Dillan Taylor
29 life tips on my 29th birthday
No, I don’t feel older. But I do feel wiser. Here are some things I’ve learned in these 29 years. Hope you find one of them valuable. 1)...
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Dillan Taylor
Jan 24, 20235 min read
I should care about this thing, but I don’t—What do I do?
West Virginia, 2022. For all of my 20s, I would list family as one of my top priorities. But there was a problem. It wasn’t. From 18-23,...
Dillan Taylor
Jan 14, 20233 min read
The subtle habit you need to stop doing
I’m Dillan, and I’m a recovering shit-talker. When I failed college in 2017, I got a job at the Cheesecake Factory. There I started...
Dillan Taylor
Nov 27, 20222 min read
These four words have changed my life
My jiujitsu coach, Carlos Catania. I’ve been going hard in the self-improvement paint for about five years now. Between books, blogs, and...
Dillan Taylor
Nov 14, 20223 min read
Do these 2 things when you’re overwhelmed
Many of you may have noticed I took a hiatus from this blog for several weeks. Between the coaching business, the podcast, and finishing...
Dillan Taylor
Oct 19, 20221 min read
Why I ate Mcdonald’s last night
I ordered McDonald’s last night. Why? Because I wanted to. One Big Mac. One Spicy McChicken. One Large Fry. Delicious. For the whole...
Dillan Taylor
Sep 28, 20225 min read
10 tricks to living a shittier life
Since attempting suicide in 2017, I’ve been obsessed with living a better life. I’ve even made a career out of helping people improve...
Dillan Taylor
Jun 29, 20222 min read
Solving vs. Managing
What’s the solution to overwhelm, poor health, and money problems? I have no clue. There are thousands of possible steps one could take...
Dillan Taylor
May 20, 20222 min read
stickk.com
Writer-Dill. One of my besties showed me stickk.com. He used it to learn to draw in 30 days. Here’s how it works. You make a commitment....
Dillan Taylor
Apr 21, 20223 min read
Time doesn’t fly; you’re just not paying attention
People say: “When you’re 10 years old, a year is 10% of your life. But when you’re 50 years old, a year is only 2%. That’s why time...
Dillan Taylor
Mar 29, 20222 min read
Quitting coffee (for a second time)
Last year, I tried quitting coffee cold turkey. It sucked. It led to two of the most miserable days of my life. I had to cancel my calls...
Dillan Taylor
Mar 9, 20222 min read
Friction
With habits we want to do more of, we can reduce the friction. We can make it easier for us to do whatever those things are. Examples:...
Dillan Taylor
Feb 7, 20221 min read
I got drunk this weekend—and I don’t hate myself
Saturday night, my two good friends hosted a dinner party in DC. Me plus four of their other friends. We drank wine (and scotch), ate...
Dillan Taylor
Jan 12, 20222 min read
I’ve meditated every day for four years—And I still suck at it
Meditation is an odd thing. When I started getting my life together in summer 2017, I downloaded HeadSpace. Andy’s soothing voice...
Dillan Taylor
Jan 5, 20221 min read
What’s your garden look like?
I did a fun exercise with a client yesterday. I had him write out a typical, average day in his life—morning routine, workflow,...
Dillan Taylor
Dec 29, 20211 min read
The R word
Every now and then I talk about Resistance. The concept comes from The War of Art by Steven Pressfield—a book I read once a year....
Dillan Taylor
Dec 3, 20211 min read
It takes a lifetime
I used to shame myself for not sticking to a habit. I saw it as “slipping up” or “breaking.” Then I had James Clear clear (get it?) this...
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