Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchThe Frog Pond Effect
Episode 306
There is a cost of entry for everything you want to achieve in life.
Everyone wants the reward:
The growthThe level-upThe next chapterBut few are willing to pay the cost of entry to achieve it...
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My …
Published on 8 months, 3 weeks ago
The Most Important Trait in Life
Episode 305
Warren Buffett once said, "Be fearful when others are greedy and greedy when others are fearful."
Everyone loves to repeat it, but it's much easier to repeat the quote during calm seas than it is to l…
Published on 8 months, 3 weeks ago
The Hidden Debts of Life
Episode 304
A mental model is a simple way to think about the world.
The most useful mental models are broadly applicable—they help identify patterns across different areas of life to create clarity and spark act…
Published on 8 months, 3 weeks ago
How to Earn Your Resilience
Episode 303
This weekend, I was flipping through a few of my old journals when I came across this quote:
"When jarred, unavoidably, by circumstances, revert at once to yourself, and don’t lose the rhythm more tha…Published on 8 months, 3 weeks ago
The Streetlight Effect: A Trap You're Probably Stuck In
Episode 302
The Streetlight Effect is the tendency to search for answers where it's easiest to look, not where the truth actually lies.
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My book has sold 200,000+ copies around the world and is a 7x NYT Bestsel…
Published on 8 months, 4 weeks ago
How to Build Long-Term Freedom
Episode 301
My entire life changed when I realized one truth:
You have to sacrifice short-term freedom in order to earn long-term freedom.
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My book has sold 200,000+ copies around the world and has been a NYT Be…
Published on 9 months ago
How to Prepare for an Uncertain Future
Episode 300
The future feels wildly uncertain (and you don't need to look far to feel it). This is my open letter to anyone struggling to prepare for an uncertain future...
First, we need to scrap the old linear …
Published on 9 months ago
The Parable of the Sower: Environment is Everything
Episode 299
This is one of my favorite parables:
A sower went out to sow.And as he sowed, some seeds fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured them.
Other seeds fell on rocky ground, where they did not …
Published on 9 months ago
1 Question to Start a Powerful Week
Episode 298
Programming Note: The most common piece of feedback I receive is from readers who love the newsletter but find the Friday Five has too many ideas to digest in a single email. Over the next two weeks,…
Published on 9 months ago
Weekly Question & Framework: March 28, 2025
Episode 297
Question: Who would you call to get you out of a foreign prison?
Framework: The Stoic Archer
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My book has now officially spent 7 straight weeks on the NYT Bestseller List!
It has a crazy "Buy 2 Get 1 …
Published on 9 months ago