Hi. I'm Jamie.
In search of good stories, bad jokes, and compounding value.
π·π»ββοΈ Work life
10+ years of remote experience holding both freelance and full-time copywriting roles. Email copywriting for bold ecommerce brands is my favorite kind of work.
π¨βπ€ Personal life
- Paid for college with Google AdSense cheques
- Was a top 1% StarCraft II player in college (did not graduate)
- Frontpaged /r/fitness, generating 60k+ visitors over 48 hours
- Edited the first book written by The Minimalists before they were famous
- Spent 3+ years traveling Europe and Asia with a 24L backpack (ongoing)
- Learned a language to fluency over the COVID-19 lockdowns
π‘ Ideas that power my life
π¬ Favorite quotes
- βAction expresses priorities.β β Gandhi
- βLove is three quarters curiosity.β β Casanova
- βIt looked good β¦ it might be goodβ¦ he was not sure. He had no one to ask.β β Ayn Rand, The Fountainhead
- "The gods have set a price upon every real and noble pleasure." - Xenophon, The Choice of Hercules
π Favorite purchases ever
- π₯Ώ L.L. Bean slippers
- π Packable day bag (Matador OnGrid 16L)
- π§ Wireless earbuds with Bluetooth multipoint
- π Kindle (2022 edition), higher res is worth it
- πͺ Home gym equipment (squat rack, bench, etc)
- β Manual coffee grinder for travel (1Zpresso Q2)
- π Website builder for local businesses (Carrd)
- π Merino wool t-shirt (Wool & Prince)
- π€ Claude 3+ for having a "friend" analyze plans and ideas (Anthropic)
π Favorite books, articles, and podcasts
- π 100 Truths You Will Learn Too Late by Luca Dellanna
- π Die with Zero by Bill Perkins
- π The Tail End by Tim Urban
- π The Finality of Everything by Lawrence Yeo
- π Half-assing it with everything you've got by Nate Soares
- π§ Naval Ravikant on The Knowledge Project w/ Shane Parrish