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My Uber Rating Is 4.63
My Uber passenger rating is 4.63, which is pretty low. We will get to that in a moment. Back in 1998, I moved to Walnut Creek, CA. I was an avid runner…
Jared Dillian
Aug 16
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Maintaining Relationships
I saw some research recently that said that about 25% of millennials had precisely zero close friends. I stopped scrolling and stared at that for a…
Jared Dillian
Aug 12
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Death With Dignity
My grandfather on my mother’s side—who I loved dearly—was one of the funniest, toughest, most optimistic people I have ever known. One day, at age 83…
Jared Dillian
Aug 9
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You Don't Have To Vote
A lot of people think you have to vote. Pretend you have two choices: chocolate and vanilla. You may not like either of them, but you must choose one…
Jared Dillian
Aug 5
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About Writing
There are a lot of financial influencers who fancy themselves the next John Updike. I think there are have been more essays on writing by finance dicks…
Jared Dillian
Aug 2
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Sick People Want to Stay Sick
You ever wonder why addicts or alcoholics just don’t quit? I mean, you must feel like shit all the time. They do feel like shit all the time. And the…
Jared Dillian
Jul 26
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Old Man Yells at Cloud
I am 48, which qualifies as middle age. I am not technically old. Funny thing about getting old—no matter how old you are, there is always some Boomer…
Jared Dillian
Jul 19
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Should You Care What Other People Think?
That is an interesting question. If I were to run a Twitter poll on this, 90% of people would say no—you shouldn’t care what people think. Everyone…
Jared Dillian
Jul 12
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Cake Eater
A few weekends ago I went to my nephew’s wedding in Ohio. It was not so easy to get there. My flight to Dayton was cancelled, and in rebooking the…
Jared Dillian
Jul 5
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Ambition
I have a friend whose child is going to West Point. The kid wants to be President. How do you know at age 18 that you want to be President? So the kid…
Jared Dillian
Jun 28
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The Military
I went into the military when I was 18 years old. It was the worst decision I ever made. This isn’t to malign the military as an institution, or the…
Jared Dillian
Jun 21
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I'm a Southerner
I moved to South Carolina in 2010. It is one of the best decisions I ever made. Actually, the decision was made for me. I was working in New York City…
Jared Dillian
Jun 14
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