Hypefury Review (From Over a Year of Use)
Update: Hypefury is a dishonorable company that scammed us. Do not use them. Use Zlappo instead. We strongly recommend staying away from Hypefury as their team is not trustworthy and have defrauded their business partners and defaulted on their business obligations. Do not give cheaters access to your business’s social media. You have been warned. […]
Consistency Is Key | Not Where You Want to Be in Life? This Is for You.
Note: This was originally a short letter to a young struggling friend who was feeling down about not being where he wanted to be in life. Dear [Redacted], You told me that you felt really unhappy about not being where you want to be in life. You said that you want more out of your […]
How to Build a Cheap Home Gym (Low Cost Home Gym Essentials)
From the desk of Harsh Strongman Subj: Building a Home Gym on an affordable Budget There are several advantages to having a home gym, such as saving travel time, not having to wait for equipment, and more importantly, being able to train if your area is under coronavirus lockdown. This article is intended towards people […]
6 Main Reasons Why You’re NOT Gaining Muscle (With Solutions)
From the desk of Harsh Strongman Topic: Answering the “Why am I not gaining muscle” question (muscle math) Most people in gyms look the same month after month and year after year (not counting guys who are in their first year of training). You could go to a different gym for 6 months and then […]
How to Solve Problems in Your Life (With Examples!)
From the desk of Harsh Strongman Subj: Personal Problem Solving (Life problems solved with real examples) In the spirit of LMM, i.e., action over reading, let’s get right down to the meat, skip the introduction, and talk about how to solve problems in life. Step 1: Isolate the Problem from Your Personal Story Most people […]
How to Increase Protein in Indian Vegetarian Diet (With Desi Diet Plan)
From the desk of Harsh StrongmanSubj: How to get protein as a vegetarian (with high protein vegetarian diet plan) for Indians Note: This article has been written for North Indian diets (vegetarian and no eggs). When I started lifting, I knew eating lots of protein was important, but I could not figure out how to […]
Is Working from Home the Future? (And the Effects of WFH)
Work from home (WFH) or remote work was forced on too many people and businesses because of the China Virus pandemic, and the implications of it are huge. Needless to say, it’s going to be a very different world from here onwards – both for employees and employers alike. In this piece, I will cover […]
Arguing Is a Waste of Time
Arguments to the human mind are like a war of words – we’ll hurt people, end friendships, and even create enemies to win them and get our sense of superiority. However, unlike a real war of guns and grenades, arguments have no spoils. There is no land to be won, no gold to take, and […]
Life Advice for 18 Year Olds (19 Lessons for Teenagers and Young Men)
You can also listen to this article: From the desk of Harsh StrongmanSubj: Things every 18 year old needs to know (Advice for teenagers) I started my personal development journey when I was 16 years old. When I was 18, I had about two years of effort under my belt, while most of my peers […]
How to Start a Startup (CS183B Stanford, Y Combinator)
The market for entertainment will always be larger than the market for information. This is easily observable on the internet (free-market flow of information) where entertainment-related content gets a disproportionate amount of clicks and views viz a viz information-related content. There are videos titled “36 GIRLY HACKS YOU WISH YOU KNEW SOONER” that have had […]
Moderation Is for Cowards: Get Obsessed or Get Nowhere
From the desk of Harsh Strongman Subj: Moderation is for cowards There is some truth to the idea of moderation. You cannot be “on” 100% of the time; otherwise, you’ll burn out quickly; you need to work effectively and rest effectively. Breaks from work, rest days from the gym – they are not a man […]
7 Tips to Increase Productivity When Working from Home (WFH)
Listen to this article as a podcast: Working from home sounds good in theory – you’ll work when you want, there’ll be no one to monitor what you’re doing at any given moment, you’ll have freedom from micromanagement, you can get some personal tasks done during work hours, AND save a lot of time and […]
How to Exercise at Home Without Equipment
China Virus has wrecked most people’s workout regimens, and it does not look like the virus is going away anytime soon. I don’t think it’s safe to go to a public gym for about half a year to a year at the very least, but this does not mean we get no exercise. While most […]
Why Are You Inconsistent?
From the desk of Harsh Strongman Subj: Why am I inconsistent? (And how to be more consistent?) A question that I frequently hear people ask is “How do I be more consistent?” – a common problem, lots of people face this issue. There are many factors to why someone may be inconsistent with the habits […]
How to Make the Most of the Lockdown
With the China Virus now spreading around the world, most of the world population is now forced to stay indoors because of voluntary and government-enforced quarantines and lockdowns. (Never thought I’d be typing that line – sounds like something right out of a novel.) Staying indoors for extended periods of time is much harder than […]
Don’t Waste Your Life (An Open Letter to Young Men)
From the desk of Harsh Strongman Subj: The two paths in life Dear young man, I hope this letter finds you in good health! Today I write to you concerning a matter of grave urgency – YOU: your life, your potential, your future. I want you to treat this letter as a warning – and […]
Social Skills Advice: How to Be a Better Conversationalist and Be Well-Liked
From the desk of Harsh Strongman Subj: How to Improve Your People Skills: A Practical Guide to Better Conversations 1. Understand that people are interested in themselves, not you If you want to improve your people skills, the #1 realization you need to make is that people are interested in themselves, not you. People think […]
How to Overcome Fear of Missing Out (FOMO)
A few thousand years ago, action meant immediate results. If you practiced with your bow and arrow, you’d become more accurate and you would immediately see an increase in your hunting ability – you’d bring home more food for your tribe and family. If you slacked off with your marksmanship, you’d need to rely on […]
Drop Friends Who Disrespect You
” … I love you. But don’t ever take sides with anyone against the Family again. Ever.” – The Godfather Remember that time when you were talking with that hot girl or that new guy at work and your friend comes over and brings up something embarrassing about you? And then the new person starts taking […]
All Your Excuses – Demystified! (and LMM 2019 Under Review)
Man, the year went by FAST. I hope you made great progress – I know I did. Now that the year is almost up, let’s review the year and plan for 2020. In 2019, LMM published 50 articles, created over 5,000 tweets, released Live Intentionally – a 90 Day program that’s changed many, many people’s […]
How to Eat Out Without Getting Fat
If you live in the real world, you’re going to have to eat out occasionally – be it because you’re traveling, meeting someone after a long time, meeting a client, or because you’re working late and need to order in food – you will have to find a way to be able to eat outside […]
How to Get Rid of A Video Game Addiction
From when I was a mere child to my mid-teens, I used to play video games. From Pac-man and Pokemon and Mario to Grand Theft Auto Vice City and San Andreas and Final Fantasy X – you name it; I’ve probably played it. I was a typical gamer kid – go to school, come back, […]
Why You Should Stop Watching Porn
There is nothing more detrimental to a young man than pornography. It saps you of vitality and energy, it robs you of motivation and momentum, and it leaves your body empty and tired. Men are wired to want sex. When you hit puberty, your body starts getting flooded with testosterone, and your libido suddenly goes […]
Are You Really Too Busy?
Have you ever heard yourself say this before? “I just don’t have time to ________!” Being too busy in the short term is understandable; sometimes, things need all of your time and attention. However, many people claim to be “too busy” for years and decades. They have never gotten their life locked in. They were […]
High IQ: Problems, Challenges, and Frustrations
Let’s talk about something serious that no one appears to be talking about: the challenges and problems you face as a high IQ person living in a world designed for average IQ people. (IQ is short for intelligence quotient.) Before you proceed with reading this article, you should first take an online IQ test to […]