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№ 323My new job, freestylers, best personal upgrades
What I'm Up To, A Place of My Own, Freestyling & Best Personal Investments Happy Wednesday! The newsletter returns after another (extended) summer hiatus.
№ 322How to be happier
Excitement for Happiness, Advice for Living, Micromorts, No-Cook Dinners, Misting Fans & Writing Happy Sunday! One of the ideas I've thought most about…
№ 321How to stay motivated
Progress Indicators, Job Opportunity, Money Books, the WRAP Method & E-Ink Monitors Happy Monday! I'm sure this is exacerbated by our dopamine-fueled world,…
№ 320The quality we should all be cultivating
Resilience, Eating Alone, Read Later Apps, Blackout Blinds & the Antidote to Envy Happy Monday! There's a lot more science and thought being given to how…
№ 319The fix for all our problems
Transparency, Healthcare & Language Learning With AI Happy Monday! I had dinner this week with a friend who was frustrated about the performance and…
№ 318How consistent you need to be to see results
Consistency vs. Talent, Art of the Good Life, Wave Power, Creating With Friends & What To Do Happy Tuesday! If you ever set out to tackle something difficult,…
№ 317My favorite recent product launch
Slate Auto, Thinking in Bets, Light Phone & Staying in the Game Happy Monday! Slate was the big news in the tech/auto world this week, and for good reason, as…
№ 316The big AI benefit that no one talks about
Getting Started, Creating New Habits, Competition Is A Myth Happy Monday! One of the biggest benefits I've seen with AI is how it helps us get past that…
№ 315How to rest when you spend all day using your mind
How to Rest, Antifragile, Singapore's Healthcare, Canada's Spending & Ben Howard Happy Sunday! This week I watched a YouTube video about a guy making cabinets.
№ 314The real source of our problems
Growth, Rational Optimism, AI & Writing, Happiness & Small Spaces Happy Wednesday! This week I stumbled on this thread from Emmett Shear, who shared some of…
№ 313The future of education is here
AI Education, Thinking in Bets, VO2 Max Testing, Calorie Tracking & Flying Cars Happy Sunday! I often tell people that my ideal yearly schedule would look…
№ 312The most valuable AI productivity habit you can start right now
We're Back! AI Advice, How We Convince Others, Explaining the Chaos of the World Today Happy Sunday! The problem with taking a break from a habit, like writing…
№ 311Doing Hard Things, Ladders of Wealth Creation & Having Less To Do
Doing Hard Things, Ladders of Wealth Creation & Having Less To Do Happy Monday! Last weekend I biked 630km as part of a local endurance cycling race.
№ 310The business building lesson from Clarkson's Farm
Trying Ideas, Slowing Down, Jeff Bezos' Morning Routine & Where Our Favourite Things Come From Happy Monday! The most recent television show I watched was…
№ 309Why I've been absent from the newsletter
Designing Homes That Don't Need Heating, ChatGPT Becomes Real and Reasons Not to Work for Yourself Happy Monday! I've been absent the past few weeks largely…
№ 308Marking Time, Structured Procrastination, We're All Going to Die, Finding Consistency & 38 Life Learnings
Marking Time, Structured Procrastination, We're All Going to Die, Finding Consistency & 38 Life Learnings Happy Monday! I wrote a couple weeks ago about the…
№ 307Details Matter, Science Fiction, Travel Consideration & Life Advice
Details Matter, Science Fiction, Travel Consideration & Life Advice Happy Monday! Lately, in both my work and my personal life, I've been focused on the…
№ 306The tradeoff we make whenever we take on something new
Depth vs. Breadth, Task Prioritization, Organizing Bookmarks & Product Manufacturers Happy Monday! The last couple months at work have been hectic for me.
№ 303Instead of happiness, you should be looking for this instead
Happiness Is ___, The FTX Story, Recovery Tools & Business Ideas Happy Monday! I re-read The 4-Hour Workweek by Tim Ferriss recently, and this quote stood out:…
№ 302"Overnight Successes," Just Keep Buying, The Five Regrets of the Dying and Mental Models for Reading
"Overnight Successes," Just Keep Buying, The Five Regrets of the Dying and Mental Models for Reading Happy Sunday! It seems like the world is moving faster…
№ 301A key part of getting what you want
Specific Asks, 4-Hour Workweek, Career Lessons & Visualizing Compounding Happy Monday! I was thinking a lot about this Tim Ferriss quote this week: "Life…
№ 300A couple special announcements for the 300th issue
300th Issue! Million Dollar Weekends, Burnout & Managing Social Media Happy Monday! Somehow this is the 300th edition of this weekly newsletter, which I never…
№ 299We don't need more knowledge, but we do need more of this
Execution vs. Knowledge, Fooled by Randomness, Losing Weight/Moving Towards Goals & Steve Jobs Quotes Happy Sunday! One of the paragraphs that stood out to me…
№ 298How to stop being misled by randomness
Signal vs. Noise, Black Swans, Life Tips, Longevity & the Productivity Mindset Happy Monday! I've started re-reading Nassim Taleb's books, starting with Fooled…
№ 297The top prioritization mistakes I see all the time (avoid them at all costs)
Top Prioritization Mistakes, Thinking Fast and Slow, 10 Minimalist Rules & Productivity Takeaways Happy Monday! Setting priorities is critical for every…
№ 296What the greatest players of all time can teach us about productivity
Doing Less, Feel-Good Productivity, Patience, Learning More & Remote Work Lessons Happy Monday! I finished reading Ali Abdaal's Feel-Good Productivity this…
№ 295How to get the most out of the people you work with
Incentives, Book Recommendations, Cheapest Places to Live & High-Performing Teams Happy Monday! "Show me the incentive and I will show you the outcome.” —…
№ 2943 Learnings From 2023, Living Longer, How to Quit Anything, and 2024 Motivation
3 Learnings From 2023, Living Longer, How to Quit Anything, and 2024 Motivation Happy Monday! I'm in the process of wrapping up my 2023 annual review, which…
№ 293Doing Less, Same As Ever Notes, Annual Review Guide & Reading Rules
Doing Less, Same As Ever Notes, Annual Review Guide & Reading Rules Happy Sunday! One of the most common traits of high achievers is believing they can do…
№ 292Positioning, Clear Thinking, Alive or Dead, Back Pain Tools & Life Lessons
Positioning, Clear Thinking, Alive or Dead, Back Pain Tools & Life Lessons Happy Sunday! A friend sent me the classic Paul Graham essay "Default Alive or…
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