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Back to SearchAmor Fati: An Ancient Idea That Will Change Your Life
Episode 366
I spent most of my life trying to control the uncontrollable. Running from the uncertainty that life inevitably brings.
But in running from the uncontrollable, the only thing we truly escape is our ow…
Published on 2 months, 1 week ago
The Odysseus Trap: A Clear Path to Lesser Goals
Episode 365
In Homer’s epic poem The Odyssey, Odysseus and his men faced a long, arduous journey home to Ithaca after the Trojan War.
Early in the voyage, a series of fierce storms blow them off course and land t…
Published on 2 months, 1 week ago
Are You Ready For Your Favorable Wind?
Episode 364
I stumbled across a great post recently:
When fisherman cannot go to sea, they repair nets. When the sea is too rough to sail, the smart ones don’t wait—they get to work. They mend their nets, sharp…Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago
The Most Important Choice of Life
Episode 363
Last week, I had a beautiful conversation with a young mother who reached out wanting to talk to me about her son.
The young boy, just four years old, has shown signs of being neurodivergent. His moth…
Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago
What Are You Tolerating That’s Holding You Back?
Episode 362
I've often mused that there are (broadly) two ways to improve your life:
Add a Positive: A good habit, behavior, person, etc.Remove a Negative: A bad habit, behavior, person, etc.An important observat…
Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago
The Seasons of Your Life
Episode 361
Here’s something I find myself thinking about a lot lately:
Your life is not a singular, static experience.
Your life has seasons.
These seasons create a natural flow to your journey. They aren’t always…
Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago
Want 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 3 months, 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 3 months, 4 weeks 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 4 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 4 months ago