22 of My Best 2022 Articles (Across Topics) to Help You Kick-Start 2023

Spanning productivity, self-improvement, fitness, masculinity, life lessons, and books

22 of My Best 2022 Articles (Across Topics) to Help You Kick-Start 2023
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What an exhilarating rollercoaster of a ride 2022 was!

Shipped 250+ articles. Shot out 50+ newsletter editions. Sprouted into a mature man from a “red pill” playboy. Plunged head-first into spirituality.

Developed a daily meditation habit. Discarded my gym-rat pelt to emerge as a Muay Thai kickboxer.

Discovered buddies so resonant they’ve become my brothers.

Started building info products — and accrued 2700+ downloads on my journaling template.

Craziest of all? I found (possibly) the love of my life at a freaking bouldering gym.

2022 has been a year of stumbling, learning, growing — and distilling insights into articles on this wonderful platform.

Of the 250+ articles I published in 2022, I want to share 22 of the most valuable ones.

Spanning various topics and subtopics, this list has an article for everyone.


Practical Productivity

We’ve needlessly complicated productivity—you don’t need a million productivity apps or multi-task with 100 monitors.

All you need are sound principles, routines, and discipline.

My Exact Game Plan To Make 2023 My Most Productive Year So Far
My planning system, step-by-step, to help you achieve your own goals
I’ve Watched 600+ YouTube Channels so Far — These 6 Are the Best
Spanning self-improvement, fitness, personal finance, philosophy, and more
A Comprehensive Guide to Optimize Your Mac(Book) for Peak Productivity
Plus alternatives and workarounds for Windows
5 Lifestyle Changes that Have Helped Me Reclaim Over 75 Hours a Week
Invest the saved time in your health, work, hobbies, family, and leisure

Holistic Self-Improvement

Being a 7/10 in every aspect of your life BEATS being a 10/10 in one — but sucking at the rest.

Armed with this philosophy, here are 5 articles for all-around self-improvement:

A Young Man’s Comprehensive Guide to All-Round Self-Improvement
Don’t just change. REINVENT yourself and your life
9 Tiny Daily Habits to Boost Your Charisma, Likability, and Confidence
Consistently practicing them can lead to massive compounding results
Ranking 21 Widely Recommended Habits from The Worst to The Best
The #1 isn’t waking up early, meditation, or exercise
All My Self-Improvement Articles Burn Down to Only 3 Crucial Things
Waking up early isn’t one of them
The “Siddhartha Mindset” Reveals the Secret to Achieving Any Goal
It isn’t about willpower, hard work, or focus

Aesthetic Fitness

Be it shedding those stubborn love handles or building a back that rivals the greek gods, my fitness articles have you covered.

Unlike the online cesspool of pseudo-science, my articles are both personal experience and research-backed.

Ranking 28 Popular Upper-Body Exercises from The Worst to The Best
Efficiently build a strong, aesthetic, and functional upper body
20 Brutally Honest Fat-Loss Truths that Most Won’t Reveal
The fitness industry thrives on lies
7 Seriously Potent Ways to *Naturally* Boost Your Testosterone Levels
No supplements, “superfoods”, or steroids
If You Asked Me for “The Best Fat-Loss Advice Ever” I’d Say This
Packing every single thing you need to know into one concise article

Book Recommendations

Having read 450+ books in my life, I’ve found some genuine diamonds among the lot — these listicles talk about those:

Ranking 21 Self-Help Books from The Worst to The Best
Save time, money, and effort by reading the top picks
4 of The Most Beautiful Novels I’ve Ever Read in My Life
Soul-gripping stories that will burn your worries away
3 Deeply Wise Books that Put My Spiritual Growth on Steroids
You don’t have to be religious to benefit from them

Authentic Masculinity

Growing up with a single mother, I had to commit a whole bunch of mistakes to realize what true masculinity was.

Even now, it’s a work in progress — and these articles highlight some of my lessons.

The “Dan Bilzerians” Are Destroying the True Meaning of Masculinity
And poisoning entire generations of young men
4 Straightforward Daily Habits to Become a Top 1% Man
Great men are not born great, they grow great
A Brutally Honest Open Letter I Desperately Want Every Man to Read
We’re at an all-time low, but there’s hope

Honest Life Lessons

Success gurus love doling out sexy “shortcuts” and “hacks” — but often, the truth is simple and harsh.

The Secret to A Sexy Life Is Actually an Unsexy Daily Routine
Life happens in the interlude
50 Cent Might Easily Have the Best Life Advice I’ve Ever Seen
From dealing drugs on the streets, he built a $40M hip-hop empire
A Brutally Honest Self-Help Article You’ll Probably Hate Reading
Life is a never-ending series of problems

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