HeyJaredStoic Street Smarts
Insights, perspectives, and practices gained from a childhood in the hood, a mindset forged by boxing, and humility shaped from overcoming addiction.
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The Golden Rule and Eye For An Eye Will Get You Hurt—Do This Instead (opens the original)
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The Golden Rule and Eye For An Eye Will Get You Hurt—Do This Instead“Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.”That’s the Golden Rule for navigating how you treat others, and you could do far worse than living your life by this code—at least in theory.The reality is that people have always gotten out of pocket and tried to bully, intimidate, discriminate, or dominate others for various selfish reasons, regardless of how you treat them.That’s how it is, how it always was, and how—as long
Speak Softly, Carry a Big Stick: Hood Rules And The Game Theory of Respect (opens the original)
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The Great Hood Sage Lil’ Jon once famously said: “Don’t start no shit, won’t be no shit.”I learned this growing up in the projects, but if you don’t speak hood, I’ll translate:If you don’t provoke people or cause problems, your interactions with them will be free of provocation and problems.The idea seems simple enough, but rarely does it ever go as planned, because some ornery humans will always—in their pursuit of more—e
Antifragility And Why You Get Weak When Life Gets Easy (opens the original)
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Antifragility And Why You Get Weak When Life Gets EasyLife isn’t easy.Most of the time, it’s not even fun.Most of life is hard, but that doesn’t mean something is wrong. On the contrary, it’s part of what makes life so beautiful.Making it through those challenging moments—when it feels like the whole world is against us and we can’t catch a break—is the only sustainable path to joy.And we chase that joy like a fiend after a fix because it gives our lives meaning.Imagine, for a moment, a world wi
Why The Latebloomer Always Overachieves and Outperforms Everyone (opens the original)
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Why The Latebloomer Always Overachieves and Outperforms EveryoneI spent my 20s and most of my 30s feeling behind in every area of my life.But at 41, I can see that the only thing I was late for was society’s idea of my life, but I was right on time for something better that almost no one could put into words.What no one told me back then — and what I’m telling you now, if you have a similar feeling, regardless of your age— is that there are two timelines for your life.Society’s timeline. And you
Why Your Most Toxic Relationship Is the Hardest to Escape (opens the original)
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Why Your Most Toxic Relationship Is the Hardest to EscapeIf you’ve ever been romantically involved with someone who makes your life a living hell but you can’t leave them alone, you’re not alone. It’s happened to the best of us.Or maybe you watched one of your friends, who legitimately has other options, but they couldn’t stop entertaining the worst one. And this goes for both men and women, by the way.Contrary to what people think, you or your friend didn’t keep going back to a toxic relationsh
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