Tag: Burnout
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Selfish Goals vs Service Goals
Hey friends, I recently listened to Simon Sinek’s interview on Diary of a CEO, and it made me rethink how I set goals. There seems to be a distinction between Selfish Goals and Service…
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How it feels to reach 3M subscribers
Hey friends, The channel hit 3M subscribers a few days ago. I got a few messages from friends and the team saying congratulations. Someone asked how it feels. And it…
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You’re not lazy if you procrastinate
Hey friends, Lately, I’ve been experimenting with writing at night and it’s working surprisingly well. It’s a tip that I got from our editor Rachel who says that our creative…
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The Hedonic Treadmill
Hey friends, I’ve realised that the bar for how ‘good’ my YouTube videos should be has been steadily creeping up. The more people I hire, the better I expect the…
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I’ve Been Having Doubts
Hey friends, This week I had lunch with Oliver Burkeman. I’m a big fan of his book Four Thousand Weeks, and I wanted to get his advice on my own book-writing journey.…
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Self-doubt and changing my mind too often
Hey friends, This week, I spent quite a lot of time on Zoom chatting to a bunch of people familiar with the book-writing world. It’s been both reassuring and alarming.…
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The Challenges of Daily Vlogging
Hey friends, So I started a new vlog, with videos every day Mon-Fri 🚀 It feels amazing to just chat to the camera without worrying about “providing value” every second, like…
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My Talk at the Cambridge Union
Hey friends, This was an exciting week – on Tuesday I gave a talk at the Cambridge Union. I was a Union member back in my Cambridge days, and remember…
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Am I too boring to write a book?
I’ve been thinking about some personal stories that I want to include in my book as a way of sharing what I’ve learned about work, productivity, and happiness. Lately, most…
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The Dangers of Delegating
Hey friends, I’ve been planning my trip to Istanbul this week – researching restaurants, places to visit, fun activities. I was thinking the whole time: “hey, I could just get…
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The Power of Projects
Hey friends, Since starting my fitness transformation two weeks ago, I’ve been thinking a lot about August Bradley’s approach to goals. He reckons we achieve goals through either habits, projects, or a combination…
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I went to Paris for 20 hrs to write my book
Hey friends, I recently took a 20-hour trip to Paris with some of my team to work on my book. I’ve been working with BookTuber Jack Edwards for some time on shaping…