Why Bold And Determined Shut Down (Biggest Creator Mistake No. 2)
From the desk of Harsh StrongmanSubj: The lesson from the fall of Victor Pride from Bold and Determined In the previous piece, I discussed the first biggest creator mistake – not making money. In this piece, I’ll talk about the second biggest creator mistake – having an unstable personal life. There used to be a […]
Why Black Label Logic Shut Down (Biggest Creator Mistake)
From the desk of Harsh Strongman Subj: The lesson from the fall of Carl Adaugeo from Black Label Logic A few years ago, there used to be a writer who used to go by the pseudonym Carl Adaugeo and wrote a blog called Black Label Logic. It was a popular blog and he had a […]
Sometimes You Have To Show People Their Place
I recently met someone who had “royal lineage”. She is a sexy woman who had everything handed to her in life and never worked hard for anything. Her grandfather has a luxury car collection, her father owns a hotel, etc. – lots of inherited money. Now, I don’t hate on rich kids for inheriting money […]
Are Ayurvedic Medicines And Supplements Safe?
The short answer is no. Most ayurvedic medicines and supplements contain very high levels of lead. If you regularly take any Ayurvedic medicines or herbal powders or any supplements like Giloy, Shilajit, Ashwagandha, etc., get your blood heavy metal levels tested. Most of the time, you will find excess levels of various heavy metals like […]
20 Truths About Friends You Learn Too Late in Life
1) Successful people are too busy to “hang out” every day. Even if they have time, they will not hang out with the same group all the time to talk about “life”. Only losers have the time to sit with the same group of people in a cafe or a bar all day to chat […]
Some Truths in No Particular Order
This was originally published on my X, but it got popular so I’m publishing it here as well. In no particular order, here are some life truths that no one tells you: – After a certain point, money does nothing. Pick an aspirational life, find out how much it costs per year, and multiply by […]
What Indian Girl to Marry And What to Avoid (Advice For Indian Men)
Being an Indian and living in India for much of my life I have a lot of experience with the women here. I will give you the observations I’ve made from my experiences and the trends I have noticed. Keep in mind that these are just broad trends – not absolute rules. There are many […]
Pick Modern Skills and Ancient Wisdom
From the desk of Harsh StrongmanLocation: A basecamp in the Himalayas Hey brothers, I have some good news. I just successfully completed a Himalayan expedition which involved finding a new route up a mountain. The route went through 2 different valleys and some dense forests. Everyone in the team successfully summited except for one member […]
Is Moong Dal Rich in Protein?
No. The answer is no. “Dal is rich in protein” is something you will keep hearing from overweight Indian people but it’s just a type of self-delusion. They want to feel like they’re eating a high protein diet without actually eating a high protein diet. They seem to think that if they keep repeating “dal […]
Why Simps Cannot Be Trusted
A few years ago, I went to a friend’s birthday party. I had known this guy for years. Over the months leading up to his birthday, he had met this fat chick and she became his girlfriend. He started bringing his fat girlfriend to all of our group outings but everyone just tolerated her just […]
Woman Gives Very Good Dating Advice
I came across a post from a woman Apurva Arya that was giving some dating advice. Most of the replies were just insulting her for being below average on the attractiveness scale. While I do think there is a lot of merit in judging people by their looks, in this particular case the advice is […]
How to Know if Someone is NGMI
Every few months, I do an AMA on X and answer a bunch of reader questions. There are some questions I get on repeat and I can almost always tell that the person who asked it is NGMI. If you are even remotely making it in life, you will get a ton of people asking […]
Do Employers Care About You?
Imagine that you’ve hired a guy whose job is to keep your house clean. For the sake of this example, let’s assume that you make $100k a year and you pay the cleaner $30k a year. (All inclusive employee costs/payroll is usually anywhere from 5% to 65% of revenue depending on the industry the company […]
Should You Marry a Woman Who Had a Long Past Relationship
This is a question I receive a LOT: I met a woman who was in a relationship for 5+ years and then had a break up. She hasn’t dated anyone in the last few years. Should I date her/marry her? Ok, so despite what many will think – this is not a bad question. If […]
What If You Had Only 10 Years Left to Live? (How to Live Life While You Are Alive)
In late April, 2023 I was in the city of Mussoorie to do a couple of hikes and blow off some steam. I had completed coding up a new SaaS project and had worked a lot and the plan was to spend some time in nature and off work. I completed a few hikes and […]
How Not To Be Technologically Illiterate
Technological adoption is age based. People take all the technology that existed at the time they were born for granted. When they are very young (say up to age 20), they adopt new technology quickly and enthusiastically. New product? Let’s check it out and use it. Let’s see all of its settings. Let’s find out […]
How to Not Sweat The Small Things (The Importance of Facing Real Dangers)
A few months ago, I was on a flight and an old woman was there with her daughter. The woman wanted to have a fruit platter for her meal but either the daughter forgot to book it, or the flight forgot to onboard it – whatever the case, her meal wasn’t there. All I can […]
The Status Matrix
We are all in “the status matrix”. Unlike the matrix movie, the real status matrix is not centralized. The status matrix is a mixture of various powerful financial and other vested interests who all benefit from manipulating you into a certain type of voluntary servitude. What does the status matrix want you to do? If […]
EY Employee Dies From Work Stress – Big Lessons (Full Letter)
A 26 year old EY Employee’s mother wrote an open letter and accused EY’s work pressure as the cause of her daughter’s death. I have several thoughts about this entire situation and a few big and key takeaways for anyone who is an employee. I’ve worked for one of the Big4 firms and it wasn’t […]
How to Stop Overthinking
Guys will regularly complain about “overthinking” not realizing that the solution to it is in their own minds. Unless you’re doing something especially big or life changing, overthinking is one of the least masculine things you can do. Instead of taking action, you are merely thinking about action. Either that or you are worried about […]
Stop Doing Women Favors You Won’t Do For Men
I bumped into a guy I know from the gym. He’s not a friend but we’ve lifted some weights together. He looked really tired and had sunken eyes. I asked him, “Is everything alright?” He looked at me with pride and told me he hadn’t slept because he had been helping out a few girls […]
“Inflation Will Come Down” Does Not Mean What You Think
One thing you will hear politicians say in their speeches goes along the lines of: “I will bring inflation under control” “I will make inflation come down” “Inflation is transitory” “I will reduce inflation” “I will beat inflation” All of these are misdirection with the exception of the last one because that is an outright […]
How an Extra $2500 Can Be Life Changing
The Complete Graphic Design Course™ was launched 2 days ago. In the launch email, I said that making an extra $30k a year from graphic design is what you should expect if you take the course. This got me some interesting replies: “$30k a year is too little” “Anything below $10k is shit hahahahahahahah” “I […]
How to Make Yourself Unfireable From Your Job
If your primary source of cash flow is a job, it’s of paramount importance that you become an unfireable employee. Like the name suggests, an unfireable employee is one the company wouldn’t even dream of firing. There are a few ways of making this happen: A) Be an extremely profitable employee The company makes so […]
Masculine Traits: What Makes A True Man
Modern society is controlled by groups who have vested interests in making men weak and docile. A population where men are physically and mentally weak is easy to control and govern. High testosterone masculine men are a problem for the true masters of the world. This is why they use their institutions to promote down […]