Tag: Getting Stuff Done
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Your Stretch Zone
Hey friends, This week’s ‘how to do life’ email comes from my best friend Molly. She volunteers each year at Over the Wall, a summer activities camp for children with serious…
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You should get a Kindle
Hey friends, If there’s one thing I’d recommend you buy/request as a gift over the Christmas period, it’s an Amazon Kindle Paperwhite. This is not a sponsored email (I wish) but…
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Saying yes to everything
Hey friends, I came across some advice during my early university years that really helped me develop as a person. It went something like: When you’re early on in your…
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Planting a tree
Hey friends, I’ve been pondering something over the past few days. What do I wish I’d been doing consistently for the past 3 years? A few things immediately come to…
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How many sales will make you happy?
Hey friends, Some friends and I recently launched an online Interview Crash Course that helps prepare medical school applicants for their interviews. A few days ago, one of my friends who helped…
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How to minimise regrets
Hey friends, I got an email a few days ago from a high school student in the Philippines (let’s call him Matt) considering applying to medical school. He was worried…
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The Parable of the Mexican Fisherman
Hey friends, I want to share this fun little story with you today. I stumbled across it a few years ago and it had an immediate impact on me, changing…
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The Beginner’s Mindset
Hey friends, A couple weeks ago I sent an email asking you guys to send in snippets/quotes that have helped you in your own life. This week, I want to feature one…
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A simple change to my nighttime routine
Hey friends, I want to talk about a simple change I made to my nighttime routine that’s changed the game for me. It came about after I skimmed through ‘Why…
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I’m not very good at languages
Hey friends, The other day, someone asked me whether I’d ever make a video about how to learn languages. I replied with ‘nah probably not, I’m not very good at…
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Snippets of life advice
Hey friends, If you’ve been on this email list for any length of time, you’ll probably know that I absolutely love life advice – reading about it, sharing it, attempting to come…
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Journey before destination
Life before death. Strength before weakness. Journey before destination. This is one of the ideals of the Knights Radiant, as told in Brandon Sanderson’s incredible The Stormlight Archive (I’m halfway through book…
