Matt's Words of Wisdom
The Cure To Loneliness
I was born in New York City but I’ve always felt like an immigrant in the United States. My mom is French and my dad is Puerto Rican. My ancestors...
You Are Enough
On January 1st, 2020, I deleted my personal Instagram permanently.I’d had it for 5 years.I was closing in on 300,000 wonderful followers. Mama, I’d made it! Yet for every new follower I...
Stop Trying to Change the World
I often get down on myself for not doing enough for the world. Every day we’re inundated with news of a new global crisis. How do you pick what to...
Trying To Survive
Sometimes stormy days. Aren’t followed by sunny days. It feels like the rain will never stop. Other times you get a string of sunny days. That seem like they’ll never...
Vulnerability Gone Wrong
Vulnerability is hot right now. Everyone’s acting vulnerable.Or at least trying to. Posting long, inspiring captions on Instagram about their insecurities. Revealing what hurts to their friends, over and over. Sharing videos that are...
Kobe Bryant
He was invincible. When we’re young we all feel invincible. We’re unafraid to try. To take risks. To be vulnerable. But as we grow up these things keep happening. We...
My Battle With Anxiety
My life both ended and began on August 13th, 2011. I was 19 years old. It was 10 pm. On a warm summer night in Connecticut. I had organized a...
How To Be Attractive
For most of my adolescent life, I struggled with attracting women. I’d be too shy to ask girls out. I’d act cooler than I was to try to...
Why You Must Steal
I have a terrible secret to confess. I’m a thief. The newsletters I’ve written. The videos we’ve made. The things we’ve said. All stolen. From other authors. Filmmakers. Philosophers. Painters....
Ask For What You Want
Christopher Columbus was a mediocre sailor at best. He could never figure out the longitude and latitude of where he landed. He would confuse islands for continents. ...
Don't Settle
My mentor always says, “You’ll know you’ve found ‘the one’ when you feel like you’ve tricked her into being with you.” When you’re sure she’s way out of your league....
Our Closest Experience With Death
Imagine that your house is on fire. What do you do? You haven’t practiced. You don’t even know how to use a fire extinguisher. But you have to think quick....
