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2021

№ 195The Inner Game, Decision-Making Speed, The Fun Scale & Small Spaces

Weekly Mix #195 - The Inner Game, Decision-Making Speed, The Fun Scale & Small Spaces Happy Monday Tuesday! (again) The past week has been a busy one for me.

№ 194Optionality, Influencers, Big Oil & Effortless

Weekly Mix #194 - Optionality, Influencers, Big Oil & Effortless Happy Monday Tuesday! For whatever reason, optionality seemed to emerge as a theme this week,…

№ 193Revolt of the Public, The Great Online Game, Desk Setups & Crypto

Weekly Mix #193 - Revolt of the Public, The Great Online Game, Desk Setups & Crypto Happy Monday! I hope you're enjoying the long weekend (if it's a holiday…

№ 192Speed, Spikiness, The Dip, Fewer Choices & Unique Messengers

Weekly Mix #191 - Speed, Spikiness, The Dip, Fewer Choices & Unique Messengers Happy Monday! I hope you had a great weekend.

№ 191CEO Learnings, Antifragility, Mother's Day, Making Vaccines & Jet Suits

Weekly Mix #191 - CEO Learnings, Antifragility, Mother's Day, Making Vaccines & Jet Suits Happy Monday! I hope you all had a good start to the month, and…

№ 190Unsolicited Advice, Questions, Basecamp & Working on the Right Things

Weekly Mix #190 - Unsolicited Advice, Questions, Basecamp & Working on the Right Things Happy Monday! Though lockdowns have been implemented again here in Nova…

№ 189Remote Work, Languishing, YOLO, Zoom Brain & NASA's Best Earth Photos

Weekly Mix #189 - Remote Work, Languishing, YOLO, Zoom Brain & NASA's Best Earth Photos Happy Monday! Earth Day was last week, which is a great time to…

№ 188Being Unreachable, Amazon Lessons, & How to Have Better Ideas

Weekly Mix #188 - Being Unreachable, Amazon Lessons, & How to Have Better Ideas Happy Monday! I had a more relaxed weekend than usual, visiting friends, going…

№ 187Thinking, Newsletters, Being Yourself & Green Leaders

Weekly Mix #187 - Thinking, Newsletters, Being Yourself & Green Leaders Happy Monday! The past couple months seem to have been some of the toughest in pandemic…

№ 186Time, BitClout, WeWork, Pseudonyms, Randomness & F1

Weekly Mix #186 - Time, BitClout, WeWork, Pseudonyms, Randomness & F1 Happy Monday! Thanks to everyone who gave feedback on the newsletter last week.

№ 185Dating Inequality, Slack, Negotiating Job Offers & Buying Businesses

Weekly Mix #185 - Dating Inequality, Slack, Negotiating Job Offers & Buying Businesses Happy Monday! I'm always trying to improve the newsletter, so today I…

№ 184Carbon Footprints, Rural Revivals, Investing in Loss & Buying Businesses

Weekly Mix #184 - Carbon Footprints, Rural Revivals, Investing in Loss & Buying Businesses Happy Monday! In this week’s newsletter: Blog Post: How I Offset My…

№ 183No Headphones, NFTs, Writing Simply & Low Expectations

Weekly Mix #183 - No Headphones, NFTs, Writing Simply & Low Expectations Happy Monday! My favourite short essay this week was about Getting Unstuck.

№ 182Procrastination, Work/Life Integration, Building in Public and Finding Your Calling

Weekly Mix #182 - Procrastination, Work/Life Integration, Building in Public and Finding Your Calling Happy Monday! As you may know, I've been writing every…

№ 181Indistractible, Risk Taking, Doing What You Love & Daft Punk

Weekly Mix #181 - Indistractible, Risk Taking, Doing What You Love & Daft Punk Happy Monday! My favourite short essays this week were Avoiding Problems,…

№ 180Effort, Audiences, Environments & Calendars

Weekly Mix #180 - Effort, Audiences, Environments & Calendars Happy Monday! Trying something new and sending this Monday evening, as a friend gave me some…

№ 179Jargon, Advice, Working Smarter & Modern Experiments

Weekly Mix #179 - Jargon, Advice, Working Smarter & Modern Experiments Happy Monday! I hope you all had a great week.

№ 178Getting Lucky, Top Job Skills, Time, "Yet" & Tim Urban

Weekly Mix #178 - Getting Lucky, Top Job Skills, Time, "Yet" & Tim Urban Happy Monday! I hope you enjoyed Super Bowl weekend and had a good first week of…

№ 177Remote Work, Life Advice, Creator Towns, Bitcoin and Frameworks for Work

Weekly Mix #177 - Remote Work, Life Advice, Creator Towns, Bitcoin and Frameworks for Work Happy Monday! I hope you had a great week.

№ 176Radical Candor, Meta-Skills, Boosting Happiness & High-Quality Inputs

Weekly Mix #176 - Radical Candor, Meta-Skills, Boosting Happiness & High-Quality Inputs Happy Monday! This week flew by, mostly due to a busy week at work for…

№ 175Mastering Twitter, Sapiens, Tech Scenes, 2020 Learnings & Writing Well

Weekly Mix #175 - Mastering Twitter, Sapiens, Tech Scenes, 2020 Learnings & Writing Well Happy Sunday! I'm trying a little experiment this week, and sending…

№ 174Making Mistakes, No Meetings & Finding Stillness

Weekly Mix #174 - Making Mistakes, No Meetings & Finding Stillness Happy Monday! I hope you had a relaxing weekend after a crazy week.

№ 173Calm at Work, 2020 Review, A Better Life & 10 Tweets

Weekly Mix #173 - Calm at Work, 2020 Review, A Better Life & 10 Tweets Hello and Happy New Year! I hope you had a relaxing break and managed to stop thinking…

2020

№ 172Annual Reviews, Transparency, More Career Advice & Living Spaces

Weekly Mix #172 - Annual Reviews, Transparency, More Career Advice & Living Spaces Hello! I hope you're finding some time to relax over the holidays, wherever…

№ 171Public Revolt, Better Writing, Living a Life That Works & Career Decisions

Weekly Mix #171 - Public Revolt, Better Writing, Living a Life That Works & Career Decisions Happy Monday! First of all, apologies to anyone who tried to…

№ 170Re: Weekly Mix #170 - Fixed Link

Hello! A quick correction to the 72 Tips for Living a Better Lifelink. ​This is the correct one.​ Enjoy, and apologies for the confusion!

№ 170My New Ebook, Building Companies & Advice From Spotify's CEO

Weekly Mix #170 - My New Ebook, Building Companies & Advice From Spotify's CEO Happy Monday! We're getting close to the holidays now, which has me thinking…

№ 169What We Worship, Minimalism, Gap Years and Eco-Packaging

Weekly Mix #169 - What We Worship, Minimalism, Gap Years and Eco-Packaging Happy Monday! This week I have an ask: if you enjoy the newsletter, can you please…

№ 168The Psychology of Money, Thinking For Yourself & Community

Weekly Mix #168 - The Psychology of Money, Thinking For Yourself & Community Happy Monday! This week I continued the 30 mini essays in 30 days project.

№ 167Getting Rich, Lessons from COVID and Sailing

Weekly Mix #167 - Getting Rich, Lessons from COVID and Sailing Happy Monday! A quick reminder that I’m in the middle of writing 30 mini essays in 30 days.

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