Jacob Marciniec, The Blog

Welcome to my blog! I add at least 1 post every month. I usually cover the #1 topic on my mind. I made this blog to share my wisdom and document my life for historical accuracy.‍

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Personal Development

Why I Don't Complain

3 reasons: 1) I take full responsibility for the choices I make. 2) I don't expect anything. 3) I appreciate everything I have. ... There! That's it. Now you don't have to read the post.

January 30, 2020
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Personal Development

A Quick Summary Of 2019

You want a summary of what happened in my life in 2019 in as little words as possible with as much detail as possible? Boy, do I have the thing for you.

December 31, 2019
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Personal Development

Problems Are Good

I like to think of problems as bulls, and riding bulls is a helluva lot more fun than hiding from them.

December 31, 2019
Personal Development

Perfection Is The Enemy

Do stuff that isn't quite perfect, or watch others do it and pass you by.

November 30, 2019
Personal Development

One Of The Best Lessons My Dad Ever Taught Me

Dads can really give good advice sometimes, wouldn't you say? This is one lesson my dad taught me many years ago that has stuck with me to this day.

October 30, 2019
Popular Culture

I Think Social Media Is Good For Us (And I Bet You Can't Prove Me Wrong)

If social media is making us so antisocial, show me evidence of this amazing world where apparently every stranger talked endlessly about the intricacies of life with every random person they met. If you're antisocial, your're antisocial. It's not incredible technology's fault.

September 30, 2019
Personal Development

What Perplexes Me The Most

Information is free. Anything you want to know, you can learn about it for free. The greatest business minds in the world give away all their secrets to the public for free... but we still don't listen to them. WTF is up with that?

August 25, 2019
Popular Culture

We Have "Burnout" All Wrong.

Burnout is like smoking: it's real and it's killing us, but it's also very easy to avoid. Let's stop this culture of "woe is me" and start talking about doing what makes us happy.

July 31, 2019
Personal Development

Why I started blogging

I know nothing about business, but that's not stopping me from becoming a businessman... and one day, when I do become one, we can look back on this blog to see how far I've come and exactly how I did it.

June 29, 2019
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Flipping

How I made $235 in my first 2 months of flipping camera equipment

About 2 months ago, I started trying to flip everyday household items for the first time ever. I made a good profit. Here's the best advice I can give anybody thinking about getting into flipping.

May 6, 2019
Personal Development

Don't beat yourself up.

I'm a very positive person, but I was always very hard on myself... for no reason. It was terrible for my health and happiness, but it turns out turning my whole world upside down was as easy as hearing 4 special, little words. Now I feel like I can fly (not literally).

April 30, 2019
Computers and Electronics

How to Upgrade The RAM in Your Laptop

Does your computer work well after a restart but then slow way down? To little RAM may be your problem. Read this to find out how to test it and (if necessary) upgrade it.

March 31, 2019
Personal Development

"Kindness over everything."

I'm making a huge bet on one thing that I know will one day land me among the most successful people in the world: kindness.

February 28, 2019
Marketing

Why I love Virgin America’s Flight Safety Video

I really like Virgin America's Flight Safety video from 2013. Here's just a few reasons why.

January 31, 2019
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Popular Culture

6 Reasons PewDiePie is actually a good influence for his young audience.

News outlets all over the internet claim that PewDiePie, YouTube's most-subscribed content creator, promotes antisemitism and is a bad influence for his young following... the thing is: he doesn't, and he isn't. He's actually a really nice guy.

December 30, 2018
Personal Development

The Billionaire Book List

Reading alone hasn't made anyone rich, famous, or powerful… but if you're curious about what books helped highly-successful people along the way, then this is exactly the list for you.

November 14, 2018
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