What do you do for a living?
Nobody’s Coming to Save You. And That’s the Good News.
You can feel it in the quiet moments.
When the noise dies down. When the distractions fade. When it’s just you and your thoughts.
That creeping realization that maybe… this is it. Maybe no one’s going to knock on your door with the golden answer. No mentor is going to arrive at just the right time. No system, no savior, no perfectly-timed breakthrough is going to hand you the life you imagined.
And that feels like a gut punch.
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Linkage
5 Historic Photos That Speak Volumes – Ned Hardy
If you want something to read that’ll rattle your soul and leave you questioning the nature of violence, evil, and humanity itself, this is a haunting masterpiece you won’t forget – Amazon
How to Check What Your Teen Boy Is Doing Online – WSJ
There’s a new, longer U.S. citizenship test with more history questions. Can you answer some? – NBC News
Sports Illustrated’s 2025 Power List: The 50 Most Influential Figures in Sports – SI
The Fall Of A Mogul: Dame Dash, Debt, And The Cost Of Ego – Essence
I regret to inform you Meta’s new smart glasses are the best I’ve ever tried – The Verge
D4vd Cancels Tour After Investigators Identify Body in His Tesla as Missing Teenage Girl – Pitchfork
23 Memes That Won The Internet This Week – Ned Hardy
This book changed how I think about focus and productivity, and it’ll help you get more meaningful stuff done without burning out. – Amazon
11 Forgotten Disney Movies That Deserve to Be Rediscovered – ScreenCrush
Nvidia to invest $5B in Intel and develop chips with onetime rival – NBC News
The 21 grams experiment that tried to weigh a human soul – Popular Science
The Six Keys to Positive Communication – Greater Good
The Top 10 greatest generals of all-time – Linkiest
The Dumping Grounds
What It’s Like to Be a Nice Guy
I used to think I was one of the good ones.
The kind of guy who always tried to do the right thing. Who opened doors, never raised his voice, who went out of his way to avoid conflict. The guy who said “whatever you want” in relationships. The guy who stayed late to help at work, who fixed the toilet without being asked, who never forgot a birthday.
I wasn’t doing these things just to be nice. Or at least, I didn’t think I was. I was doing them because I believed—on some deep, unspoken level—that this was how the world worked. That if I was a good guy, if I followed the rules, if I made everyone happy, I’d be happy too.
That didn’t happen.
Poll of the Day
Do You Feel Lost in Life Right Now?
“How do I become successful in life?”
I’m 20 years old, and I want to be successful in life. I don’t just mean money (although that’s part of it). I mean I want to feel proud of where I am, be good at what I do, and not feel lost or behind all the time.
The problem is, I have no idea where to start. I scroll through Instagram and see people my age starting businesses, traveling the world, becoming “influencers,” or already in their dream careers. Meanwhile, I’m just trying to figure out what I’m even good at.
Sometimes I feel motivated, and I try to make a plan, but then I get overwhelmed. Other times, I just shut down and waste hours on my phone. I don’t want to drift through my 20s and wake up one day feeling like I missed my chance.
Linkage
These Haunting Photos Captured the True Face of the Great Depression – Ned Hardy
Why have you not bought a bidet yet. This thing is seriously life changing! – Amazon
I’ve Written About Loads of Scams. This One Almost Got Me. – NYT
Biggest 2025 success, failure for all 30 MLB teams – ESPN
FTC sues Live Nation and Ticketmaster alleging illegal resale tactics – NPR
13 Condiments You Should Never Eat After They Expire, According To Food Safety Experts – Delish
Leonardo Da Vinci’s To-Do List from 1490: The Plan of a Renaissance Man – Open Culture
11 1980s Fantasy Movies That Pioneered The Future – CBR
25 Photos That Will Help You Scratch That Nostalgic Itch – Ned Hardy
If you ever experienced trauma, this could be one of the most important books you will ever read – Amazon
Dude doesn’t get paid enough for his job – Reddit
Watch the Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses fail in Mark Zuckerberg’s painful live demo – Mashable
The Greatest Creative Run in the History of Popular Music – Slate
How One Programmer Broke the Internet By Deleting a Tiny Piece of Code – Quartz
13 Small Acts That Turned a Stranger’s Day Around – Linkiest
The Dumping Grounds
What I Learned Managing an OnlyFans Agency
Between 2021 and 2023, I helped build and run one of the largest OnlyFans agencies in the world.
We managed dozens of creators—mostly women, all conventionally attractive—and brought in millions of dollars. But what we sold wasn’t nudes, and it wasn’t sex.
We sold connection.
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