by Tim Denning | Aug 30, 2023 | Life
An AI-generated picture of a homeless Elon Musk led to a strange email. A reader who saw the image I posted reached out. He told me Elon would love that photo. This man knew Elon when he was poor. After the PayPal exit he says Elon lost all of the winnings. Every week...
by Tim Denning | Aug 30, 2023 | Life
Some people think I was born lucky. They only know the good days, not the bad ones. I spent most of my adult life single and broke. The reasons are obvious to me now, but back then I didn’t know anything. And worst of all, I refused to listen. So I stayed trapped for...
by Tim Denning | Aug 24, 2023 | Life
I don’t listen to country music. I hate it. So when I saw a Youtube clip of a red-haired, beer-drinking, big-bellied man, and his dog singing a song in the middle of the woods, I didn’t think it’d catch my attention. But it did. Only a few lines into the song I felt...
by Tim Denning | Aug 15, 2023 | Life
My neighbor’s name is Happy — and he’s not that happy. We’ve been neighbors for four months (but who’s counting). We talk every few days. He does residential property investing for a living, so I became curious what it was like. Each time we chat we share parts of our...
by Tim Denning | Jul 31, 2023 | Life
Progress is addictive. Especially when it’s public and people are watching. Progress is the cornerstone of the self-improvement bible. If you’re not growing you’re dying, they say. This conversation is missing one big part: Sometimes you have to go backward to take an...
by Tim Denning | Jul 25, 2023 | Life
I’m pretty chill most of the time. I’d like to think I have a small ego that’s been reducing in size since 2014. I’m quiet most of the time. I spend way too much time in my home office nerding out on reading or writing. In the last few months I’ve acted angry. Many of...
