also wouldnt know what to do with a lot of money

there is nothing material i need

nothing that can be bought that i need

the things i need i can afford (at least in august)

well, good luck

youll be running out of fashion soon

because once the novelty wears off

theres no reason for others to check on you

is a female extraterrestrial disguised as a woman who preys on lone men in scotland

in other words scarlett johansson in under the skin (2013)

im joking, or am i? (keep reading to find out)

a wasp flies into your soft drink

while youre sitting in a café

trying to enjoy the company of your friends and the sunshine

but the wasp really bothers you

seriously

why are subscribed to my emails?

please let me know

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the books you read dont matter as much as the epiphanies you gain while reading the lines and after you put the book away because

everyone knows everything about anything

(when you consider the worlds knowledge is at our disposal)

which is why

a leading voice with followers and true fans

history shows it works

and we have enough social proof

that you can make an impact doing so

whenever i want to force the creative process

i get sad (almost) with the press of a button

acting skills come in handy

because this means...

a baby gate keeps the child safe

nothing should happen to your beloved kid

but what if your wife is out with friends

i dont care about someones bio

"i did this and that" yada yada

i care about...

* a person’s work output (do you walk the talk?)
* what other people say about him (social proof #1)
* how often they quote or mention him (social proof #2)

because he neverlands

oh, one last thing before you go...

i barely spoke a word in high school
people thought i was shy and insecure
but they didnt know the truth
and i never told anyone
youre the first one
you wanna know?
the truth is...
i know everything about you
i know you shouldnt have sent this dic pic to your gf last night
because now i have it and your face, and i will send it to your employer
unless you transact 10,000 USD to my crypto wallet address
im watching you
because im a creep
and im a loser
but im so much richer than you

imagine a healthy mcdonalds hamburger

1. whole wheat bun
2. no ketchup
3. fresh onions
4. probiotic pickles
5. plain mustard
6. lean beef

the whole wheat bun avoids blood sugar spikes and keeps you full longer

i studied stoicism for years

read the 'daily stoic' multiple times

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its easy to understand