Final episode of the podcast - thank you so much to everyone who has tuned in and listened over the last 77 weeks.

As I pivot my newsletter to a different subject matter, and as I enter the next season of my life, this podcast in its current form no longer serves who I want to become. It has been a great experience, and I've enjoyed every second of it.

In this episode, I briefly discuss the most important lessons learned from this endeavor as well as what comes next.

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On the path to accomplishing great things, it's easy to lose sight of everything going well in our life right now. We must learn to be satisfied and grateful without becoming complacent. This fine line is crucial if we want to be happy now instead of at some arbitrary time in the future.

This episode discusses a few strategies for finding this happiness now, and covers the importance of this regular reflection.

Designing Your New Work Life by Bill Burnett and Dave Evans

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New research has shown that there is a region in the brain called the anterior midcingulate cortex (aMCC) which is grown specifically by choosing to do things that we don't want to do. While there has been a long-held belief that choosing to do hard things is beneficial, science is starting to support this claim.

This brain region is larger in older individuals with high cognitive function. It is smaller in obese people, but then grows as they diet and lose weight. It is abnormally large in athletes.

This episode discusses the benefits of developing resilience, the health effects of developing the aMCC, and also explores some contradictory viewpoints.

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There are countless situations in life where we face a crossroads: we put in the little extra effort to do our best, or we accept the effort we've put in already and move on.

In this episode, we discuss the importance of always going the extra mile. I also argue why it's much more like a foot than a mile. If you've done your best work to that point, the extra effort on its own isn't the hard part. The challenge is the discipline and consistency required to do this day in and day out.

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Reputations take years to build and moments to tarnish. A bad first impression can lead to a negative reputation following you around, even if your interactions with everyone else is positive.

Navigating life is challenging enough without having to fight uphill because someone heard we were unpleasant. Taking a little extra effort to be prepared, and aiming to bring positive energy to unplanned interactions can go a long way in opening more doors and providing more opportunities.

This week, we dig into why first impressions are important and how to ensure we leave a good one.

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Being intentional about how we spend our time allows us to gain more control over our most previous resource. If we fail to do this, we can find ourselves spinning our wheels in life and moving in a direction that we never envisioned for ourself.

This week, we talk about the importance of being more intentional and cover some basic principles for incorporating this practice. From starting small with daily intentions, to zooming out and looking at how we spend our months and years, these strategies will help you accomplish more of what you want in the future.

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If you want to truly be the best at something, if you want to reach the top percentile in any field, you must be willing to make great sacrifices and ignore all other distractions. Thinking you can achieve greatness without the work ethic required is ignorant, and a source of stress and delusion for many.

In this episode, we explore the competitiveness and drive of Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, and Conor McGregor. We discuss the level of granular detail required to be great, and how it's okay to not want those things.

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The concept of a "tribe of mentors" has been discussed by several people, including Tim Ferris who wrote a book of the same name. Traditional mentorship works well for those fortunate enough to establish those relationships.

A modern approach that is more accessible for many is building a personal "board of advisors," close friends and acquaintances from your network who have knowledge of specific subjects and will give you honest feedback. Building this collective group can allow you to leverage a large amount of expertise and a diverse array of viewpoints, and this may prove more useful than having one singular mentor.

In this episode we discuss the characteristics of this circle and how best to build one over time.

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Work, life balance is discussed often now, especially in the wake of the pandemic. Balance is important, and we can't burn the candle at both ends over long periods of time expecting a positive result.

The problem is, people confuse two very different situations when it comes to balance. Balance should be achieved over a long time horizon in all areas of life. Balance cannot be achieved in every situation, all the time. If you want to achieve anything meaningful, there will be times in your life where balance goes out the window.

You need to understand and accept this if you want to be successful. You also need to get friends, family, and loved ones on the same page.

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Explorers of old used to gather crews and garner support from financial backers with a very loose promise of success. The journeys commenced without a specific destination in mind. If you were to get in your car now and fire up Google maps, you can plug in a specific address or even a specific GPS coordinate to navigate to. The destination is known, although the journey may change based on traffic patterns or missed exits. The journeys of old did not have this specificity.

Some planning in life is necessary. You must have a general sense of what you want to do and where you want to go. Failure to plan in any capacity is foolish; it leaves you susceptible to being swept away by the currents of life. We must set a plan in motion and be biased towards action to make progress.

But so much unhappiness and anxiety comes from over-planning, from too much rigidity. When things don't go our way, which is bound to happen, we must adjust our plans accordingly. If we keep working towards a reality that no longer exists, we will be left stressed and unfulfilled. Success in life often boils down to striking a balance between the two.

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