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
- Spent 1+ years traveling Europe and Asia with a 24L backpack (ongoing)
- Was a top 5% StarCraft II player in college (did not graduate)
- Frontpaged a top 100 subreddit generating 60k+ visitors over 48 hours
- Edited the first book written by The Minimalists before they were famous
- Learned a language to basic 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 Books, articles, and podcasts
- π 100 Truths You Will Learn Too Late by Luca Dellanna
- 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
π Favorite purchases
- π Matador OnGrid 16L β A packable day bag that takes up no space in my travel backpack.
- π₯Ώ L.L. Bean slippers β I wear these around the house every single day when I'm in Canada.
- π§ Wireless earbuds with Bluetooth multipoint β Being simultaneously connected to your laptop and your phone is a game changer.