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Back to SearchWant a Better Life? Be Boring.
Episode 360
Here’s an underrated life hack:
Be boring in the right ways.
Why is being boring so powerful? Well, simply because so few people are willing to do it...
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Andrew Huberman called my first book "An impor…
Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago
The Victim Mentality: A Silent Killer of Growth
Episode 359
The Dartmouth Scar Experiment is an interesting case study on the impact of the so-called Victim Mentality on our lives.
In today’s piece, I’d like to talk about Victim Mentality—and share three simpl…
Published on 2 months ago
What Will Your Next Note Be?
Episode 358
I recently read a quote from legendary musician Miles Davis that stopped me in my tracks…
“It’s not the note you play that’s the wrong note—it’s the note you play afterwards that makes it right or wro…Published on 2 months ago
34 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 2 months, 1 week 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 months, 1 week 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 2 months, 2 weeks 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 2 months, 2 weeks 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 months, 3 weeks 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 2 months, 4 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 months ago