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Welcome to the Stoic Street Smarts newsletter, where I share the hard-fought wisdom I’ve gained from a life that’s taken me from the hood to the boxing ring, from the army to the halls of academia.
- The streets taught me how to read people
- Sobriety showed me the power of keeping it real with myself.
- Boxing developed my discipline and resilience
- The military taught me teamwork
- Physics helps me master complexity
I share practical insights from these diverse experiences to help you cultivate the mental toughness, emotional intelligence, and strategic thinking needed to thrive in an unpredictable world.
I’ve been a subscriber to Ed Latimore’s newsletter for years and have been an avid reader throughout. In an online world with a lot of the same old boring stuff, his writing makes me think and has given me plenty of “ah-ha’s” for my business I highly recommend it!
Each week I send out an newsletter teaching you how to:
Manage risk
I break down concepts from probability and statistics in a simple way and show you how to use them to make better decisions to get more out of life with less risk bigger upside
Build relationships
People are the most important thing. Learn how to build non-transactional relationships that will pay off WAY more than any quid-por-quo, tit-for-tat, cheesy networking style of interaction.
Face reality
You can’t fix problems if you’re not willing to face them, and life is one big series of problems. If you never learn to overcome, you’ll always be overcome.
Previous newsletters
2025
- Today I’m 40. Here’s what I wish I knew in my 20s and 30s(2/15/2025)
- The universe sends signs (2/12/2025)
- Getting help with my energy levels (2/1/2025)
- Parenting is Hard For Reasons You Don’t Expect (1/22/2025)
- Hard Lessons, YouTube, & Fatherhood Updates (1/16/2025)
- The Power of Social Media Echo Chambers (1/13/2025)
- Train your body to train your mind (1/6/2025)
2024
- Today is 11 Years of Sobriety For Me (12/23/2024)
- The Three Worst Things Men Do To Ruin Their Lives (12/2/2024)
- Why you have to keep pushing through the pain (11/12/2024)
- Finding the voice you lost (11/07/2024)
- A 400-Year-Old Book Changed How I Learn Everything (11/01/2024)
- The truth about the Art of War (10/16/2024)
- Don’t let your self-worth depend on the uncontrollables (9/24/24)
- Resilience is built in the discomfort zone (9/16/2024)
- The book made me do it—why I’m boxing again (9/6/2024)
- The Invisible Puppet Masters: How social influence and self-serving bias rules us all (6/5/2024)
- Never be afraid to ask for help: The book proposal story (5/20/2024)
- How to use “Big Stick Energy” to survive The Prisoners Dilemma (4/11/2024)
- Can you ever *really* recover from addiction? (3/27/2024)
- Stop trying to be perfect (3/22/2024)
- Personal Leadership: Conquer yourself to conquer the world (3/15/2024)
- Comfort is overrated: The case for seeking out difficulty (3/8/2024)
- The roots of online hostility: What’s behind the toxicity on X? (2/29/2024)
- 5 metaphors from physics and calculus on happiness (2/23/2024)
- 3 frameworks for making better decisions (2/15/2024)
- Behavior inflation is similiar to economic inflation (2/9/2024)
- Getting rid of bad luck for a better life (2/1/2024)
- 8 Counterintuitive strategies to make a relationship last (1/24/2024)
- Stand tall against bullies using stoicism (1/16/2024)
- Why you need new friends: The power of weak ties (1/9/2024)
2023
- Rearview mirror revelations: 3 “a-ha!” moments from the year behind me (12/31/2023)
- 11 reasons why we can’t have nice things (12/27/2023)
- 4 Signs a friendship has run its course (12/21/2023)
- Cherry-picking, confirmation bias, and echo chambers (12/15/2023)
- Federal informants and diplomats: Know who you’re dealing with (12/5/2023)
- The ethics of uncertainty, survivors bias, and the law of large numbers (11/30/2023)
- Expected value: An old way to make new decisions (11/20/2023)
- From 2-D to 4-D: Beyond the suface of area of luck (11/14/2023)
- Dichotomy of Control (11/3/2023)
- Dream job or Pipe Dream: How to know if you’re an amateur or a pro? (10/11/2023)
- Most self-help is b.s.: How to become unrecognizable in a year (9/21/2023)
- The difference between being productive and busy (9/6/2023)
- Brushes and balance: The duel between art and business (8/30/2023)
- 5 tips to control your temper and stop being scared (8/21/2023)
- Why you want revenge—and why you shouldn’t get it (8/16/2023)
- How to focus better and improve your concentration (7/26/2023)
- Your outrage makes the media rich (7/19/2023)
- 14 big ideas and life lessons from physics (7/12/2023)
- How to get motivated when you feel like shit (7/6/2023)
- Why the experts don’t know shit—but think they do (6/8/2023)
- Everyone wants a good life (5/3/2023)
- Fear-preparation-familiarity feedback loop: How to stop being afraid of anything (4/25/2023)
- The Priceless Path to True Happiness: The Surprising Limits of Money and Material Possessions (4/17/2023)
- The Reality of Self-Care: It’s a Process, Not a Quick Fix (4/10/2023)
- Want to put your life on the fast track? Take on bigger responsibilities (4/3/2023)
- Are you tired of the scams, bullshit, and hustles on the internet? (3/23/2023)
- The power of self-control, personal agency, and why it’s always your fault (3/17/2023)
- Why old friendships can be like scabs and scars (3/8/2023)
- Being from the shit makes you a better teacher (3/3/2023)
- The hard way. to escape the slow pull of realities quick sand (2/23/2023)
- Birthdays, book deals, and being a new dad (2/15/2023)
2021
- Life is short, home edition (7/10/2021)
- How much is your opinion worth to you? (7/5/2021)
- Success doesn’t have a cost—it has an ante (4/7/2021)
2020
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One is the loneliest number (10/20/2020)