What’s up friend,
Greetings from NYC as we prepare for a NYE bender (that will end by 9 pm).
Happy New Year to the rad family! Here’s to a creative, resilient and introspective 2024.
With the new year comes the mighty resolution.
And whether you’re determined to get fitter, healthier or more productive, one thing always holds true: are you working on the right things?
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🎧 In this week's podcast, we ask: What does healthy masculinity look like?
How to survive an identity earthquake
Imagine you could build your identity using Lego bricks.
One component at a time.
Ivy League degree? Ya smart cookie!
Marathon runner? What a resilient fella!
Board member? Soooo charitable.
TriBeCa apartment? Cha-ching.
Now let's smash it to the ground with sledge hammer.
Are you OK?
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Here are this week's top reads:
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Why dumb ideas capture smart and successful people
9 minutes | Rob Henderson's Newsletter
The revered physicist Richard Feynman famously said the easiest person to fool is ourselves. Read why status and social standing lead us to fool ourselves into believing dumb ideas.
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The big shiny life
10 minutes | What Do We Do Now That We're Here
Rae Katz describes her Ivy League education and massive professional success in Silicon Valley. Which eventually led to health problems and the familiar question “what is enough?”. Given capitalism’s externalities (greed, status, wealth maximization, growth-at-all-costs), what does an alternative economic system look like?
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Why bronze medalists are happier than silver winners
4 minutes | The Thoughtful Animal
Imagine training your entire life for the Olympics — only to end up in second place. Adding insult to injury, you discover that the bronze medalist is even happier than you because they’re just grateful to be on the podium. What gives?
Below the Fold
LAST WEEK'S MOST READ
- Our favorite articles, podcasts, and videos of 2023 (RadReads, 728 clicks)
- Life Lessons from a 44-year-old (Annie Macmanus, 394 clicks)
And finally, here’s the record for most push-ups in an hour.
With gratitude,
Khe
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