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How to check your credit score and what to do about it

You know what’s one of the scariest things in the world to me? No, it’s not the rising trend of the male romper. And it’s not even the fact that people take awful financial advice about avocado toast seriously. It’s a study from Princeton: “[The] study found that as many as 34 percent of Americans have ...

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How to stop procrastinating

Do you ever have one of those days where it just seems like you can’t get ANYTHING done? It typically starts out with a clear goal in mind like “I’m going to go for a run today” or “I’m going to finish that big client proposal,” only to end with you endlessly browsing Reddit or Netflix. I ...

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My new e-book Your Move is now on sale

Quick announcement: Over on GrowthLab, I’m releasing an e-book through Amazon about starting and growing an online business — and you can pick it up today. It’s called Your Move: The Underdog’s Guide to Building Your Business and it’s on sale for a limited-time price of $0.99. Why so cheap? I don’t care how much ...

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How to be popular

Do you ever feel like you’re on the outside looking in? Like everyone has a ton of friends except you? I totally get it. I’ve had these moments too before I learned how to become popular. I think everyone has — even Kevin Bacon, the paragon of connectedness, didn’t get recognized at the premiere of Animal House even ...

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How to get an internship with the “Truffle Principle”

If you’re a college student, your summers will go one of two ways: You’ll party with your friends every single night until school starts again You’ll work at an internship (and party with your coworkers every single night until school starts again) If you fall into the second group, congrats! Don’t go too crazy and remember ...

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How to write an introduction email that works (with scripts)

Here’s a universal truth: Smart people WANT to meet with other smart people. Sometimes, it’s hard to actually get on the other person’s radar, though. Short of showing up at their home unannounced and knocking on their door — which might land you with a nice restraining order — you have to find a more nuanced way to introduce ...