Career Advice From a 1637 Jesuit (Still Holds Up)
Baltasar Gracián wrote a career playbook in 1637. Six of his aphorisms map almost perfectly onto solo work today. Sharper than any modern guru.
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Timeless Lessons
A focused shelf of PickyFox posts on timeless lessons.
What the Stoics Knew About Worry (That Your Therapist Won't Say)
Therapists soften worry. Stoics triage it. Here's how a 2,000-year-old framework cuts through freelance anxiety faster than any breathing exercise.
Why I Regret Not Starting Sooner (And Why You Shouldn't)
Hindsight is cruel. I lost years to waiting, planning, and convincing myself I wasn't ready. Here's what I'd tell myself then, and what you need to hear now.
Why Consistency Beats Intensity Every Time
We're taught to believe in the big push. But slow, daily compound growth outpaces any sprint you could run.
How to Learn From Failure Without the Toxic Positivity
Failure teaches real lessons only when you stop pretending it was secretly a gift. Here's how to actually process what went wrong.
The Conversation That Changed My Career
One moment, one honest question, one answer that reframed everything I thought I understood about work.
Why Most Productivity Content Is Written by Privileged People
Productivity advice sounds universal. It's not. Most of it is written by people who've never had to choose between focus and survival.
The Courage to Be Average at Most Things
Excellence at everything is a myth. The ones who accomplish the most learn to be strategically average at nearly everything else.
Why I Don't Have a 5-Year Plan Anymore
Five-year plans look good on paper. Real life is messier, and that's actually the point.
The Myth of the 4-Hour Workweek (In 2026)
Tim Ferriss got something right. He also got something very wrong. A decade later, it's time to separate the signal from the seductive lie.
Quick Takes: Things That Get Easier After 30
The aging upside nobody mentions. Some things just get easier.
Quick Takes: Advice I'd Un-Give If I Could
I've been confidently wrong before. Here are the things I told people to do that I now realize were incomplete, or worse.