Where to focus your attention to improve your quality of life

In this issue: resume virtues vs eulogy virtues, why I revisit the same ideas, the role of teachers, and the difference between beginners and masters.

The Cycle of Growth and Stoic Philosophy

99% of people who embrace a growth mindset fall into the trap expecting a singular moment when they'll be fully grown. But this is a mistake.

What learning the guitar taught me about progress

How progress works, what's a visual vacuum, a simple substitute in a word that makes all the difference in leadership, and what keeps us from moving on from grudges.

How money is like water

In this issue: what I wish I knew in my 20s, 3-step framework to distill ideas in visual metaphors, what role failures play in your success journey, and how money is like water.

What most people get wrong about iteration and change

In this issue: snowball effect of compounding, biggest mistake people make iterating, how to find your purpose, and what change feels like

Collecting Ideas vs. Creating Outcomes

The Collector Fallacy: Believing that by collecting information, we somehow absorb it.

The 2 types of talent

The power of mistakes and discipline

How emotions are like threads

In this issue: what teaches you the best lessons, how to visualize a disruption and its response, a simple way to manage overwhelm, what it really means to live with grief.

The myth of "being ready"

In this issue: A year still full of opportunities, the "readiness" myth, the 3 words that change everything, and how writing is like gardening.

How purpose is like a candle

In this issue: the power of habits, why visuals are not about visuals, 3 types of friendships, and why staying perfect is an empty victory.

Why you should always "root" for yourself

In this issue: the difference between difficult and impossible, the real game you should be playing online, why being "weird" is cool 😎, and the opportunities and possibilities ahead this year!

You're not the problem. The problem is the problem.

In this issue: an alternative to you vs me, the best metric for success, if people pleaser was an emoji, and why the grass is greener.

The bumps you’re feeling doesn’t mean you’re on the wrong road

In this issue: what you can start today, creative habits, why the bumps you're feeling are a sign you're heading in the right direction, and maintaining a growth mindset in the face of mistakes.

How to use evidence to build confidence

In this issue: The possibility chain of evidence, the minimum viable capture, why it's not about the destination or the journey, and the difference between the arrogant mind and the humble mind.