Podcast Episodes

The 4 Anti-Habits That Make My Habits Possible | Daily Essay

Episode 186

Each day I reach out to 13 people, do 8 courage challenges and run 34 minutes. As my habits grew, I tightened my anti-habits. Haruki Murakami went to…

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I Use Evolution to Predict Which Markets Survive AI | Daily Essay

Episode 185

Chegg lost about 99% of its market value while electricians got busier. Markets take the same five routes species take through an ice age: gone, hurt…

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What Google's M&M Jars Taught Me About Willpower | Daily Essay

Episode 184

Ten years back, my interior designer wanted to put a bar cart in my house. Put liquor in plain sight and you're subconsciously primed. Move it out of…

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What a 20-Mile Night Run Taught Me About Negative Returns | Daily Essay

Episode 183

Kiese Laymon ran at least six miles a day for 2,564 days straight until his body broke. With most good things, more does less each time. With a few, …

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How I Play Aggressive But Safe | Daily Essay

Episode 182

Blue team defends a system. Red team breaks in. The defender needs to be perfect, while the attacker only has to find a single error.

Featuring: Bigg…

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Why I Turn My Phone Screen Red at 9pm | Daily Essay

Episode 181

Unlocking your phone by face is instant. A passcode adds a few seconds of friction where you decide whether to keep going.

Featuring: W. Clement Ston…

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The 2,000-Day Experiment I Couldn't Shut Down | Daily Essay

Episode 180

I ran a daily standup for 2,000 days. Hundreds of founders joined and logged 44,110 standups, but ending it took years.

Featuring: Milton Friedman

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How I Quit My YouTube Addiction | Daily Essay

Episode 179

I was on a Trends.vc Masterminds call when the host asked what move had a payoff that wildly outran its cost. Curfew was my answer: an app that block…

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I Thought Bigger Muscle Just Meant More Strength | Daily Essay

Episode 178

I thought bigger muscle just meant more strength. Then a health podcast on a run split capacity from firing. Two fishermen showed why waiting to feel…

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How I Learned Spanish While Running | Daily Essay

Episode 177

I tried to learn Spanish for years and never consistently found the time. Any hour I gave it came straight out of something else I needed to do.

Feat…

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