Mindset
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Content whose primary subject is how an individual manages their own psychology, focus, habits, or relationship with work. The unit of change is the *person themselves*, not their business or team.
Showing 2363 articles for Mindset.
Identity & self-belief
YouTube
Six traits shared by over a thousand millionaires
Dan Martell
March 1, 2024
Identity & self-belief
9
Productivity & habits
7
Long-term planning
6
Real millionaires hold cash after tax — not equity or revenue
Asymmetric risk: protect the downside, leave the upside uncapped
Your bank account reflects how far ahead you plan
Identity & self-belief
Podcast
Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant: the mentality behind winning
Founders
March 1, 2024
Identity & self-belief
10
Resilience & grit
9
Management
5
Why both Jordan and Kobe refused to lower their standard for anyone
Trash talk was self-imposed pressure, not intimidation of opponents
The biggest mistake in life is thinking you have time
Identity & self-belief
YouTube
Two superpowers that determine whether you achieve your goals
Brendon Burchard
February 29, 2024
Identity & self-belief
9
Resilience & grit
7
Self-regulation is a trainable dial, not a fixed emotional state.
Shyness is a trait; social influence is a skill anyone can build.
Your goal list matters less than summoning the best of who you are.
Work-life balance
YouTube
Simplify your life: happiness comes from health and people, not money
GaryVee
February 29, 2024
Work-life balance
8
Motivation
6
Only those who haven't seen wealth at scale think it buys happiness.
Expecting millions at 27 leads to shortcuts — and failure.
Seek wisdom from elders; insular 'me-first' culture drives unhappiness.
Resilience & grit
YouTube
Building conviction as a founder before selling to anyone
Y Combinator
February 29, 2024
Resilience & grit
9
MVP & prototyping
7
Prospecting & outreach
5
25 cold emails is not validation — it is giving up early.
Conviction beats raw skill at coding, sales, or fundraising.
If you won't use your own MVP, don't try to sell it.
Deep work & focus
Podcast
How Broadway star Andy Karl performs at peak under pressure
How I Work
February 28, 2024
Deep work & focus
9
Resilience & grit
8
Physical & cognitive performance
8
Confidence is built through repetition and ownership, not innate talent.
He performed opening night on Broadway with a fully torn ACL.
Prevention beats recovery: why not getting sick is the real health strategy.
Deep work & focus
Podcast
How email's origins at Microsoft shaped modern workplace dysfunction
Deep Questions with Cal Newport
February 26, 2024
Deep work & focus
9
Processes & SOPs
7
Work-life balance
6
Bill Gates's 1993 hive-mind email culture was accidental, not inevitable
The real inbox killer: unscheduled messages requiring replies, not volume
You can rewind digital evolution and redesign how collaboration actually works
Identity & self-belief
YouTube
Summoning your best self: intentionality as a daily practice
Brendon Burchard
February 22, 2024
Identity & self-belief
9
Productivity & habits
6
Goal setting
5
Autopilot defaults to comfort — intentionality requires active daily work
Gratitude, wisdom, and desire are the three core superpowers
Frequency of summoning your best self is the ultimate differentiator
Identity & self-belief
YouTube
Dealing with toxic comparison, self-esteem, and modern parenting
GaryVee
February 21, 2024
Identity & self-belief
9
Resilience & grit
6
Comparison is just insecurity — nobody else's life concerns you.
Eighth-place trophies caused more emotional damage than social media.
Zero expectations of others is the foundation of a stable life.
Physical & cognitive performance
YouTube
How the brain controls cognition and how to optimise it
Andrew Huberman
February 19, 2024
Physical & cognitive performance
8
Deep work & focus
6
Working memory is the real-time workspace; dopamine is its chemical lever
More dopamine isn't better — an inverted-U means you can overshoot and perform worse
Brain modularity predicts who responds to cognitive training and drug therapy
Deep work & focus
Podcast
How to reclaim your phone and rebuild a richer digital life
Deep Questions with Cal Newport
February 19, 2024
Deep work & focus
9
Productivity & habits
7
Build six high-quality leisure habits before you touch phone habits.
White-knuckle abstention fails — replace the void, then declutter.
Add tools back only with a clear purpose and explicit usage rules.
Four human desires that drive aliveness, connection, purpose, and growth
Brendon Burchard
February 15, 2024
Goal setting
10
Productivity & habits
7
Routines live desires daily — goals alone leave them to chance
Relationship quality, not individual effort, drives most life satisfaction
Achieving a goal without a growth plan beyond it creates emptiness
Identity & self-belief
Podcast
Stoicism in practice: authenticity, niche-finding, and doing enough
The Daily Stoic
February 15, 2024
Identity & self-belief
9
Niche selection
8
Branding
6
Marcus Aurelius and Adams both boiled lifetimes of wisdom to three words.
Staying authentic costs sponsors — multiple revenue streams buy back your freedom.
Empty niches stay empty for a reason; design around the barriers, not past them.
Productivity & habits
YouTube
How top engineers manage time: Matt Martin on Clockwise
EO
February 13, 2024
Productivity & habits
7
Origin stories
7
Automation & tools
5
Without intentional weekly planning, others will consume your time by default
Unregulated shared time is an economic tragedy — Clockwise acts as the regulator
Viral-within-org growth: one user seeds a team, value compounds as teammates join
Identity & self-belief
Podcast
Stoic strategies for lasting happiness in daily life
The Daily Stoic
February 13, 2024
Identity & self-belief
9
Resilience & grit
8
Goal setting
5
Happiness comes from controlling your mind, not external events.
Wanting less is more reliable than acquiring more.
Adversity is practice — the untested person is the least happy.