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The 2 Types of Status: Bought vs. Earned
Status can be defined as the standing or positioning of one person in relation to another person or group. Status is a basic form of social currency—it dictates our in...
Weekly Question And Framework January 24th, 2025
Question: Do you need to allow the things you want to come to you?Framework: The Right Now TestWe're less than two weeks away from the launch of my first book, The 5 T...
22 Happiness Hacks I Wish I Knew at 22
I spent time with Arthur C. Brooks, the world's leading expert on happiness science.As I was writing my book, I asked Arthur to collaborate with me on collecting a lis...
Weekly Question & Framework: January 17, 2025
Question: Are you holding onto something that you no longer need?Framework: Helped, Heard, or HuggedWe're two weeks away from the launch of my first book, The 5 Types ...
A Monthly Ritual That Changed My Life
"Between stimulus and response, there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response." - Viktor FranklThis piece shares a monthly space-creating ritual ...
Weekly Question & Framework: January 10, 2025
Question: Are you aware of the finite, impermanent nature of your time?Framework: The Donkey Mindset
34 Life Lessons from 34 Years
I just turned 34. Every year, I use my birthday as a moment for reflection, an opportunity to zoom out and consider what I've learned along the way.I hope you see your...
Weekly Question & Framework: January 3, 2025
Question: Are you afraid of your own light?Framework: The Starfish RuleWe're just over a month away from the launch of my first book, The 5 Types of Wealth.Order today...
5 Intentions for 2025
I've never been a fan of New Year's resolutions: They're too rigid and require a belief that you can choose the perfect set of resolutions that will be relevant throug...
Weekly Question & Framework: December 27, 2024
Question: Are you allowing your head to outsmart your gut?Framework: The 4-7-8 Breathing Method
The Best Ideas of 2024
Welcome to the final Wednesday issue of 2024. For the third year in a row, I sent out over 100 newsletters to my subscribers—two per week, every single week. In fact, ...
Weekly Question & Framework: December 20, 2024
Framework: The Grow30 ChallengeQuestion: What answers are hidden in the actions you avoid?
The Annual Planning Guide
The Annual Planning Guide includes: (1) my simple goal-setting framework, (2) three system-building mental models, and (3) a strategy for tracking and adjusting throug...
Weekly Question & Framework: December 13, 2024
Question: What are you doing to reveal the invisible opportunities?Framework: The Four Quarters Technique
The Personal Annual Review
The end of the calendar year presents us with a unique and valuable opportunity: To reflect on the year that was and plan for the year that will be.I started conductin...
Weekly Question & Framework: December 6, 2024
Question: Who are your Darkest Hour Friends?Framework: The Nova Effect
My Honest Advice to Someone Who Wants to Make A Lot of Money
I see a lot of bad advice out there when it comes to how to do that—most of it trying to sell you on the easy way to make money.This piece is my attempt to offer some ...
An Open Letter to My Lost Younger Self
Every month, I receive hundreds of messages, emails, and questions from people all around the world. The single most common question that comes up: "I feel lost. What ...
Weekly Question & Framework: November 15, 2024
Question: Do you want to be liked or loved?Framework: Amor Fati
Make the Dash Count
One year ago, my family came together to mourn the loss of my grandmother. Reflecting on the experience later, I was struck by one thing: The card for the memorial had...
A Few Ideas I Can't Stop Thinking About
One of the greatest joys of my life is that I often get to spend time in rooms surrounded by big thinkers. Rooms with an extraordinary idea density.There are certain t...
Weekly Question & Framework: November 1, 2024
Question: Are you embracing your Pattern Interrupts?Framework: Zeigarnik Effect
13 Harsh Truths About Success Nobody Told You
Success isn't what you think. You're sold a glossy, filtered version of success. The reality looks different.In today's piece, I want to share the harsh truths about s...
Weekly Question & Framework: October 25, 2024
Question: Does your situation need to change, or just your outlook on it?Framework: The Cobra Effect
The Most Important Resistance in Life
“Hard times create strong men, strong men create easy times, easy times create weak men, and weak men create hard times.” - G. Michael HopfWe live in an ease-obsessed ...
Weekly Question & Framework: October 18, 2024
Question: Are you allowing self-protection to become self-rejection?Framework: Hedgehogs vs. Foxes
4 Simple Habits to Transform Your Weeks
It's easy to allow your weeks to spiral out of control as you try to navigate your personal and professional responsibilities. Fortunately, I developed some tricks tha...
Weekly Question & Framework: October 11, 2024
Question: How can you decide to be happy today?Framework: The Ludic Fallacy
The Case for Slowing Down
More intensity is not the answer. To achieve the things you want in life, you must pursue them with balance. Unfortunately, in the modern era, to pursue things with ba...
Weekly Question & Framework: October 4, 2024
Question: What are the beliefs that no longer serve me?Framework: The Dartmouth Scar Experiment