Two simple tricks to kick ass every day
Everyone’s got a million trillion tricks that they absolutely swear by that will get you unbelievable results and productivity. They have lists and tools and practices and habits. They want you to meditate and wake up at 3:45am and run 17 miles and pour coconut oil all over your naked torso.
Don’t do any of that trash. Throw it out the window. Look in the self-help section on Medium and just draw an X on your computer screen with a marker over each piece.
I have the answers for you. They are not complicated. So here they are, for free, from me.
Eat Breakfast
I don’t know why this is so complicated for everyone. You grab a muffin, you grab a protein bar, you drink a smoothie, you take deep breaths of fresh mountain air until you hyperventilate. That’s not breakfast. That’s a morning snack. Get your belly kind of full! Don’t drink a glass water and eat a banana and act like you’re killin’ it. Eat some or all of these things:
- Eggs or some other protein source. I don’t eat meat but if you have the itch for murder, go ahead. Something healthy like goetta.
- Some complex carb like steel cut oats, oatmeal, cereal, etc.
- A big ass piece of fruit like an apple, banana, orange, or perhaps an entire cantaloupe, rind and all.
- A giant cup of coffee because come on, be serious
- Plenty of water

Once you’re fueled up and your body has things to actually start using to power your brain and muscles and digestive tract, you’re ready to grind. No one ever won the rat race on an empty stomach.
Get Sleep
This is so goddam complicated for people. It’s absurd. Your brain literally does not work as well as it could if you are sleep deprived. Do you get it? Sleep! Get 8 hours! It sounds like way too many, but it’s not. You will get so much more done in less time if you are sharp as a tack. I’m telling you, it is mentally and physically impossible to be your best self on 5 or 6 hours of sleep. Please believe me.
Signs you are sleep deprived:
- Tired when you wake up
- Trouble keeping track of things
- Dozing off in meetings
- Yawning throughout the day
- Bad breath
- Not a millionaire even though you are already 25+
- Realize you have been asleep for the last two hours and just been riding the bus all across town and have no idea where you are

Go to bed early. Just do it. 10pm is late enough. 10–6. 10–6:30. You don’t need to stay up late as hell. Your entire worldview will change once you start getting good sleep. I swear on your life.
In Conclusion
No one pays me to give you the best advice in the world. I just do it. I do it because I want you to have the best possible life. Or not. Do you think Donald Trump cares if you get 8 hours of sleep? I doubt it. I do though.
