Hi. I'm Jamie.

In search of good stories, bad jokes, and compounding value.

πŸ‘·πŸ»β€β™‚οΈ 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.

πŸ‘¨β€πŸŽ€ 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

πŸ’¬ Favorite quotes

  • β€œAction expresses priorities.” – Gandhi
  • β€œLove is three quarters curiosity.” – Casanova
  • β€œIt looked good … it might be good… he was not sure. He had no one to ask.” – Ayn Rand, The Fountainhead
  • "The gods have set a price upon every real and noble pleasure." - Xenophon, The Choice of Hercules

πŸ›’ Favorite purchases ever

  • πŸ₯Ώ L.L. Bean slippers
  • πŸŽ’ Packable day bag (Matador OnGrid 16L)
  • 🎧 Wireless earbuds with Bluetooth multipoint
  • πŸ“– Kindle (2022 edition), higher res is worth it
  • πŸ’ͺ Home gym equipment (squat rack, bench, etc)
  • β˜• Manual coffee grinder for travel (1Zpresso Q2)
  • πŸ”— Website builder for local businesses (Carrd)
  • πŸ‘• Merino wool t-shirt (Wool & Prince)
  • πŸ€– Claude 3+ for having a "friend" analyze plans and ideas (Anthropic)

πŸ”– Favorite books, articles, and podcasts