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Dealing With Annoying, Mean, and Impolite People

July 14, 2025 No Comments

The other day, a person emailed me and called me out on Twitter because he found a typo in my book.

He was seriously angry. “What the hell man?” He wrote. And then he went on talking about how I should read my own books and that I’m a bad writer.

I told him to screw himself and get away from his bedroom, hating on people through his keyboard.

You know, it’s just like dealing with an impolite or aggressive person at work or in daily life. There are A LOT of mean people in the world. Since I often get questions from friends and readers about how I deal with them, let me share that here.

First, I want to share this quote with you from Marcus Aurelius from 2000 years ago:

Life Lessons, Philosophy

This Took Me 14 Years to Understand

June 16, 2025 No Comments

I finished grad school 14 years ago. Since then, I worked hard to earn money. I woke up every day with a fresh start. At that time I also had student debt so I had a long way to go. My goal was always to […]

Freedom, Life Lessons, Personal Finance, Self-Knowledge

What No One Tells You About Early Retirement

May 26, 2025 No Comments

Last year my net worth hit a level where I felt comfortable enough to actually stop working and be okay financially. So by the end of last year, I said to myself, let me try out the whole Financial Independence, Retire Early thing. That has […]

Life Lessons

Lessons I Learned the Hard Way

May 9, 2025 No Comments

I turned 38 earlier this year and didn’t really think about it. But I’ve been taking some time off lately and started reflecting a bit. There are many things I’ve learned from others, mostly by reading books. But there are some things that you can […]