One of my frequent frustrations with the concepts of life hacking as it relates predominantly to time and money management is that so often the advice caters to a very specific demographic that doesn't necessarily cater to the unique needs of artists. For example, while I have no doubt that waking up at 5 am and doing daily morning pages and lemon water has numerous benefits, it's also not necessarily realistic for the working actor like me who is, say, on tour with a hectic

There's a famous truism that "thoughts manifest," usually followed by "you create your own reality." While I'm not sure that I completely agree with the latter because I think it discounts the sobering truth that not everyone has the same systematic privileges and advantages in life, I do think there is something to be said for planning for the future in a deliberate and strategic way. Highly successful people are continually coming up with new ideas, particularly for creativ

1) Find the "single thing" that you do that gets you the most of your results. For example, my "one thing" when it comes to managing my inbox is that rather than sifting through a barrage of emails, I prefer to just reply to urgent emails as soon as they arrive in my inbox. I've learned that it's imperative to determine my "single thing" in both my career, relationships and health. Be effective rather than merely busy. While in quarantine, I strive to wake up every day and th

At 15, I made a conscious choice that I wanted to make my livelihood doing what I love. However, as my favorite influencer Amy Landino says, "What are you willing to sacrifice to go after the life you keep pretending you want?" For me, that means sometimes forgoing luxurious in the way of possessions in exchange for the riches that come from living my dream. With that being said, there are two main ways that I've found to save money that might be helpful to other people: 1) B