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Back to Search34 Short Lessons on Money
Episode 357
Money is a funny thing.
It consumes an enormous amount of our energy and attention in adulthood, but very few of us learn anything about it in childhood or adolescence.
If we're lucky, our parents teac…
Published on 5 hours ago
How to Make the Ordinary Come Alive
Episode 356
I don't read poetry often, but there are a few poems I come back to regularly because of their impact on my life.
This beautiful piece by William Martin is on that list...
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Mel Robbins called my fir…
Published on 2 days, 5 hours ago
Live Like It's The Last Time
Episode 355
The Ancient Greeks had two different words for time:
Chronos was the idea of chronological, linear, quantitative time. That all time is equal.
Kairos was a bit different. That there are certain moments…
Published on 1 week ago
The Simple Question to Unlock Progress
Episode 354
This has become the most common question I receive:
Big project, very intimidatingDon't know where to startFeeling stuck, paralyzed, anxiousMy response is always the same:
What's the simplest action yo…
Published on 1 week, 2 days ago
The Magic of Showing Up on Your Bad Days
Episode 353
On June 11, 1997, Michael Jordan stepped onto the court for Game 5 of the NBA Finals between his Chicago Bulls and the Utah Jazz.
Jordan was reportedly very sick, but chose to play given the critical …
Published on 2 weeks, 2 days ago
I Co-Hosted a Retreat With Richard Branson—Here’s What I Learned
Episode 352
Last week, I had a pinch me experience:
I spent five days co-hosting a retreat with Richard Branson, Adam Grant, and a group of incredible entrepreneurs and thinkers on Necker Island, Richard’s privat…
Published on 3 weeks ago
The Law of Reversed Effort: Slow Down to Speed Up
Episode 351
Last week, I posted a short thought:
The worst mistakes in life are made when you try to do fast what’s meant to be done slow. Real, durable things take a long time to build. Careers. Businesses. Rela…Published on 3 weeks, 5 days ago
Sahil’s Monthly Idea Drop: July 2025
Episode 350
If you read (or listen) to this newsletter, you know that I’m obsessed with interesting ideas.
Here are 5 ideas I can’t stop thinking about this month…
(P.S. This may become a regular monthly segment i…
Published on 4 weeks ago
The Cheshire Cat Principle: How to Create Clarity
Episode 349
In Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, there’s a scene in which Alice reaches a fork in the road and has a simple exchange with the Cheshire Cat:
“Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from…Published on 4 weeks, 2 days ago
The Empty Boat Mindset
Episode 348
There’s a story I come back to when I’m feeling stressed or frustrated...
A monk is meditating alone on a lake when another boat crashes into his. Anger rises—until he opens his eyes and realizes the …
Published on 1 month ago