Recent Posts

• The (first and last) time I got into an internet fight with a celebrity January 2, 2022
• The Curious Case of My YouTube Channel December 5, 2021
• ANNOUNCEMENT November 7, 2021
• Coming out at 58 October 31, 2021
• Being wrong is underrated October 24, 2021
• There’s something inherently sad about writing a new article weekly October 17, 2021
• Tattoo idea! (Our house caught on fire) October 10, 2021
• What to do when everything’s fucked October 3, 2021
• The only grammar rule you need to know to build a successful business September 26, 2021
• If you liked The Stranger, you’ll like this absurd interview I was in September 19, 2021
• I was wrong, so now I’m writing about Stoicism at 3:17 AM September 12, 2021
• How I handle the news and every bad thing in the world September 5, 2021
• Blood is thicker than oil and vinegar: My shaky hands and a summer camp secret August 1, 2021
• Talking about impostor syndrome and drinking wine on a podcast July 25, 2021
• What deleting 7738 emails taught me about life July 18, 2021
• The path of least resistance July 11, 2021
• Are we human, or are we buoy? July 4, 2021
• We all have the same problem June 27, 2021
• What’s happiness got to do with it? What’s happiness but an unreliable emotion June 20, 2021
• Winners, losers, and choosers, let’s play a game June 13, 2021
• The four agreements are a big deal, but I found a caveat to the third one June 6, 2021
• Clients literally only want one thing May 30, 2021
• My perfect project from start to finish May 23, 2021
• Internalized capitalism- In defense of boredom May 16, 2021
• Why people who are perfect for each other break up May 9, 2021
• “Why did you leave your last job?” and lazy, lying freelancers May 2, 2021
• “Advancing your writing career by saying “yes” with Delfina Hoxha” (CWJ interview) April 25, 2021
• 2021 Albanian elections: poll results, rancor, and the Dunning-Kruger effect April 18, 2021
• Boycotts, logical fallacies, and trans people in Albania April 14, 2021
• 14 things I still haven’t figured out at 25 April 11, 2021
• Sonder, balloons, success: Coffee Thoughts Shop 5 April 4, 2021
• The greatest COVID-19 anxiety reduction strategy of all time March 28, 2021
• Humanity’s best kept secret March 21, 2021
• The quickest way to tell if someone is worth your time March 14, 2021
• Everyone should take Intro to Psych and a Marketing 101 class to understand why people care more about Kendall Jenner than the world’s youngest astronaut March 7, 2021
• We Did It, Joe! Reflections and Tips After Writing New Weekly Articles for a Year February 28, 2021
• A 10-Year-Old Could’ve Written This February 21, 2021
• Your Job Needs to Always Have at Least One of These February 14, 2021
• Paradoxically, Show Views Double When We Feel *This* Emotion (Analyzing 431 Series) February 7, 2021
• The Sequin Pillow and Fighting for No Reason January 31, 2021
• What This #1 New York Times Bestseller Taught Me About Depression, Trauma and Memory Loss January 24, 2021
• Struggling on Your Career Path? Maybe You’re Like Leonardo Da Vinci! January 17, 2021
• It Took Me a Year, but Here Are 6 Life and Business Lessons From Editing 100+ Articles January 10, 2021
• What the Albanians, Italians & French Got Damn Right (Research on Being Busy and Rich) December 20, 2020
• The 5 Best Communication Skills Books That Aren’t About That Per Se December 13, 2020
• I Got Featured, Talked to Laura Belgray, and Threw a Solo Dance Party December 6, 2020
• Do You Believe in Miracles? November 29, 2020
• The “Never Enough” Neon Sign and Borrowed Goals November 22, 2020
• My Live TV Interview on Freelance Writing, What it Takes, Hemingway, and Much More November 15, 2020
• My Social Media Strategy- Dua Lipa, the Atlantic, and Creating Valuable Content That’s Saved and Shared 300+ Times November 8, 2020
• Cookie November 1, 2020
• Why We Sabotage Our Own Success October 25, 2020
• How Hard Conversations Help You Grow & Why You Should Have Them as Often as Needed October 18, 2020
• Read This if You Hate My Articles: It’s Not You, It’s Me – Part 3 October 11, 2020
• Revealing How I Make Money as a Writer & Turning a Hobby Into a Career – Part 2 October 4, 2020
• Ghosts of Writers Past: What Do I Actually Do– Part 1 September 27, 2020
• Introducing Social Media in a New Light— How We’ve Been Fighting the Wrong Addiction All Along and What to Do Instead September 20, 2020
• Secret Theory as to Why Some Albanians Hate Other Albanians So Much (Beyond Economy and Politics) September 13, 2020
• My Eye & the Most Important 72 Hours of My Life, 3 Years Later September 6, 2020
• Reflections on Freelance Writing and Small Victories August 30, 2020
• Why People Don’t Read What You Write August 23, 2020
• I Answered Common Job Interview Questions 100% Honestly! Risky Talks on Salaries, Motivation, and Why I *Actually* Want to Work for You August 16, 2020
• Here’s Why I Quit My New Job After 4 Hours and Didn’t Look Back August 9, 2020
• The Meaning Behind My “COOKIE” Tattoo August 2, 2020
• Don’t Chase the Sunset, Choose It July 26, 2020
• The Reason Most Artists Will Never Share Their Talent With the World (And Why They’ll Be in Their Deathbed, Dreading All the Art They Didn’t Create) July 19, 2020
• How to Stick to Any Exercise Schedule With This Simple Mindset Shift July 12, 2020
• Një Falenderim, Ndër të Tjera dhe Mbi të Gjitha July 5, 2020
• Living Hell(P): How This Mild PTSD Might Be Affecting You Too June 28, 2020
• How This Old Albanian Saying Relates to Rape Culture & An Update for My Non-Albanian Readers June 21, 2020
• 9 Mësime që Mora Gjatë Javës së Peticionit June 14, 2020
• Peticioni për Regjistrin Publik të Përdhunuesve, Protesta për Fëmijërinë e Vjedhur dhe Një ndër Javët më të Bukura e më të Çmendura June 7, 2020
• A Conscious Career: Doing Your Job vs. Going the Extra Mile – Part 5 May 31, 2020
• Why Do Names Matter? An Exploration Into the Name Delfina May 24, 2020
• How I Stopped Comparing Myself to Others and Questioning My Voice (It’s Because of an Article on Hangovers) May 17, 2020
• Cats Have Seven Lives, Many Women Aren’t That Lucky May 10, 2020
• What I Wish I’d Known & Three Ways to Make a Difference, Wherever You Work – Part 4 May 3, 2020
• Delfina’s Behind-The-Scenes Process For Sadness and Anger April 26, 2020
• A Trip Back in Time, Stats, Action Bias: How to Find the Perfect Job for You – Part 3 April 19, 2020
• Using Notes Apps to Their Fullest & The Medici Effect April 12, 2020
• Choosing a Major, the Pros and Cons, Usages, Realizations, and Regret? – Part 2 April 5, 2020
• My Uncomplicated Relationship With Education – Part 1 March 29, 2020
• A Month Later, 5 Tips for Building a Writing Routine, or Hey, Any New Habit Really March 22, 2020
• The Simple Pleasure of Finishing a Notebook March 15, 2020
• The 3 Horsemen of the Choice Apocalypse and How to Deal With Them March 8, 2020
• Writing Is Like Love: Are You Prepared for Consistency? March 1, 2020
• Introducing Procrastination In A New Light February 23, 2020
• My All-Time Favorite Newsletters September 23, 2019
• The Lie of Now August 15, 2019
• 10 Non-Cringey Hacks That Changed My Life July 25, 2019
• Break up With Your Boyfriend (Because of Sunk Cost Fallacy) March 28, 2019
• How to Increase Serotonin and Happiness in the Human Brain With Drugs March 16, 2019
• I’m in Florida. Here Are 17 Random Thoughts November 20, 2018
• How to “Just Write” Without Having to “Sit at a Typewriter and Bleed” November 19, 2018
• The Types of People at an Albanian Protest About Domestic Violence and Lies October 1, 2018
• How to (Not) Tell Someone NO September 1, 2018
• I Don’t Take Things Personally Because I Fall in Love With Strangers Every Day August 30, 2018
• Shhhh… Listen! Do You Hear the Sound of Vulnerability? August 29, 2018
• Favorite Songs Lately & Sex Appeal August 28, 2018
• What the Water Gave Me- Why I Stopped Writing Every Day August 27, 2018
• I Don’t Care That He Died- Why I Won’t Separate the Art from The Artist June 19, 2018
• Fuck Your Brutal Honesty June 17, 2018
• Other People’s Generosity & The Power of a Good Conversation June 16, 2018
• Religious Hypocrisy June 15, 2018
• Do This to Increase Your Life Expectancy June 14, 2018
• Happiness & Anthony Bourdain June 13, 2018
• The Other Side of Burnout- (Don’t) Push It to the Limit June 12, 2018
• Your Worth – See it, Increase It, Don’t Get Attached to It June 11, 2018
• People Who Make It All Worth It & Chasing Sunrises June 10, 2018
• Being a Nice Guy & People Who Think “Women Should” June 9, 2018
• Condescending People- Do This Instead June 8, 2018
• Birthday of a Blessing NOT in Disguise June 5, 2018
• It’s June Already: Reflections on the First Half of 2018 June 4, 2018
• Benefits of Spending Time Alone June 2, 2018
• Words to Omit, Circular Time & Gabriel García Márquez June 1, 2018
• Overheard Out-of-Context Sayings From Everyday Life: Thursday Recap May 31, 2018
• Content Strategy & Copywriting & Cats May 29, 2018
• “Sonder” and A Bittersweet Realization on Elderly People May 27, 2018
• My notes- Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World May 26, 2018
• DSM, Simplicity and Labels⁠—Pros and Cons of Mental Health Diagnoses May 25, 2018
• Never Fails to Put a Smile on My Face May 23, 2018
• Why Trump Sucks: Coffee Thoughts Shop 4 May 22, 2018
• “Do You Like My House of Lies?” An Open Letter To My Past Self May 21, 2018
• Out-of-Context Sentences From My Old Notebooks: Sunday Reminiscing May 20, 2018
• Things We Need to Stop Doing to Kids May 19, 2018
• Free Flow & The Resistance May 18, 2018
• Surely, There Have to Be Worse Things Than Getting Your Heart Broken into a Thousand Pieces May 17, 2018
• Redemption, 75, and What Love Should Feel Like May 16, 2018
• 2 Things Writers and Creators Should Always Keep in Mind May 15, 2018
• Routine Optimization May 14, 2018
• How to Stay Motivated, Is There Hope, and Are There Good People Around Still? Answering Your Questions March 2, 2018
• This January I: Books, Courses, and More February 20, 2018
• How I Discovered Who God Is February 12, 2018
• This December I: Books, Articles, and More January 3, 2018
• The Dimension of Time in High School and 7 Lessons Over the Weekend December 9, 2017
• Panic Attacks and Why They Happen October 25, 2017
• The Halo Effect: A Study on How Appearances Affect Our Views August 28, 2017
• The Only Thing More Powerful Than a Self Confident Woman August 19, 2017
• A Way to Help Someone With Mental Health Issues August 11, 2017
• Coffee Thoughts Shop 3: Animals and Heartbreak July 20, 2017
• Fuck Weight Loss: Bikini, Beyoncé, and Weight Misconceptions, Debunked July 14, 2017
• Coffee Thoughts Shop 2: Things to Stop Doing June 29, 2017
• The Advice You Never Asked For, but a Lot of Other People Did June 23, 2017
• Some Days It Feels Unnatural Writing Down *Only* Three Things You’re Grateful For June 23, 2017
• Coffee Thoughts Shop 1: Espresso, Good News, Kids May 29, 2017
• Wine Review UFO Edition April 30, 2017
• Meditation Misconceptions and Myths, Debunked April 27, 2017
• I Interviewed 80 People to Find Out if Pure Altruism Exists April 2, 2017
• What Do You Really Want? “Life In 10 Minutes” Story March 21, 2017
• Why the Placebo Effect Is the Coolest Thing Ever March 21, 2017
• The Only Appropriate Form of Cat Calling March 20, 2017
• Using Newton’s First Law to Combat Overwhelm February 23, 2017
• How to Not Get a Hangover, Even If You’re Binge-Watching Mad Men April 17, 2016
• Until the Morning December 1, 2015
• Gary Yourofsky’s Best Speech You Will Ever Hear November 27, 2015
• A Bomb Threat and Choosing Life November 20, 2015
• Taking On Shawn Achor’s “Challenge”: What I’m Grateful For November 18, 2015
• A Promise of Immediate Happiness: Taking On Shawn Achor’s “Challenge” November 17, 2015