Hello friend,
And hello 2024. We kicked off the first (of many) in-person meetups this week at a NYC speakeasy. It was dope to kick off the new year with so many friends.
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🎧 In this week's podcast, we ask: How do you separate self-worth from net worth?
David Beckham and the dark side of fame
He used to receive knickers in the mail from smitten fans.
(Translation: women’s undergarments.)
Then it all stopped.
The fans started mailing him bullets.
They hung an effigy of him in front of his parents’ house.
They spit on him in the streets.
After a controversial red card in the 1998 World Cup, David Beckham became Public Enemy #1.
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Here are this week's top reads:
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Write a brag document
8 minutes | Julia Evans
When I was 31, I created a (sweet) Powerpoint to state made my case to become a Managing Director. But brag documents aren’t just for promotions - they’re also for self-reflection and identifying what’s important in your work.
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For happiness in the new year, stop overdoing everything
5 minutes | Wall Street Journal
We are machines for more — our relentless quest for self-improvement always leads to more work, more exercise and more reading. But this leads to overworking, overachieving and overthinking (while sabotaging your New Year’s resolutions).
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The paradox of 2024 goal setting
1 minute | X
You’ve probably seen the Midwit meme: those with low and high IQs share a love for simplicity, which infuriates the ordinary person. Rather than using a complex process, try simple goal-setting that works for both sides of the distribution.
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LAST WEEK'S MOST READ
- How to survive an identity earthquake (RadReads, 700 clicks)
- The big shiny life with Rae Katz (What Do We Do Now That We’re Here, 333 clicks)
And finally, why WHY is the most powerful question you can ask yourself.
With gratitude,
Khe
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