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Weekly Question & Framework: February 2, 2024
Question: What are you going to be celebrating one year from today?Framework: The Pygmalion Effect
10 Ideas That Changed Our Lives
Last Friday in London, my friend Ali Abdaal and I hosted a live event at the London School of Economics in front of a sold out crowd of 500 people. We covered 10 ideas...
Weekly Question & Framework: January 26, 2024
Question: How would the best version of myself show up in this situation?Framework: Winner's Game vs. Loser's Game
Escaping Solomon's Paradox
Humans are notoriously good at delivering sound, rational perspectives to others, but notoriously bad at delivering those same sound, rational perspectives to themselv...
Weekly Question & Framework: January 19, 2024
Question: If I repeated this action 100 times, would my life be better or worse?Framework: The Complexity Trap.
20 Powerful Paradoxes of Life
The world is not black and white. Many of life's most important truths appear contradictory on the surface. A paradox is defined as a seemingly absurd or self-contradi...
Weekly Question & Framework: January 12, 2024
Question: What lie have I repeated to myself so many times that it feels like the truth?Framework: Laundry Cycle Theory.
The Letter to Your Future Self
On January 1, 2014, I wrote a letter to my future self just before graduating. Ten years later, I opened it, and it hit me hard. Everyone should do this.My core reflec...
33 Learnings from 33 Years of Life
Today is my 33rd birthday. Every year, I try to spend some time reflecting on what I've learned along the way.In the past, this list of life learnings was just for me—...
24 Ways to Change Your Life in 2024
Most people overestimate what they can do in a day and underestimate what they can do in a year. Don't be one of them.Your entire life can change in one year. 2024 is ...
The Best Ideas of 2023
Welcome to the final episode of 2023. For the second year in a row, I sent out over 100 newsletters to my subscribers—two per week, every single week.The newsletter (a...
The 2024 Annual Planning Guide
My 2024 Annual Planning Guide includes: (1) a simple goal-setting framework, (2) four system-building mental models, and (3) a strategy for tracking and adjusting thro...
Weekly Question & Framework: December 22, 2023
Question: How will this struggle fuel my inevitable growth?Framework: Monkeys & Pedestals
Relationship Advice from 500 Years
My wife and I celebrated our 7th wedding anniversary on December 17th. To create something unique and memorable, I decided I would explore a bit of the relationship wi...
Weekly Question & Framework: December 15, 2023
Question: What is the artist hidden inside of you?Framework: Shoshin - the beginner's mind.
The Personal Annual Review: 7 Questions to Change Your Life
The end of the calendar year presents us with a valuable opportunity to reflect on the year that was and plan for the year that will be. It's easy to glaze over the fo...
Weekly Question & Framework: December 8, 2023
Question: What is the burden that you're still carrying?Framework: The Capability Gap.
Charlie Munger's 10 Insights for a Life Well Lived
Charlie Munger, an American investor most well-known as vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway and Warren Buffett's partner, passed away last week at 99, just one month s...
Weekly Question & Framework: December 1, 2023
Question: Where am I allowing the uncontrollable to impact my life?Framework: Energy Creators vs. Energy Absorbers.
The Dangers of Survivorship Bias
In a famous story, Cicero wrote of Diagoras, an atheist who, when confronted with paintings of people who prayed and then were saved from a shipwreck, replied, "I see ...
Lessons from Roosevelt's Strenuous Life Speech
3 short passages from Teddy Roosevelt's 1899 Strenuous Life speech.
Weekly Question & Framework: November 24, 2023
Question: What are the tiny things you are thankful for?Framework: Creative Cliff Illusion.
The ABC Goal System
In preparation for my first marathon, I spoke to a legendary American marathoner, who offered one piece of advice: "Make sure you have three goals: An A Goal, a B Goal...
Journal Reflections from a Multimillionaire Retreat
I just co-hosted a three-day retreat with a group of multimillionaire entrepreneurs in Cabo.This podcast episode is a recording of my journal reflections from the even...
Weekly Question & Framework: November 17, 2023
Question: How to flip the script on your fears.Framework: The 80% rule (kick the afternoon slump).
The Anti-To-Do List
Every journey has two fundamental sides: (1) The Positive: Where we want to go; and (2) The Negative: Where we want to avoid along the way.The Anti-To-Do List is our t...
Weekly Question & Framework: November 10, 2023
Question: Are you fulfilled, or just less lonely?Framework: Grayscale Mode.
How to Be Different
Researchers studying zebras in the wild placed a red dot on the target zebras to distinguish them, but they were quickly eaten by lions. The Zebra Effect says that ble...
Weekly Question & Framework: November 3, 2023
Question: What game are you playing?Framework: The Diderot Effect.
The Art & Science of Conversation
Mastering the art and science of conversation is essential to creating the deep human connection that provides rich texture to life.Four principles of connected conver...