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Ask James: College, Confidence, Radical Honesty, Success After 50, Guilty Pleasures, and MORE!

WHY PARENTS SHOULD NOT SEND THEIR KIDS TO COLLEGE CashN1n9 michael cash  asks: You said don’t go to college, may i know why??? ANSWER: I’ve written many blog posts on this. And…

WHY PARENTS SHOULD NOT SEND THEIR KIDS TO COLLEGE CashN1n9 michael cash  asks: You said don’t go to college, may i know why??? ANSWER: I’ve written many blog posts on this. And I’ve had at least seven death threats on this topic. Here’s one of my posts on the topic. Here’s one of the death […]

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The Purpose of Marriage

Robert (@StockSage1) asked: “What’s the purpose of marriage?” ANSWER: First off, I know Robert very well. He has an idea for a blog post that he’s never done that I think is…

Robert (@StockSage1) asked: “What’s the purpose of marriage?” ANSWER: First off, I know Robert very well. He has an idea for a blog post that he’s never done that I think is brilliant: it would bleed, tell a story, and show his clients that’s he’s not afraid to speak the truth. But the post has […]

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My Minimalism Manifesto

Claudia and I spent the entire Thanksgiving on an airplane, going from San Francisco to New York. We avoided the entire holiday. Cooking, cleaning, getting together with relatives, all the small talk,…

Claudia and I spent the entire Thanksgiving on an airplane, going from San Francisco to New York. We avoided the entire holiday. Cooking, cleaning, getting together with relatives, all the small talk, all the hateful talk, all the gossipy talk, all the expenses. I hate that shit. Claudia slept almost the entire way. We got […]

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Nine Unusual Ways to Get Yourself Off the Floor

What does it mean, “Your divorce was amicable.” ? When someone tells me that, I think: liar. How does that happen? And don’t think I don’t ask. I ask. “Was it just,…

What does it mean, “Your divorce was amicable.” ? When someone tells me that, I think: liar. How does that happen? And don’t think I don’t ask. I ask. “Was it just, you guys woke up and looked at each other and said, ‘OK, that’s it’ “and then it was all good after that? You […]

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Secrets of the Accidental Entrepreneur

[my guest post from techcrunch this weekend] I was in a meeting with Uri Geller. You know who he is. He’s the psychic that bends spoons. He’s been doing it since he…

[my guest post from techcrunch this weekend] I was in a meeting with Uri Geller. You know who he is. He’s the psychic that bends spoons. He’s been doing it since he was a kid. Marvel Comics even did an issue once where Uri Geller was helping out Daredevil. The cover has Daredevil wearing an […]

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Ask James: World peace, is sex better than money, how to start new things, and how to stop caring what people think about you

Each Thursday from 3:30-4:30 EST I hold a Q&A session on Twitter. I love doing it and I really appreciate all the questions I get and I hope my answers are helpful.…

Each Thursday from 3:30-4:30 EST I hold a Q&A session on Twitter. I love doing it and I really appreciate all the questions I get and I hope my answers are helpful. It fulfills my sincere, lifelong dream to be the new Dear Abby. Then on the weekend I expand some of the answers and […]

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How I Cured My Constipation

Western medicine is the best thing to hit this planet. Which is why lifespans are up all over the West despite rising obesity and complete lack of care for our bodies. No…

Western medicine is the best thing to hit this planet. Which is why lifespans are up all over the West despite rising obesity and complete lack of care for our bodies. No joke, there’s a wikipedia entry for “Head transplants”. In other words, if your body is racked with cancer but your brain and head […]

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