Author Archives: ljgale

Keep it delightful

Surprise people.

But if their first reaction is, “How’d you do that?”, keep in mind what you ACTUALLY did.

A magic trick.

And if you answer their question, the delightful surprise is no longer that. It’s just lame.

Keep it delightful.

Selfless

Selflessness is quite attractive in the online, virtual, and newsletter world.

If it’s genuine, consistent, and vast, you’re in.

But the moment you sense selfishness, all that loyalty and trust?

Poof.

All your support is gone.

Be selfless. Be pure.

3 health and wellness eye-openers

This is a completely unoriginal, read-these-articles post. But all three will have a profound impact on how I live the rest of my life. Hopefully, yours, too.

  1. A new way to think about flavor (as opposed to taste). And, how we can more effectively convince ourselves that the food we should be eating, the healthy stuff, is delicious.
  2. While I’m done with cheese, this article on what’s actually in our parmesan makes me feel like I just ate some.
  3. It’s well documented that running isn’t good for getting a sexy bod. But, studies show it’s really good for your brain. (Also answers why the Cross Fit kids, while fit, are, well, fit.)

Related, here’s why I’m 100% done with dairy.

Words of encouragement

You can deliver words of encouragement.

They’re especially great in defiance of haters.

But, in your words of encouragement, don’t acknowledge said haters. Ignoring their existence is more effective, efficient, and generally, a better method of being a human being.

lenny gale oops

Hi.

Sometimes I don’t have any advice for myself. Any profound thoughts. Anything worth putting into words.

Sometimes I just want to say hi.

Hi, Mah. Hi, Nana.

lenny gale shalva geffen hi 2

Perfect haircut

My haircuts are $20. (Well, $21 if you include the $1 to pay with a credit card.)

The haircut I get is:

  • Consistent. (No worries about a bad haircut.)
  • Convenient. (5-minute walk from home.)
  • Pain-free (Reuben speaks less than 20 words of English, so neither of us feel the need to chat.)

This, to me, is the perfect haircut.

To me, the perfect haircut is worth FAR MORE than $25 (the total if I were to tip 20%).

So I tip $10.

Is a 50% tip an unnecessary amount to give? Sure.

But I’m happy to pay $31 for the perfect haircut; especially knowing that I’m the perfect client.

The hardest part of getting a cold

It’s easy to get rid of a cold. You know the formula.

  1. Sleep.
  2. Don’t go to work.
  3. Flood yourself with water (using a straw makes this easier).
  4. Constantly sip herbal tea with honey.
  5. Have a green smoothie for breakfast.
  6. Have hot soup with tons of hot sauce for lunch.
  7. Have orange slices at night.
  8. Do a neti pot before brushing your teeth (twice daily, duh).

The tricky part is actually doing it.

Just remember: you have sick days for a reason.

Use ’em, and use ’em right.

Two-minute tasks

If it’s gonna take less than two minutes, just do it.

  • Birthday wishes.
  • Condolences.
  • Bill pays.

Those things require no decision-making. No brainpower.

And they aren’t worth hanging onto for later.

When the two-minute tasks present themselves, just do ’em.