Before we begin, here’s what’s new:
The Degenerate Prince: How Smart Authors Find Stories That Stick (Article)
Stop Avoiding the Work Worth Doing (YouTube)
Why Has the Fitness Industry Become Elitist? (Article)
Next, here are a few short thoughts this week.
Money
A useful question when contemplating a new project:
How can I win, even if I fail?
2.
Two top filters for choosing the right project:
- What will I learn?
- What relationships will I develop?
3.
“Once you stop believing that it might somehow be possible to avoid hard choices about time, it gets easier to make better ones. You begin to grasp that when there’s too much to do, and there always will be, the only route to psychological freedom is to let go of the limit-denying fantasy of getting it all done and instead to focus on doing a few things that count.”
-Oliver Burkeman
Health
1.
The 3 most important words I’ve learned after 24 years in the gym:
“Simplicity promotes consistency.”
Relationships
1.
Aim for 5 pings a day. To a friend, a colleague, or a family member. A quick hello, thank you, or memory recall. If you listened to a podcast you liked, email the host to say thank you. 5 pings. Flip through your contacts while you wait for a workout or a bus. Less scrolling, more connecting.
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-Jon
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A few things or people I like and recommend
Hard Lessons from the Hurt Business by Ed Latimore got released this week. It’s been one of my most anticipated books. So much so, that I preordered 50 copies to send to our students. Ed’s a fascinating mix of stoic philosopher, athlete, mathematician, and writer.
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