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[Michael Morelli @morellifit]

This man changed the game:

Dr. Peter Attia.

He dedicated his life to figuring out how humans can increase their lifespan & live to 100+.

Here are 5 game-changing habits he discovered (that you can start right now):

[Maxwell 🕊 @MindWisdomMoney]

12 Podcasts to make you think like the top 0.01%

[Sahil Bloom @SahilBloom]

Harsh Truth: Your big goals are destroying your happiness.

3 reasons why (and what to do about it):

1. Extrinsic Focus

In a meta-analysis of 105 studies covering over 70,000 participants, researchers found that valuing and prioritizing extrinsic goals (over intrinsic goals) is a recipe for lower well-being.

My observation is that Big Goals tend to be extrinsic in nature:

• Promotion, title, or raise
• Financial achievement
• Hitting a specific follower count

These Big Goals become how we define success for ourselves and our lives.

Achieving the last Big Goal is never enough, as we simply reset our scoreboard and need to achieve the next Big Goal to feel like a success.

By defining our success on the basis of these extrinsic goals, we are setting ourselves up for unhappiness.

2. The Arrival Fallacy

How many times have you assumed that your lasting happiness was on the other side of some Big Goal (a promotion, a pay raise, another degree, etc.)? How many times have you been proven wrong in this assumption?

The Arrival Fallacy is the term used to describe the false assumption that achieving a Big Goal will create that lasting happiness in our lives.

It's a "When, Then" psychology that says "when I achieve X, then I'll be happy." The reality is that achievement is not a lasting source of happiness.

3. Purpose Dissipation

When you are hunting a Big Goal, you wake up with a clear purpose.

After you achieve it, you wake up with no clear reason to push yourself. You feel a bit lost, as you may not know what you're working on or towards that day.

The focus on a singular Big Goal creates a purpose, but also destroys it once the Big Goal is achieved.

Ok, so what can we do about it?

Set direction with Big Goals, but focus on Micro Goals.

Micro Goals are small, incremental growth and development targets. They aren't the giant leaps, but the small steps that happen along the way.

Micro Goals solve the three main pain points of Big Goals:

• More intrinsic by nature—partially because they aren't big enough to share publicly for clout or external affirmation. They refocus you internally.

• Small enough that you don't tie some grand happiness assumptions to their achievement. They keep you motivated to grow, without the pressure that they will individually change your life.

• Continuous vs. discrete. There is no big purpose let down, because there is always another Micro Goal on the near-term horizon that you can use for motivation.

My go-forward approach is as follows:

1. Establish Big Goal to set direction.

2. Establish Micro Goals to set daily focus.

3. Adjust and course correct based on evidence.

Balancing the Big with a focus on the Micro is where I plan to thrive. Small is beautiful. A lot of small wins add up to something spectacular.

Remember: Ordinary becomes extraordinary.

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If you enjoyed this or learned something, follow me @SahilBloom for more in future!

[Mark Jung @TheMarkJung]

In 2018, an Amazon employee shared the company’s “7 Tips for Business Writing.”

They’re a must-read for anyone who wants to write more clearly.

1. Use fewer than 30 words per sentence

Constraints drive clear thinking.

And the best constraints force you to use less words, not more.

If you can explain something in simple terms, you likely understand it well.

2. Use subject-verb-object sentences

The goal of writing is to transfer your thoughts to another person with as little lost in translation as possible.

It’s a big game of telephone.

The simpler your sentences, the more accurately your ideas will be translated.

3. Replace adjectives with data

“Customers love Prime.”

“Customers with Prime spend on average 3x more than those without and we retain 90% of them year over year.”

Specificity leads to clear results and quick decision-making.

4. Pass the “so what” test

The reader should immediately know what action you want them to take.

Make sure to answer who, what, and when.

Otherwise, you’ve wasted your time and the reader’s.

5. Eliminate weasel words

Most weasel words are adverbs.

“Nearly,” “Significantly,” “Almost.”

These words are imprecise. They may mean one thing to you, and another to your boss.

Get rid of them.

6. Avoid clutter words

Utilize → use

In order to → to

Until such time as → until

Due to the fact → because

Getting rid of clutter focuses your message on the parts that matter.

7. Avoid jargon and acronyms

Companies are littered with internal jargon.

But this excludes new employees and anyone external to the company.

When wanting to use an acronym, write it out the first time it’s used in any document.

Clear > clever

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The best marketers are relationship builders — strong internal alignment separates good from great.

So I got interested in Amazon’s writing.

Because writing is communication and communication is alignment.

Follow @TheMarkJung for more content like this on marketing and media.

[Zain Kahn @heykahn]

The world's most valuable skill:

Effective decision-making.

But colleges eat up 4 years of our lives and don't even bother teaching it.

10 quick lessons from psychology that will upgrade your decision-making in the next 5 minutes:

[Easlo @heyeaslo]

How to start an online business in 24 hrs (free):

[The Cultural Tutor @culturaltutor]

Why Architecture Is Important

(and what it says about us)

A short thread...

[Andrew Lokenauth @FluentInFinance]

I've used Microsoft Excel for 20 years and these 10 tips will make you an expert & increase your productivity 100X

Don't use Excel again without learning these 10 functions:

[Alex Banks @thealexbanks]

Last week Stanford University released its 2023 AI Index Report.

It's 386 pages long.

Here are the 10 charts everyone must know:

[Navalism @NavalismHQ]

"I don’t care how rich you are. I don’t care whether you’re a top Wall Street banker. If somebody has to tell you when to be at work, what to wear and how to behave, you’re not a free person. You’re not actually rich."
@naval

[Easlo @heyeaslo]

Love it or fear it, the AI era is here.

[Navalism @NavalismHQ]

"Decisions:

• If you can’t decide, the answer is no.

• If two equally difficult paths, choose the one more painful in the short term (pain avoidance is creating an illusion of equality).

• Choose the path that leaves you more equanimous in the long term."

@naval

[Navalism @NavalismHQ]

"You’re going to die one day, and none of this is going to matter. So enjoy yourself. Do something positive. Project some love. Make someone happy. Laugh a little bit. Appreciate the moment. And do your work."

@naval

[Easlo @heyeaslo]

AI can help you run a $100k/year business.

Here are 8 AI tools every startup needs to know:

[Navalism @NavalismHQ]

"I don’t care how rich you are.
I don’t care whether you’re a top Wall Street banker.
If somebody has to tell you when to be at work, what to wear and how to behave, you’re not a free person.
You’re not actually rich."

@naval

[Alex Brogan @_alexbrogan]

If you want to prioritize better and achieve more, here are 10 of the most powerful prioritization mental models:

[Alex Brogan @_alexbrogan]

If you want to remember more, use these 6 simple techniques:

[Leaders 𝕏 Junction @LeadersJunction]

21 LESSONS EVERY FATHER MUST TEACH HIS SON:

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[Gary Goodridge @garyhgoodridge]

It’s only a short trip. Enjoy it while you can..

[Alex Banks @thealexbanks]

I spent the last 24 hours using GPT-4.

My judgement is most people aren't using it effectively.

7 non-obvious prompts you need to know: