Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchThe Hierarchy of Delegation
Episode 307
Effective delegation is not a subject on any standard school curriculum, so most people have no idea how to do it.
Here's my simple guide to get start…
1 year, 4 months ago
The 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 willi…
1 year, 4 months 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…
1 year, 4 months 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 diffe…
1 year, 4 months 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 on…1 year, 4 months 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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1 year, 4 months 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,…
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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 uncertai…
1 year, 4 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.
Oth…
1 year, 4 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 …
1 year, 4 months ago