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3:54

The Hidden Mindset That Shapes Your Entire Life

Curiosity Chronicle ·

2025/06/20

Want the key to success? As crazy as it sounds, I might actually be able to give it to you in the next 3 minutes...You see, I spend a lot of time thinking about common threads across the lives of the people I admire. These are all people who are winning in their chosen worlds, whether that be a CEO in the boardroom, an artist in the symphony hall, an athlete on the field, a mom or dad in the home, or anything in between.It's difficult to identify a common set of specific tactics.As it turns

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3:15

The Best Advice From Your Father

Curiosity Chronicle ·

2025/06/16

In honor of Father’s Day, I asked over 1 million readers a simple question:What was the single best piece of advice you ever received from your father?I got thousands of replies, which ranged from playful and witty to thought-provoking and emotional.Here were my favorites…•••Mel Robbins said my book will “push you to rethink everything about how you’re spending your time.”You can get it now on a big 50% sale!Order the Book Today!

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3:26

How to Survive Hard Times

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2025/06/13

When life gets hard, most people retreat to one of two worlds:Naive Optimism: This is the world of pure positivity. It is marked by an unwillingness to confront the harsh facts, but also by a steadfast belief in the ability to navigate through to the other side.Hopeless Realism: This is the world of pure negativity. It is marked by a desire to face the facts, but also by a loss of hope for the ability to navigate through to the other side.But the people who survive the hard—the ones who

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9:07

7 Lessons from Steve Jobs’ Legendary Speech

Curiosity Chronicle ·

2025/06/11

It’s commencement speech season.I recently shared a series of powerful lessons from David Foster Wallace’s This Is Water commencement speech on its 20th anniversary.Well, as it turns out, 2005 was a legendary year for wisdom from the commencement stage.Just a few weeks after Foster Wallace’s brilliance, on June 12, 2005, Steve Jobs stepped to the podium to deliver the annual commencement address at Stanford University.The speech has impacted my life in deep and lasting ways—shaping how I

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3:54

Feeling Stuck? Ask These 8 Questions

Curiosity Chronicle ·

2025/06/06

According to a famous legend, the ancient land of Phrygia (in what is now modern-day Turkey) was without a king. An oracle proclaimed that the next man to enter the city in an oxcart would become its king.Soon after, a man named Gordius rolled into Phrygia on an oxcart with his wife and son and was swiftly proclaimed king of the land...•••My first book has its biggest sale ever: 50% off!Now's the time to grab a few copies for yourself, family, or friends before the sale expires.Order The 5

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9:34

AI and the Tragedy of the Commons

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2025/06/04

In 1968, an ecologist named Garrett Hardin published an essay that described the perils of individual short-term thinking on shared resources:"Picture a pasture open to all...the rational herdsman concludes that the only sensible course for him to pursue is to add another animal to his herd. And another; and another...Each man is locked into a system that compels him to increase his herd without limit in a world that is limited. Ruin is the destination toward which all men rush, each

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2:45

The Dangers of Blind Consistency

Curiosity Chronicle ·

2025/06/02

I recently came across a quote I can't stop thinking about:"A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds..." – Ralph Waldo EmersonWe live in a world that celebrates consistency.You're reading a newsletter that celebrates consistency.We're taught that success is found on the other side of consistent action. That showing up, repeating our actions, day after day, is the only surefire way to earn the things we want in life.And there's truth in that: Consistency is indeed a powerful

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3:02

The Paradox of Mastery

Curiosity Chronicle ·

2025/05/30

In 1921, an Austrian philosopher named Ludwig Wittgenstein concluded his Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus with the following passage:“My propositions are elucidatory in this way: he who understands me finally recognizes them as senseless, when he has climbed out through them, on them, over them. (He must so to speak throw away the ladder, after he has climbed up on it.)”In simple terms, Wittgenstein is arguing the following...•••Apple CEO Tim Cook called my book "a powerful call to action to

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9:58

7 Reflections from a “Think Week” Retreat

Curiosity Chronicle ·

2025/05/28

Last week, I went on my first “Think Week” retreat.Three days. Limited connectivity. No meetings. Just reading, deep conversations, journaling, and thinking.I typically try to take a “Think Day” about once a month—but with the utter chaos of my book launch and tour over the last 12 months, I hadn’t been able to create the space necessary to zoom out and properly engage in this ritual.If I’m being completely honest, I’d grown increasingly overwhelmed during that period. I'd felt the steady

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2:17

The Perspective Shift That Changes Everything

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2025/05/26

One of my favorite quotes comes from Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse:“We are not going in circles, we are going upwards. The path is a spiral; we have already climbed many steps.”It highlights a story that plays out over and over again in our lives:You’re doing the work. You’re showing up. You’re taking action. But the rewards you expected are nowhere to be seen.And that’s exactly when the self-doubt starts creeping in. Slowly at first, then all at once...•••My first book topped the Amazon

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2:46

The Dunning-Kruger Effect: The Psychology of...

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2025/05/23

Have you ever grown frustrated by the observation that the people who know the least seem to be the most confident in their knowledge?You're not crazy. It's a very real, and very damning, psychological phenomenon.In 1999, researchers David Dunning and Justin Kruger studied the bizarre case of McArthur Wheeler, a would-be bank robber who was caught after robbing two banks in broad daylight...•••Biggest sale ever on my book: 50% off the hardcover!Now's a great time to grab a few copies for

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9:19

The Speech That Changed How I See the World

Curiosity Chronicle ·

2025/05/21

Exactly 20 years ago, on May 21, 2005, author David Foster Wallace stood before the graduating class at Kenyon College and delivered the annual commencement address.The speech completely rewired my brain.Each year, I reread it. Each year, it hits differently.To mark the 20th anniversary of the speech––known as This Is Water––I want to share five lessons that changed how I see the world (and continue to shape how I move through it)...•••My book has its biggest sale ever: 50% off the

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2:29

The Say-Do Gap: A Question to Reset Your Life

Curiosity Chronicle ·

2025/05/19

Here's a question I like to ask myself when I feel stuck:If an outside observer watched me for a week, how serious would they say I am about achieving my goals?Think about it.It's easy to convince ourselves that we're fulfilling our responsibilities. That we're doing what's necessary to build the life we want. That we're showing up with energy and focus on a daily basis.But what would an unbiased observer see?•••My book is currently on a crazy 50% sale. This is the best price you'll find on

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3:08

The Hidden Bias Keeping You Stuck

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2025/05/16

We all do it.We stay in jobs that drain us. We cling to relationships that no longer bring us energy. We hold onto possessions, identities, and goals that don’t serve the future we're trying to build.It turns out there's a simple cognitive bias to blame—and understanding it may be the key to fighting back...•••SPECIAL OFFER: The e-book edition of my book is on a major sale this week for just $1.99. This is the lowest price it will ever be.Don’t miss out!Order The 5 Types of Wealth Now!

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8:50

A Letter to My Son on His 3rd Birthday

Curiosity Chronicle ·

2025/05/14

My son turns three years old this week.Over the last few months, I've grown increasingly excited by the idea of writing him a series of letters he can read as he grows up.My hope is that they serve as a compass for his journey (and maybe for anyone else who happens to read them).What follows is the first letter he'll read...•••Big News! The ebook edition of The 5 Types of Wealth is on a major sale this week—just $1.99 at all major U.S. retailers from May 13–19.If you’ve been waiting to

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3:00

The Question That May Change Your Life

Curiosity Chronicle ·

2025/05/12

There’s a story about Apple founder Steve Jobs that I love:When he was 12 years old, he cold-called Bill Hewlett—co-founder of the pioneering technology company Hewlett Packard—to request spare computer parts for an electronics project he was working on.Surprised by the request, Hewlett not only sent the parts, he also offered him a summer internship.That opportunity further accelerated the young Jobs’ excitement for technology and entrepreneurship—and we all know what came from

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4:03

3 Reasons to "Sell" in Life

Curiosity Chronicle ·

2025/05/09

Last week, investor Bill Ackman hosted a fireside chat conversation in Omaha in front of a standing room only crowd of 500+ investors.Ackman was joined onstage by Ryan Israel, his partner and Chief Investment Officer.During the conversation, an audience member asked Israel a deceptively simple question:"How do you know when to sell a stock?"In a sharp, thoughtful reply, he outlined three reasons you sell...•••My first book is a 7x NYT Bestseller and has reached over 250,000 people around

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9:30

11 Uncommon Lessons from Uncommon Minds

Curiosity Chronicle ·

2025/05/07

Last week, I had the rare opportunity to spend one-on-one time with some of the most uncommon minds in the world while attending the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting in Omaha.This piece is my attempt to distill and synthesize the notes down to a set of lessons.11 lessons from a week with legends: (1) Being misunderstood is the cost of entry, (2) Regularly question your certainty, (3) Awareness is perishable, (4) Education is the most magical thing in the world, (5) Compartmentalization is

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3:00

The Hidden Cost of Comfort

Curiosity Chronicle ·

2025/05/05

Your entire life will change when you realize that growth feeds on meaningful struggle.When you avoid that struggle, you literally starve your growth of the oxygen it needs to thrive.•••My first book is a 7x NYT Bestseller and has reached over 200,000 people around the world in three months since its release. Join the movement to redefine what it means to live a wealthy life.Order The 5 Types of Wealth Now!

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3:22

The Statistical Oddity That May Save Your Life

Curiosity Chronicle ·

2025/05/02

If you're reading this newsletter, chances are you self-identify as an ambitious, high-achieving individual. Or, at a minimum, you aspire to be one.You probably take pride in your ability to analyze a situation, deconstruct the problem, create potential solutions, and execute against them.And, up to this point, you've mostly been rewarded for that.We live in a world obsessed with numbers and analysis. We track every bit of data available to us. We relentlessly deconstruct. We optimize our

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