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My 13th quarterly review is now complete, which you can find in its totality at mattbest.net/theplatform/quarter-one-2024. This quarter brought plenty of new experiences, a new country, a trip back to my hometown, a funeral, and a fresh return to Rio. In this third episode of my quarterly review, I talk about topics ranging from how science is not a constant to what it means to be a trendsetter. There is plenty more to come, so I hope you stick around. Thanks for listening. As always, Much Love ❤️ and please take care.

My 13th quarterly review is now complete, which you can find in its totality at mattbest.net/theplatform/quarter-one-2024. This quarter brought plenty of new experiences, a new country, a trip back to my hometown, a funeral, and a fresh return to Rio. In this second episode of my quarterly review, I talk about topics ranging from the value of tapping into yourself as a means of getting in touch with the world to the delicate balance involved in committing to excellence. There is much more to come, so I hope you stick around. Thanks for listening. As always, Much Love ❤️ and please take care.

My 13th quarterly review is now complete, which you can find in its totality at mattbest.net/theplatform/quarter-one-2024. This quarter brought plenty of new experiences, a new country, a trip back to my hometown, a funeral, and a fresh return to Rio. In this first episode of my quarterly review, I talk about topics ranging from how balance is achieved in the macro and not the micro to a question about our view of religious texts. There is a lot more to come, so I hope you stick around. Thanks for listening. As always, Much Love ❤️ and please take care.

“Life rewards the specific ask and punishes the vague wish.” This quote from Tim Ferriss rings so true to me whenever I hear it. It beautifully articulates an immensely powerful concept in life of which we should all be mindful. I hope you find my message about it to be insightful. Thanks for listening. As always, Much Love ❤️ and please take care.

“Don’t let perfect be the enemy of the good.” This is a quote I would hear frequently from an old manager of mine in my work, which I really appreciate. I applied it today to a good end, which I take some time to talk through in this episode. I hope you find it to be insightful! As always, thanks for listening. Much Love ❤️ and please take care.

Today’s podcast revisits a piece I worked on over four and a half years ago about fear. As I read it over again, I was impressed by how well it has stood the test of time, which is why I’m dedicating an episode to reading my updated version, which is also my latest Substack post. If you want to read it, check it out and subscribe using this link: https://open.substack.com/pub/mbest?r=2c9gzu&utm_medium=ios. Thanks for listening. As always, Much Love ❤️ and please take care.

Today’s podcast returns to the topic of thinking, although in a different sense. I discuss the mechanics of how thinking really works in our minds compared to the societal notions we tend to have about it. I related it to a story from Plato, which I hope gets the point across. I hope you find it to be valuable! Thanks for listening. As always, Much Love ❤️ and please take care.

Today’s podcast is about one of the most curious paradoxes of life in my estimation. We will never be able to experience us outside of our own lenses, yet that is the universal mode through which others experience us. It’s a lot to chew on, so I hope you enjoy the way I set it up. Thank you for listening. As always, Much Love ❤️ and please take care.

Over the last few days, I watched the new Netflix series called The 3 Body Problem. It led me to some important reflections and realizations about myself, which were all quite independently of the contents of the series itself but nevertheless were important for me. So here I am now, sharing those reflections with you. Thank you for listening. As always, Much Love ❤️ and please take care.

Today’s podcast is about the value of getting out of our normal environments, temporarily changing the places we place our attention. Even though there is a small hump we have to pass for us to recalibrate our attention, the clarity on the other side proves it worthwhile to climb. I hope you enjoy this episode and perhaps resonate with what I share. Thanks for listening. As always, Much Love ❤️ and please take care.