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Articles by Jay Scott Kirk Lee
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Creating Family Traditions That Fit Modern Life
Choose family traditions people want to repeat, with adaptable ideas for meals, games and shared projects. A year-end worksheet helps you plan around different ages, budgets, households and schedules.
Jay Scott Kirk Lee
2 days ago8 min read


Adult Friendship: Making Time for People in an Always-Connected World
Good intentions do not always become time together. Use practical invitations, flexible shared activities and a simple friendship planner to make a connection that fits both people's lives.
Jay Scott Kirk Lee
2 days ago8 min read


Learning for Life: Building the Habit of Learning Something New
Choose one skill, build a realistic practice routine and check what you can actually do. This flexible 30-day starter plan includes a copyable worksheet and practical progress reviews.
Jay Scott Kirk Lee
2 days ago8 min read


Jay Scott Kirk Lee
Nov 413 min read


A Better Sales Discovery Conversation Starts With the Buyer's Problem
A buyer's first request doesn't always reveal the problem they need to solve. Learn how thoughtful sales discovery questions can uncover real needs, clarify buying decisions, and recognize when an offer isn't a good fit.
Jay Scott Kirk Lee
Nov 47 min read


Delegation Isn't Done Until the Handoff Actually Works
Effective delegation takes more than assigning tasks—it requires clear outcomes, appropriate decision authority, and a handoff that allows someone else to take ownership.
Jay Scott Kirk Lee
Nov 25 min read


Before You Build a Business Idea, Test the Customer Problem
Before building a solution, test whether customers face the problem and separate what they said from what you inferred.
Jay Scott Kirk Lee
Oct 306 min read
Sneaker Shopping: Los Angeles
A collector's guide to buying limited-edition sneakers in Los Angeles — Undefeated, Round Two, Flight Club LA, the Fairfax corridor, Melrose, and what makes the LA market different from everywhere else.
Jay Scott Kirk Lee
Oct 75 min read
Sneaker Shopping: Tokyo
A collector's guide to buying limited-edition sneakers in Tokyo — Atmos, Kicks Lab, Dover Street Market Ginza, United Arrows, Beams, and why Japan is the gold standard of sneaker culture.
Jay Scott Kirk Lee
Oct 76 min read
Sneaker Shopping: Singapore
A collector's guide to buying limited-edition sneakers in Singapore — Limited EDT, the Vault, Dover Street Market, Hype DC, the Bugis independent scene, and why the airport is worth your time.
Jay Scott Kirk Lee
Oct 76 min read
Sneaker Shopping: New York
The definitive collector's guide to buying limited-edition sneakers in New York — Stadium Goods, Flight Club, Kith, Dover Street Market, Concepts NYC, and what you need to know before you go.
Jay Scott Kirk Lee
Oct 78 min read


Buying Luxury Watches on the Secondary Market Through Chrono24
I have bought watches at retail. I have bought watches at auction. I have bought watches through dealers, through friends of friends, and once, memorably, from a guy at a hotel bar in Singapore who turned out to know exactly what he had.
Jay Scott Kirk Lee
Oct 27 min read
Is Chrome Hearts Overrated?
Short answer: it depends entirely on what you think you are buying.
Jay Scott Kirk Lee
Oct 25 min read
The Best Steakhouses in Singapore
Singapore should not be this good for steak. That is the honest starting point.
Jay Scott Kirk Lee
Oct 26 min read
Whats the Best Steak In the World?
The Best Steak Restaurants in Singapore: Five Places Worth Booking
Jay Scott Kirk Lee
Sep 308 min read


Travelling Hong Kong With Kids: What I Wish Someone Had Told Me
There is a moment, somewhere around the third day in Hong Kong, when the city stops feeling overwhelming and starts feeling like exactly the right place to be. You have figured out the MTR. Your kids have eaten things they never would have touched at home and asked for more. Someone on the street has been inexplicably kind to your children in a way that caught you off guard. And you realise that all the anxiety you carried onto the plane — is this too intense, too crowded, to
Jay Scott Kirk Lee
Sep 309 min read
Starting Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu After 40: Why I Wish I Had Started Earlier
If you're over 40 and thinking about starting Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, I'm going to tell you something I wish somebody had told me earlier:
Jay Scott Kirk Lee
Sep 307 min read
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