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Life Money

If I Had Been a Millionaire at 18, I’d Be Broke or Dead (or Both) By Now

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In his new book, Ego is the Enemy, Ryan Holiday recounts the story of Howard Hughes, Jr. inheriting his father’s company at the age of 18.

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Life Opinion

I Hate Myself for Not Deleting My Social Media Accounts

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For the four billionth time, I’m seriously contemplating deleting my Facebook and Twitter accounts.

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Life

Sadness

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You feel it start to wash over you like a massive wave breaking directly on your head.

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Children's Programs Fatherhood Life

Some Thoughts as My Daughter Turns 4

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My daughter turns four on Sunday. That’s insane. I know it’s cliché but it is crazy how fast kids grow up.

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America Life Longreads

Confessions of a Gentrifier

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The beer garden at Memphis Taproom, my favorite spot in Philly (photo via The New York Times)

I was a 21st Century gentrifier years before it became a front page story or a topic of debate.

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Fatherhood Life

Regardless of Gender, You Can Only Lean So Far

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The dashboard clock read 10:03 pm.

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Life

If You Could Go Back and Do It All Over Again, Would You?

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I wish…

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Life

Life Is Full of Disappointments

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Things almost never work out as planned.

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Fatherhood Lessons Life Opinion

My Boring-Ass Morning Routine and Why I Won’t Quit My Job

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Not my house, but often not far off (photo via)

Nearly every day, I open up Medium and look at the top stories of the day. And, nearly every day, at least one, often two, and sometimes all five, are essays focused on how to be more productive or a story about how to change your life, usually through leaving your current place of employment.

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Life

I Still Don’t Feel Like an Adult

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I am about to turn 36 years old.

I have been married for over five years.

I have a daughter that will be turning four this summer.