Rick Rubin on Cultivating World-Class Artists (Jay Z, Johnny Cash, etc.),...
Our conversation took place in a barrel sauna like this. “It’s [about] getting closer to the source and not being distracted by any nonsense…” – Rick Rubin Rick Rubin has been called “the most...
View ArticleHow to Say “No” When It Matters Most (or “Why I’m Taking a Long ‘Startup...
(Photo: Michael Matti) The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials. – Lin Yutang Discipline equals freedom. – Jocko Willink This post will attempt to teach you how to say “no” when...
View ArticleWhy You Need a “Deloading” Phase in Life
I’ve written about my morning journaling routine once before. But my journaling–think of it as freezing thinking on paper–isn’t limited to mornings. I use it as a tool to clarify my thinking and goals,...
View ArticleTony Robbins: How to Suffer Less (and Invest Intelligently)
Whether you’d like to avoid unnecessary emotional suffering or unnecessary financial suffering, this post has something for you. In my second podcast with Tony Robbins, he said that all fear comes from...
View ArticleFear-Setting: The Most Valuable Exercise I Do Every Month
I do an exercise called “fear-setting” at least once a quarter, often once a month. It is the most powerful exercise I do. Fear-setting has produced my biggest business and personal successes, as...
View ArticleTranscript: The 10 Commandments of Startup Success with Reid Hoffman
When Reid Hoffman — who is rightly called “the Oracle of Silicon Valley” by many tech giants — returned to the podcast, I figured it would be popular, but it exploded. Many of you have asked for the...
View ArticleTao of Seneca – Free PDFs
My team and I have been working on this for more than six months, and it’s finally finished! The Tao of Seneca: Letters from a Stoic Master is a small thank-you gesture to all of you — three volumes...
View ArticleForget New Year’s Resolutions and Conduct a ‘Past Year Review’ Instead
I’m often asked about how I approach New Year’s resolutions. The truth is that I no longer approach them at all, even though I did for decades. Why the change? I have found “past year reviews” (PYR)...
View Article“Trip of Compassion” — The Most Compelling Movie I’ve Seen In The Last Year
“I felt like I went through 15 years of psychological therapy in one night.” – Actual patient featured in “Trip of Compassion” This post is about the most compelling movie I’ve seen in the last year....
View Article28 Ways to Find the Stillness You Need to Thrive
NOTE FROM THE EDITOR: The following is a guest post from Ryan Holiday (@RyanHoliday). Ryan is one of the world’s foremost thinkers and writers on ancient philosophy and its place in everyday life. He...
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