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Category Archives: Personal
Just Be Yourself And Have Fun
Common advice that performers get is to “just be yourself and have fun.” That’s all right advice, but if you are performing on radio or TV or Youtube, you need to be a heightened and cleaned up version of yourself. … Continue reading
Looking Down From Heaven
I love this picture. I feel like this is the true perspective on life. How could one get petty from here? The photo tells me there are many ways of living a life, and one small turn can make an … Continue reading
Can We Be Happy When The News Does Not Go Our Way?
Do we allow the news to determine our happiness and serenity? For an addict, to lose serenity is to put oneself astride the precipice. If you think everything looks bleak, you’re thinking about the wrong things. How about thinking about … Continue reading
I Am My Show
I’m realizing that my Youtube show (preparation, delivery and aftermath) is about 50% of my life, and deleting a show is like deleting a part of myself. When the shows goes badly, I feel bad. When the show goes well, … Continue reading
Be Not Afraid
Be not afraid is my motto. There’s no idea or book or fact or theory I am not willing to confront and analyze (though some I don’t think are productive uses of my time). I have no sacred cows. To … Continue reading
Anything I Say Can Be Misused
I know a lot of paranoid people and it is exhausting trying to calm them. Those who seek frequent reassurance wear me down and I distance myself. I realize there is nothing I say or do that can’t be misinterpreted … Continue reading
Everybody Knows Everything
I try to live my life as if everyone knows everything. I used to try to get away with as much as possible. Now I try to live my life as if every Orthodox Jew in the world knew everything … Continue reading
Zoom Sucks
A few months ago, I paid $120 for a year of Zoom. When the app stopped working with my Streamlabs OBS, I sent in a customer service request. It took almost five weeks for anyone to get back to me. … Continue reading
Bringing Souls Out Of Hiding
Ideas that give me energy: * Pursuing excellence. * Think about what I’ve done excellently * Think about the look on the faces of people who appreciate me. Think about the pretty girls I’ve kissed and how they said wow … Continue reading