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A monthly planning system.

Remember the lights spreadsheet I use for habit tracking? It’s made by Sebastian Marshall, the author of this post. He details his approach to monthly planning with real-life examples: “Every time the calendar rolls over, that’s a great opportunity to kickstart something […]

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What kind of coach do you want?

Venture Capitalist Fred Wilson compares two types of coaching that mentors offer founders. He makes the distinction between those who provide questions, and those who provide answers. | learn more

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Building a legacy one simple product at a time.

Entrepreneurs, pay attention to this one. Ajay Goel is a serial founder in the email space. His businesses are bootstrapped and extremely profitable. His latest venture went from zero to $1MM+ ARR in almost no time. In this interview he […]

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The spacing effect

From Farnam Street: “We are not taught how to learn in school, we are taught how to pass tests. The spacing effect is a far more effective way to learn and retain information that works with our brain instead of […]

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Managing the leap reflex

Thanks to a friend’s regular forwarding of Seth Godin’s blog posts, I finally signed up to read them. This one addresses the all-too-real risk of losing decision-making discipline after being worn down by time. | learn more

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Daniel Kahneman and Herbert Simon on intuition.

Farnam Street explores how expertise is developed and when we can trust our intuition based on the writings of two experts. Read it for the answer to this prompt: “Our intuition is more often right if…” | learn more

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Daniel Kahneman: most people don’t really want to be happy.

The Nobel Prize-winning psychologist distinguishes happiness from satisfaction, explains how they are sometimes at odds with one another, and why people tend to prefer the latter. “Happiness is a momentary experience that arises spontaneously and is fleeting. Meanwhile, satisfaction is […]

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Seeing is believing: the power of visualization.

This isn’t new data but might be surprising to many readers. Imagining doing a task can often be great practice for actually doing it. “In some cases, research has revealed that mental practices are almost effective as true physical practice, […]