The majority of our lives we play the waiting game. When I was: 5 â I couldnât wait to learn how to read10 â I couldnât wait to hook up w/ girls15 â I couldnât wait to drive a car18 â I couldnât wait for college But this conditional waiting game can also be a […]
As humans, we suck at problem solving. Weâre wired to avoid problems, not to solve them. Itâs hard enough to identify the correct root problem⌠Let alone solve it. Trapped in our own perspective, we canât read the label from inside the bottle. So we seek outside perspective. We hire coaches, business advisors, and therapists. […]
Thereâs a BIG difference between joy and happiness⌠Joy is internal and constant. Itâs independent of circumstance. Happiness is external and temporary. Dependent on circumstance. Joy is in the heart. Happiness is on the face. Joy is present in the moment, each moment. Happiness is temporary, just passing through. Indian yoga guru, Jaggi Vasudev, captures […]
The traditional investment thesis is used by the worldâs smartest investors. It outlines the assumptions supporting an investment opportunity. But in our lives, we make investments constantly. Yet most of which are made without a supporting thesis. We invest in our careers, relationships, skills, hobbies, even which podcasts we consume. These are all investments driven […]
64% of people quit their new yearâs goals in January. Thatâs less than 8% into the year. So how do we keep the excitement of new goals without falling off? First, we must understand the five stages of the âEmotional Cycle of Change.â 1. Uninformed Optimism The most exciting stage. We imagine all the benefits, […]
Our best days are NOT by chance. Equally true with our worst days. Thereâs a pattern. Our current self either borrows from or builds to our future self. Writing â builds future clarity Caffeine â borrows future energy Booze â borrows future happiness Exercise â builds future energy and happiness Prepping a to-do list â […]
Hereâs the little-known origin of the vegetable seed oil industry in case youâre out of the loop. What once was âtoxic wasteâ now is a staple of our diets. Aka, you probably still eat this. Wait, but vegetables are healthy so the same goes with their oils, right? Thatâs what I thought too. But boy […]
Conventional wisdom says, âFollow your passion.â But itâs flawed. We want to believe the âPassion Hypothesisâ (find your passion, then find a job to match it) because it sounds blissful. Do what you love. Chase your dreams. Yolo! But, Cal Newport argues in So Good They Canât Ignore You, itâs better to adopt a Craftsman […]
I started doing âFamily Mathâ the other week to calculate what age my parents will be when Iâm 35, 40, 50, etc. Itâs a simple exercise and the impact was surprisingly visceral (strongly suggest it). But then this morning I got a call from my best friend. Not a good call. In fact, it was […]
When starting something new, we first know nothing. Complete beginner. Noob. Starting our careers we have to research everything. This is great to get going, but it leads to a bad habit. We soon find we canât research everything. We need to move quicker. ButâŚeasier said than done. We have this muscle memory from our […]