Tag: Habits
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The most productive week of my life
Hey friends, I’ve been digging through some old articles about productivity, and I found an absolute gem by Cal Newport from 2007. It’s called The Art of the Finish: How to…
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The Happiness Expert Making 1 Billion People Happier – Mo Gawdat
Some moments in life fundamentally change the way you think about the world – that’s what this conversation with Mo Gawdat did for me and I’m certain it will for…
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Would I save my brother from a burning building?
Hey friends, If I had a choice between saving my brother Taimur from a burning building, or saving 10 people I don’t know from another burning building – what would I choose?…
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The Helper’s High
Hey friends, Last week went down really well on the writing front. We went on a team retreat in Wales and stayed in this amazing Air BnB. The goal I…
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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…