Note: This is the 4th email breakdown in the series. Click here for Email Breakdown #1. Click here for Email Breakdown #2. And click here for Email Breakdown #3. 5-year-old me would have been a terrible business owner. Not because I could barely write my name. And not because I…

Note: This is the 3rd email breakdown in the series. Click here for Email Breakdown #1. And click here for Email Breakdown #2. When I was a sophomore in college, I gained 37lbs in 3 months. I know what you’re thinking: “Jesus, Robert! It’s called ‘The Freshman 15,’ not ‘The…

Note: The first Brain.fm email breakdown was published in Chris Orzechowski’s Email of the Week series. Click here to read it. Would you rather: A) Get punched in the face by the strongest person in the world? B) Get punched in the face by the SECOND strongest person in the…

Having an email list can be intimidating. You did the hard work of getting people to actually trust you with their email address. But now they’re expecting you to say something. Not just anything, either. They’re expecting you to say something valuable… Something entertaining… Something they haven’t heard before… Or…

Over the holidays, I watched a show called Ice Airport Alaska. I’d imagine you could make an interesting show about any airport… (I once saw a fight break out between two employees in an airport food court) But we all know that, just like everything is bigger in Texas, everything…

I read more books in 2020 than in any other year of my life… Which is pretty damn unsurprising, for obvious reasons. This year, I read 23 books. For some people, that might be chump change. But I’m proud of that number. More importantly, in 2020 I really began to…

I’ll spare you the cliche intro of “OMG 2020 suuuuucks!!! This year is the WORRRST!” It does. And it is… But repeating it over and over is kind of like hanging out with someone who has cancer while you’re wearing a t-shirt that says “You have cancer.” Technically, it’s true…

Setting goals feels so damn good. It’s like smoking a cigarette with James Dean on the tailgate of an old Chevy. It’s like curling up next to a crackling fire and eating warm chocolate chip cookies with your grandma. It’s like taking LSD and surfing a 40-ft wave strapped to…

I’ll admit it: I have a pretty un-romantic view of creativity. I think the people who can get high and write poetry (that actually sounds good) or drop acid and paint a masterpiece are few and far between. They exist, yes… But if you don’t naturally consider yourself a hyper-creative…