Habit Chess Podcast

By Misbah Haque

Habit Chess is about training everyday skills to make moves. Every week I share stories, mental models, and principles from the craft of getting better so you can apply them to your own training.&n

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The podcast currently has 86 episodes available.

Habit Chess Podcast episodes:

January 23, 2026 How to Make Reading Fun Again | EP86
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A few notes on reading in modern times.
Download my free Time Investing Journal: https://free.habitchess.com/notion-time-tracking-template
Habit Chess Newsletter: https://habitchess.substack.com/
Try Readwise: https://readwise.io/i/misbah8
Download 21 Questions to Learn Anything Faster: https://free.habitchess.com/21-questions-to-learn-anything-faster
Pod Mahal Website: https://podmahal.com
Pod Mahal book on Amazon: https://geni.us/O0hlR2W
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPDfB6AgbqvLCx_dChD6DeQ/
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9min
January 02, 2026 9 More Life-Changing Books I Revisit Every Year | EP85
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You'll enjoy at least one.
Books I Mentioned:
00:00 - Book 1: The Great Depression: A Diary - https://geni.us/Aokqo
01:31 - Book 2: The Art of Spending Money - https://geni.us/NFEK
02:23 - Book 3: Peak - https://geni.us/Lvc9G
03:35 - Book 4: Mastery - https://geni.us/LPWw2E6
05:13 - Book 5: Wool - https://geni.us/vEdG5D
07:09 - Book 6: The Mamba Mentality - https://geni.us/xttuEmZ
9:33 - Book 7: Outlive - https://geni.us/QquD
10:55 - Book 8: Invent & Wander - https://geni.us/jlfzM
12:09 - Book 9: Nexus - https://geni.us/3Bb5coM
Download my free Time Investing Journal: https://free.habitchess.com/notion-time-tracking-template
Habit Chess Newsletter: https://habitchess.substack.com/
Try Readwise: https://readwise.io/i/misbah8
Download 21 Questions to Learn Anything Faster: https://free.habitchess.com/21-questions-to-learn-anything-faster
Pod Mahal Website: https://podmahal.com
Pod Mahal book on Amazon: https://geni.us/O0hlR2W
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPDfB6AgbqvLCx_dChD6DeQ/
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15min
December 16, 2025 Time Investing 101 | EP84
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A system for seeing the truth about your effort and why it quietly changes everything.
Download my free Time Investing Journal: https://free.habitchess.com/notion-time-tracking-template
Habit Chess Newsletter: https://habitchess.substack.com/
Try Readwise: https://readwise.io/i/misbah8
Download 21 Questions to Learn Anything Faster: https://free.habitchess.com/21-questions-to-learn-anything-faster
Pod Mahal Website: https://podmahal.com
Pod Mahal book on Amazon: https://geni.us/O0hlR2W
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPDfB6AgbqvLCx_dChD6DeQ/
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7min
December 03, 2025 We Fear the Wrong Failures | EP83
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A $10 billion lesson.
Habit Chess Newsletter: https://habitchess.substack.com/
Try Readwise: https://readwise.io/i/misbah8
Download 21 Questions to Learn Anything Faster: https://free.habitchess.com/21-questions-to-learn-anything-faster
Download my free Notion Time Tracker: https://free.habitchess.com/notion-time-tracking-template
Pod Mahal Website: https://podmahal.com
Pod Mahal book on Amazon: https://geni.us/O0hlR2W
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPDfB6AgbqvLCx_dChD6DeQ/
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4min
November 21, 2025Inside the Mind of a Barista Turned Billionaire (Never Enough by Andrew Wilkinson) | EP82
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In this episode, I share the lessons I learned from reading Never Enough: Barista to Billionaire by Andrew Wilkinson.
Get the book here: https://geni.us/U7NTfr
00:00 — Why This Book Hit Me
02:20 — From Barista to Billionaire: What Makes Andrew Different
05:01 — The Hidden Cost of Wealth
08:34 — Lessons on People, Power, and Tacit Knowledge
12:27 — The Traps of Ambition (Envy, Status, Mimetic Desire)
18:02 — Rich vs. Truly Fulfilled
24:08 — The Mindset Shift That Changed Him
31:33 — The Real Lesson of Never Enough
Habit Chess Newsletter: https://habitchess.substack.com/
Try Readwise: https://readwise.io/i/misbah8
Download 21 Questions to Learn Anything Faster: https://free.habitchess.com/21-questions-to-learn-anything-faster
Download my free Notion Time Tracker: https://free.habitchess.com/notion-time-tracking-template
Pod Mahal Website: https://podmahal.com
Pod Mahal book on Amazon: https://geni.us/O0hlR2W
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/misbah.hawk/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPDfB6AgbqvLCx_dChD6DeQ/
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32min
October 30, 2025 How To Reduce Eye Strain From Scrolling At Night In 3 Clicks On Your iPhone | EP81
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In this episode, I talk about how I save my eyes at night from scrolling without new glasses from this shortcut I learned from Rick Rubin and Dr. Andrew Huberman's conversation.
Habit Chess Newsletter: https://habitchess.substack.com/
Try Readwise: https://readwise.io/i/misbah8
Download 21 Questions to Learn Anything Faster: https://free.habitchess.com/21-questions-to-learn-anything-faster
Download my free Notion Time Tracker: https://free.habitchess.com/notion-time-tracking-template
Book a free podcast strategy call: https://podmahal.com
Pod Mahal book on Amazon: https://geni.us/O0hlR2W
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/misbah.hawk/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPDfB6AgbqvLCx_dChD6DeQ/
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8min
October 28, 2025 Scrolling Your Book Highlights With Readwise (120 Day Review) | EP80
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In this episode, I share what I think of Readwise after trying it for 120 days for reviewing my book highlights.
Try Readwise: https://readwise.io/i/misbah8
Habit Chess Newsletter: https://habitchess.substack.com/
Download 21 Questions to Learn Anything Faster: https://free.habitchess.com/21-questions-to-learn-anything-faster
Download my free Notion Time Tracker: https://free.habitchess.com/notion-time-tracking-template
Book a free podcast strategy call: https://podmahal.com
Pod Mahal book on Amazon: https://geni.us/O0hlR2W
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/misbah.hawk/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPDfB6AgbqvLCx_dChD6DeQ/
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22min
October 22, 2025 Reading On Kindle vs iPad vs Physical Books - 16 Months Later | EP79
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In this episode, I share my favorite way to read after 16 months of testing the Kindle, iPhone, iPad, and Physical Books.
Habit Chess Newsletter: https://habitchess.substack.com/
Download 21 Questions to Learn Anything Faster: https://free.habitchess.com/21-questions-to-learn-anything-faster
Download my free Notion Time Tracker: https://free.habitchess.com/notion-time-tracking-template
Book a free podcast strategy call: https://podmahal.com
Pod Mahal book on Amazon: https://geni.us/O0hlR2W
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/misbah.hawk/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPDfB6AgbqvLCx_dChD6DeQ/
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25min
October 09, 2025 How To Remember What You Read | EP78
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In this episode, I cover my 3 step process to remembering everything I read.
Habit Chess Newsletter: https://habitchess.substack.com/
Download 21 Questions to Learn Anything Faster: https://free.habitchess.com/21-questions-to-learn-anything-faster
Download my free Notion Time Tracker: https://free.habitchess.com/notion-time-tracking-template
Book a free podcast strategy call: https://podmahal.com
Pod Mahal book on Amazon: https://geni.us/O0hlR2W
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/misbah.hawk/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPDfB6AgbqvLCx_dChD6DeQ/
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12min
August 26, 2025 This Book Will Change How You See Status Games Forever | EP77
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In this episode, I share what I learned from reading The Status Game by Will Storr, breaking down the three types of status games and the seven rules to play them wisely.
Get The Status Game book on Amazon: https://geni.us/2ftpD
Habit Chess Newsletter: https://habitchess.substack.com/
Download 21 Questions to Learn Anything Faster: https://free.habitchess.com/21-questions-to-learn-anything-faster
Download my free Notion Time Tracker: https://free.habitchess.com/notion-time-tracking-template
Book a free podcast strategy call: https://podmahal.com
Pod Mahal book on Amazon: https://geni.us/O0hlR2W
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/misbah.hawk/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPDfB6AgbqvLCx_dChD6DeQ/
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49min

FAQs about Habit Chess Podcast:

How many episodes does Habit Chess Podcast have?

The podcast currently has 86 episodes available.