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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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14:01

The Most Powerful Asymmetries in Life

Curiosity Chronicle ·

2025/04/30

I define an asymmetry as something where the risk is limited but the reward is potentially significant. It's an action with an asymmetric return profile: If it doesn't work out, the cost is small, but if it does work out, the reward is large.I've been keeping a running list of the most powerful asymmetries I've found—the tiny investments with potentially outsized returns.This piece shares 44 asymmetric things you should be doing (across career, personal growth, relationships, health, and

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3:42

The Hidden Tax Holding You Back

Curiosity Chronicle ·

2025/04/28

There are certain taxes of life that we must happily pay:Periods of loneliness are a tax on personal transformation. To achieve the growth we want, we need to accept that there will be periods when we've left our prior environment and have yet to find our new one.Hard conversations are a tax on deep relationships. To build the deep bonds we want, we need to accept the hard conversations that repair and strengthen these connections along the way.Boredom of routine is a tax on long-term

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4:06

The Paradox of Routines

Curiosity Chronicle ·

2025/04/25

Morning routines have been a hot topic of discussion lately, mostly prompted by a mega-viral video of an Instagram influencer running through his elaborate minute-by-minute rituals.It's incredibly good content—the ASMR sounds, the shots, the execution—but is having a fancy, complicated morning routine really going to change your life?If you aren't going to start dunking your face in expensive bottled water before 6am, can you still be successful?•••My book has been on the monthly NYT

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12:50

My Honest Advice on How to Stand Out

Curiosity Chronicle ·

2025/04/23

In a world that values sameness, standing out is never free. But those who endure unlock the door to the most extraordinary lives.This is a brutally honest list of the traits I've observed in people who truly stand out. These are the traits I aspire to live by.9 uncommon traits that will make you stand out: (1) Be anti-insecure, (2) Cheer loudly (and without qualification), (3) Practice the art of studied nonchalance, (4) Surround yourself with Truth Tellers, (5) Embrace your beginner's

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3:20

Question of the Week: The Mountain or the Pebble

Curiosity Chronicle ·

2025/04/21

Here's a quote I often think about:"It isn’t the mountains ahead to climb that wear you out; it’s the pebble in your shoe." - Muhammad AliOver the years, it's sparked a lot of introspection around a simple question that we should all be asking ourselves more regularly:Am I blocked by the mountain in my path or the pebble in my shoe?•••My book has sold 200,000+ copies around the world and is a 7x NYT Bestseller.If you've been wanting a copy (or are looking to gift copies to family or

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3:18

The IKEA Effect: Do Hard Things

Curiosity Chronicle ·

2025/04/18

Everyone tells you to do hard things, but no one tells you why it's so important.First, it's because life is hard. And when you take on voluntary struggle, you're better prepared for the involuntary struggle that inevitably enters your world.But I think there's a deeper reason that goes beyond that...•••My book has sold 200,000+ copies around the world and is a 7x NYT Bestseller.If you've been wanting a copy (or are looking to gift copies to family or friends), there's a big 30% sale. Now’s

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2:12

An Ancient Phrase That Will Change How You Live

Curiosity Chronicle ·

2025/04/14

This is an Ancient Roman phrase I find echoing in my brain:"Age Quod Agis"Translation: Do what you are doing.A simple concept, yet so very powerful in the attention-splintered world we live in.

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5:40

The Hierarchy of Delegation

Curiosity Chronicle ·

2025/04/11

Effective delegation is not a subject on any standard school curriculum, so most people have no idea how to do it.Here's my simple guide to get started on your delegation journey.•••My book has sold 200,000+ copies around the world and is a 7x NYT Bestseller.If you've been wanting a copy (or are looking to gift copies to family or friends), there's a big 30% sale. Now’s a great time to get it.Order The Book Now!

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2:09

The Frog Pond Effect

Curiosity Chronicle ·

2025/04/10

There is a cost of entry for everything you want to achieve in life.Everyone wants the reward:The growthThe level-upThe next chapterBut few are willing to pay the cost of entry to achieve it...•••My book has sold 200,000+ copies around the world and is a 7x NYT Bestseller.If you've been wanting a copy (or are looking to gift copies to family or friends), there's a big 30% sale. Now’s a great time to get it.Order The Book Now!

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5:26

The Most Important Trait in Life

Curiosity Chronicle ·

2025/04/09

Warren Buffett once said, "Be fearful when others are greedy and greedy when others are fearful."Everyone loves to repeat it, but it's much easier to repeat the quote during calm seas than it is to live by the quote during storms.This article is about how you operate in the storms—an open letter on the most important human trait: Courage.Courage is defined at the testing point. The life you want is on the other side of the testing point you've been avoiding.•••My book has sold 200,000+

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2:25

The Hidden Debts of Life

Curiosity Chronicle ·

2025/04/08

A mental model is a simple way to think about the world.The most useful mental models are broadly applicable—they help identify patterns across different areas of life to create clarity and spark action.Here's one I can't stop thinking about:The hidden debts of life...•••My book has sold 200,000+ copies around the world and is a 7x NYT Bestseller.If you've been wanting a copy (or are looking to gift copies to family or friends), there's a big 30% sale. Now’s a great time to get it.Order The

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2:16

How to Earn Your Resilience

Curiosity Chronicle ·

2025/04/07

This weekend, I was flipping through a few of my old journals when I came across this quote:"When jarred, unavoidably, by circumstances, revert at once to yourself, and don’t lose the rhythm more than you can help. You’ll have a better grasp of the harmony if you keep on going back to it." — Marcus Aurelius, MeditationsA perfect blend of ancient wisdom for these uncertain times.•••My book has sold 200,000+ copies around the world and is a 7x NYT Bestseller.If you've been wanting a copy (or

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1:51

The Streetlight Effect: A Trap You're Probably Stuck In

Curiosity Chronicle ·

2025/04/04

The Streetlight Effect is the tendency to search for answers where it's easiest to look, not where the truth actually lies.•••My book has sold 200,000+ copies around the world and is a 7x NYT Bestseller.If you've been wanting a copy (or are looking to gift copies to family or friends), there's a big 30% sale. Now’s a great time to get it.Order The Book Now!

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1:45

How to Build Long-Term Freedom

Curiosity Chronicle ·

2025/04/03

My entire life changed when I realized one truth:You have to sacrifice short-term freedom in order to earn long-term freedom.•••My book has sold 200,000+ copies around the world and has been a NYT Bestseller for 7 consecutive weeks since launch.If you've been wanting a copy (or are looking to gift copies to family or friends), there's a big 30% sale. Now’s a great time to get it.Order The Book Now!

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9:56

How to Prepare for an Uncertain Future

Curiosity Chronicle ·

2025/04/02

The future feels wildly uncertain (and you don't need to look far to feel it). This is my open letter to anyone struggling to prepare for an uncertain future...First, we need to scrap the old linear mindset (Plan, Execute) and replace it with an iterative mindset (Execute, Adapt).In a 2012 interview, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos highlighted the importance of identifying what will stay the same in the future and building around that. Think of these timeless truths as your Lighthouse, and the

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