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11:05

10 Ideas That Changed Our Lives

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2024/01/30

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 that changed our lives, on areas ranging from careers to relationships and more.The 10 ideas we shared: (1) There's no such thing as a loser who wakes up at 5am and works out, (2) Energy is not finite, (3) No one has it all figured out, (4) Direction over destination, (5) Who not how, (6) Increase your luck surface area, (7)

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Weekly Question & Framework: January 26, 2024

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2024/01/25

Question: How would the best version of myself show up in this situation?Framework: Winner's Game vs. Loser's Game

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6:19

Escaping Solomon's Paradox

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2024/01/23

Humans are notoriously good at delivering sound, rational perspectives to others, but notoriously bad at delivering those same sound, rational perspectives to themselves. This psychological phenomenon is known as Solomon's Paradox.Solomon's Paradox is named after King Solomon, the King of Israel who was known for his divine wisdom and also for his complete inability to live by it.To escape Solomon's Paradox: (1) Create space to remove yourself from the emotional reaction, and (2) Zoom out

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2:47

Weekly Question & Framework: January 19, 2024

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2024/01/19

Question: If I repeated this action 100 times, would my life be better or worse?Framework: The Complexity Trap.

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8:32

20 Powerful Paradoxes of Life

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2024/01/16

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-contradictory statement that, when investigated or explained, may prove to be true.This piece shares 20 of the most powerful paradoxes of life.

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3:37

Weekly Question & Framework: January 12, 2024

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2024/01/11

Question: What lie have I repeated to myself so many times that it feels like the truth?Framework: Laundry Cycle Theory.

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7:58

The Letter to Your Future Self

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2024/01/09

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 reflection: We have the answers, we just haven't asked the right questions yet.To write your own letter to your future self, cover four key areas: (1) Reflections on the present, (2) Vision for the future, (3) Changes to make, and (4) Fun predictions. Use a technology tool (like FutureMe) or store a physical letter somewhere safe

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12:38

33 Learnings from 33 Years of Life

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2024/01/04

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—a private accounting of my own journey, growth, failures, and missteps. But this year, I'd like to share it with all of you.This piece shares 33 life learnings from my 33 years of life.

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12:45

24 Ways to Change Your Life in 2024

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2024/01/02

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 officially upon us. Will it be the year that you change your life?This piece contains 24 actionable ideas for making 2024 your best year yet—segmented into categories across life, work, health, and money.

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14:52

The Best Ideas of 2023

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2023/12/28

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 (and corresponding podcast) is all about ideas—actionable ideas to help you build a high-performing, healthy, wealthy life.I shared thousands of ideas here this year. My 10 favorites (the top 1% of ideas from 2023): The Surfer Mentality, the 4 Types of Luck, the Parable of the Two Arrows, the 4 Types of Professional Time, Mental

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11:00

The 2024 Annual Planning Guide

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2023/12/26

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 throughout the year.This annual planning process has been an immensely helpful exercise to which I would credit many of my greatest achievements. I hope that it will spark you to conduct your own annual planning process for 2024, as I'm highly confident you will get incredible value from the exercise.You can download a beautiful

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3:45

Weekly Question & Framework: December 22, 2023

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2023/12/21

Question: How will this struggle fuel my inevitable growth?Framework: Monkeys & Pedestals

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7:11

Relationship Advice from 500 Years

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2023/12/19

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 wisdom that time provides.I asked couples who have been married 40, 50, and 60+ years a simple question: What relationship advice would you give to your younger selves?The advice captured 500+ years of earned relationship wisdom.

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Weekly Question & Framework: December 15, 2023

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2023/12/14

Question: What is the artist hidden inside of you?Framework: Shoshin - the beginner's mind.

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10:48

The Personal Annual Review: 7 Questions to Change...

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2023/12/12

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 former and focus on the latter, but failure to reflect will eventually manifest as a failure to grow.The Personal Annual Review is 7 questions: (1) What did I change my mind on this year? (2) What created energy this year? (3) What drained energy this year? (4) Who were the boat anchors in my life? (5) What did I not do because

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3:50

Weekly Question & Framework: December 8, 2023

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2023/12/07

Question: What is the burden that you're still carrying?Framework: The Capability Gap.

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11:31

Charlie Munger's 10 Insights for a Life Well Lived

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2023/12/05

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 shy of his 100th birthday.He was a treasure trove of wisdom—which he shared lavishly with the world over the course of his life, and which will create lasting ripples long after he is gone.10 of his insights that created a lasting impact on my life: (1) The most valuable riches take time, (2) Avoid the second arrow, (3) Develop

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3:30

Weekly Question & Framework: December 1, 2023

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2023/11/30

Question: Where am I allowing the uncontrollable to impact my life?Framework: Energy Creators vs. Energy Absorbers.

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5:55

The Dangers of Survivorship Bias

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2023/11/28

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 those who were saved, but where are those painted who prayed and drowned?"Survivorship Bias is the error resulting from systematically focusing on survivors (successes) and ignoring casualties (failures) that causes us to miss the true base rates of survival (the actual probability of success) and arrive at flawed

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2:21

Lessons from Roosevelt's Strenuous Life Speech

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2023/11/27

3 short passages from Teddy Roosevelt's 1899 Strenuous Life speech.

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