Older writing
The work that came before.
One book and the essays that travelled furthest, from a decade of writing at In Over Your Head. All of it free, all of it readable here, no email required.
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Book · 2011
The Flinch
A short book about the reflex that pulls your hand back before you've decided anything, and what it costs you. Published free by Seth Godin's Domino Project.
10,732 words · about 48 min
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Essay · April 2011
The Complete Guide to Not Giving a Fuck
Five years before the bestseller with the near-identical title. On the internal eye that watches everything you do, and why it can't actually stop you.
2,074 words · about 9 min
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Essay · 2012
How to Change Your Life: An Epic, 5,000-Word Guide to Getting What You Want
Five thousand words on breaking patterns, getting back up, handling fear, and raising every hurdle you've set for yourself. With homework.
4,544 words · about 20 min
More coming back online
There are several hundred more posts in the archive at In Over Your Head, going back to 2006. I'm working through them and republishing the ones worth keeping.
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