For anything you choose to do in life, you have a 50/50 chance of being successful at it. That’s the mindset you need to bring into anything you start. There’s always a reasonable chance of success, and there’s one critical variable that will determine the outcome:

There’s a quote that’s been sitting with me lately: “In order to thrive in the long term, you have to survive the short term.” It’s simple, true and the most honest birthday reflection I can offer. Some seasons really are about survival. Survival through uncertainty. Through transition.

Arthur Brooks knows as much as anyone about the science of happiness. He teaches it at Harvard and writes an excellent newsletter called The Art and Science of Happiness. Today, as he gears up for a new book, he dropped a powerful post that I had to share. Here’s

You may already know Naval Ravikant from various clips or his book, The Navalmanack which is just a collection of the best interviews, tweets, articles, and podcast transcripts. Here he sits down with Chris Williamson of Modern Wisdom and delivers 44 Harsh Truths About Human Nature. This is a good

A student studies. A professional practices. Read. Listen. Watch. Shadow. Write. Teach. Practice. Do. Notice the difference? The first set gathers information. The second set applies it. Information without application is just entertainment. You enjoyed the show, but your life didn’t change. A parrot can repeat words too — but

Dealing with uncertainty sounds tough, but it’s actually simple. In uncertain times (and really, in all times), the key is to focus on what doesn’t change. Some call it “controlling the controllables.” Others recognize it in the Serenity Prayer: God, grant me the serenity to accept the things

💡"Happiness is the lack of wanting to be anywhere else other than where you are." - Brad Johnson Don't let fretting on the past, or planning the future distract you from enjoying the right now. Appreciate it. You worked hard to be where you are and

Lord, today don't decrease my load – expand my capacity. Give me the strength to carry more because more is what I asked for. Let me not shrink from the moment. Help me rise to become the (wo)man the moment demands. May my strength grow. May my endurance

My favorite newsletter at this stage of my life is the Thursday 3-2-1 Newsletter by James Clear. Billed as the most "wisdom per word of any newsletter on the web," I can attest to this statement as accurate. A great blurb from his latest one: Writer and programmer