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I Was There

A Night in NYC to See Ryan Holiday, My Favorite Writer

 

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“How did you first hear about my work?”

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Business Career Work

The Hellishness of a Ridiculously Long Daily Commute

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This is the second entry in a three-part series on modern life in work and business – you can read part one here.

I recently accepted a new job and the first question everyone asks isn’t “What’s the position?” or “What is the organization?” or even “Is it a promotion?” The question is, “Is it a shorter commute?”

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Business Work

Burnout, Arrogance, and Workaholism: The Problems with Corporate Finance

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This is the first entry in a three-part series on modern life in work and business.

In a darkened room lit only by the glow of a screen, you continue to hammer away.

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Hip-Hop Rap

“4:44” Is Great, but Not New – Jay-Z Has Been Making Confessional Songs His Entire Career

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Much of the reaction to Jay-Z’s thirteenth album, 4:44, from much of the press is that Jay – finally – has matured and is allowing himself to be shown through his music.

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The Pierznik Monthly

The Pierznik Monthly Volume 35

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The June 2017 edition of my monthly reading review newsletter.

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Books Hip-Hop Rap Writing

Why You Should Buy My New Book, “Hip-Hop Scholar”

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I know what you’re thinking.

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Hip-Hop Rap

Revisiting the Best Rap Rankings from the 100th Issue of “The Source” [January 1998]

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For most of the ’90s, there was really only one hip-hop magazine that truly mattered.

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NBA

2017 NBA Finals Bullet Points

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Just as I did last year, here are my quick-hit thoughts on the 2017 NBA Finals:

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Life

The Ultimate Life Hack? A Dark, Quiet Room

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Anything in my life that I would recommend to someone else just to make their life better? An underrated thing that you can do that no one does anymore: just sit in a dark room. Give yourself, like, twenty minutes, don’t meditate, actually think about things, and I feel like…if you have a bunch of problems in your life, it’s amazing how twenty minutes alone in a dark room in the middle of the day can change everything.

Chuck Klosterman on the How To Be Amazing with Michael Ian Black podcast

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Hip-Hop Music Wu-Tang Clan

The Triumphant Album of My Youth – “Wu-Tang Forever” at 20

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“Reunited, double LP, world excited”

It wasn’t just an album release. It was an event.