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Weekly Question & Framework: July 19, 2024
Question: What if your path is a spiral?Framework: Shu Ha Ri: The 3 Stages of Mastery
The 5 Types of Wealth - My First Book!
I'm absolutely thrilled to announce that my first book—The 5 Types of Wealth—is officially available for preorder everywhere books are sold!For the last three years,...
Weekly Question & Framework: July 12, 2024
Question: What would you do if you had zero fear of judgment?Framework: Truth Tellers
Winner's Game vs. Loser's Game
A "mental model" is a way to think about the world. The world is infinitely complex, so the aim of any good model is to provide a lens through which you can simplify, ...
Weekly Question & Framework: July 5, 2024
Question: If you hired the best CEO in the world to be the CEO of your life, what actions would be on their 100-day plan?Framework: Return on Luck
How to Use Failure to Succeed
Here's an interesting thought: Failure is a skill. But unfortunately, failure is not a skill that any of us learn to develop in school. In fact, people who are high ac...
Weekly Question & Framework: June 28, 2024
Question: If you were writing the story of your life, what would the current chapter be called?Framework: The Einstellung Effect
The Most Important Choice of Your Life
Last week, I came across a beautiful story that impacted me so deeply that I found myself telling everyone about it. Each time I did, I saw their eyes light up as the ...
Weekly Question & Framework: June 21, 2024
Question: Cheap is expensive.Framework: The man, the boy, and the donkey.
Lessons From an Imperfect Father to His Perfect Son
Being a father has been my highest calling—my son has brought a joy and purpose into my life that I didn't think I'd ever find.With last Sunday being Father's Day, I s...
Weekly Question & Framework: June 14, 2024
Question: One decision to remove hundreds.Framework: The PO Creativity Method.
Attention Residue: The Productivity Killer
Albert Einstein devoted three years of his life to deep focus on the specific task of generalizing his theory of relativity. He didn't work on ten things during this p...
Weekly Question & Framework: June 7, 2024
Question: Is it time you start living outside the box?Framework: The Steel Man Technique
5 Lessons on Life Purpose from a Legendary Letter
If you're a regular reader of my work, you know that I have a special affinity for drawing upon wisdom from the past and applying my own lens to create something more ...
Weekly Question & Framework: May 31, 2024
Question: What am I not achieving simply because I haven't asked?Idea: Hemingway's Lost Suitcase
How to Choose Your Life Pursuits
Your time here is finite, so choosing the pursuits—personal and professional—that deliver the greatest returns on that time is essential.I use an exercise I call Pursu...
Weekly Question & Framework: May 24, 2024
Question: Do you need to empty your cup before you can grow?Framework: Persian Messenger Syndrome
The Most Important Decision of Your Life
My weekly emphasis on action is intended to serve as a reminder of the power you always hold, no matter how powerless you may feel.I recently came across a beautiful t...
Weekly Question & Framework: May 17, 2024
Question: Would the idea of living your current life on repeat be horrifying or affirming?Idea: The Museum of Failure
The Anti-Networking Guide
Harsh truth: Networking is dead...at least in the traditional sense of the word.\I'm not a natural relationship builder. In fact, I am a bit introverted and socially-a...
Weekly Question & Framework: May 10, 2024
Question: Are you trying to clean up your city before sweeping your doorstep?Framework: Boiling Frog Syndrome
9 Ideas from a Weekend With Legends
Last weekend, I attended Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting in Omaha, Nebraska. It is my favorite event for one simple reason: Idea density.This piece ...
Weekly Question & Framework: May 3, 2024
Question: If everything stays the same, what one change would create the most impact?Framework: Emerson's Definition of Success
5 Shocking Lessons from the Longest-Running Study on Happiness
Join me as I sit down with my friend Dr. Robert Waldinger, the director of the Harvard Study of Adult Development, which is the longest-running study on adult life, he...
Your Entire Life Will Change The Moment You...
It all started with a simple journal prompt: Your entire life will change the moment you...A few years ago, I wrote that prompt on a blank sheet of paper. Each time I ...
Weekly Question & Framework: April 26, 2024
Question: Where am I avoiding a hard conversation that I need to have?Framework: 3 levels of listening.
7 Questions That Changed My Life
The greatest discoveries in life come not from finding the right answers, but from asking the right questions.For the last several years, I've been adding to a list of...
Weekly Question & Framework: April 19, 2024
Question: What is one positive decision you can make to improve yourself today?Framework: Leaves, Branches, & Roots
10 Lessons from 100 Days in the Cold
I just completed 100 straight days of doing a cold plunge every morning.I pride myself on my consistency and discipline, but this 100-day streak pushed me to a new lev...
Weekly Question & Framework: April 12, 2024
Question: Are you listening to understand or just waiting to speak?Framework: The Law of Reversed Effort