Mindset: Identity & self-belief
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Resilience & grit
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Executing advice beats consuming it: Gary Vee on action and mindset
GaryVee
May 25, 2023
Resilience & grit
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Identity & self-belief
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Founder interviews
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- 99% of advice-listeners never execute — action is what proves anything
- Artificial timelines force bad decisions; let the right move emerge naturally
- Ignoring criticism requires equally ignoring praise — they're the same trap
Resilience & grit
Podcast
How a 109-year-old neighbour embodied stoic wisdom on living well
The Daily Stoic
May 24, 2023
Resilience & grit
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Identity & self-belief
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Origin stories
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- Contentment and purpose matter more than the pursuit of happiness
- You control only which handle you grab on any situation
- Mixing generations deliberately is maintenance, not a nice-to-have
Resilience & grit
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Transform anxiety into power through avoidance awareness
Beyond the To-Do List - Productivity for Work and Life
May 22, 2023
Resilience & grit
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Identity & self-belief
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- Avoidance, not anxiety, keeps you stuck — stopping the pattern creates choice.
- Map your thoughts, emotions, and behaviors to recognize anxiety before it triggers avoidance.
- Align daily actions with your core values to reduce anxiety and reclaim meaning.
Identity & self-belief
Podcast
Work as one part of life: rethinking careers and identity
Deep Questions with Cal Newport
May 22, 2023
Identity & self-belief
9
Work-life balance
8
Productivity & habits
6
- Why treating work as your identity makes you fragile
- Define 'good enough' before work expands to fill everything
- Lifestyle vision first — then find the job that fits it
Stoic joy: finding happiness beyond pleasure and material gain
The Daily Stoic
May 22, 2023
Motivation
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Identity & self-belief
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- Stoic joy is the absence of misery, not the presence of pleasure
- Six questions to ask before chasing money or ambition
- Service and purpose — not isolation — are the true sources of joy
Identity & self-belief
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How to advance your career when nepotism is working against you
Dr. Grace Lee
May 20, 2023
Identity & self-belief
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Communication
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- Your reaction to nepotism reveals your own biases more than the event itself.
- Nepotism is a values conflict — hiring family fulfils perceived benefits, not just favouritism.
- The fix: communicate your value in terms your decision-maker actually cares about.
Resilience & grit
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Find a way to use what life hands you
The Daily Stoic
May 18, 2023
Resilience & grit
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Identity & self-belief
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Management
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- AI disruption is a stoic opportunity, not a threat to resist.
- Marcus Aurelius wrote Meditations as a grieving parent mid-pandemic.
- The four Cardinal Virtues are inseparable — courage needs wisdom to matter.
Deep work & focus
Podcast
Protecting morning time and reading beyond your comfort zone
The Daily Stoic
May 11, 2023
Deep work & focus
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Identity & self-belief
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- Protecting your morning hour is how serious thinkers stay serious.
- Reading only what you agree with is a form of intellectual stagnation.
- Understand opposing views fully — arguing straw men makes you look foolish.
Identity & self-belief
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Business success does not require sacrifice — if you define it yourself
GaryVee
May 2, 2023
Identity & self-belief
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Resilience & grit
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Motivation
5
- $800K/year is top 1% — no 19-hour days required
- Wanting money too fast is the real source of burnout
- Entrepreneurship is micro-losing; practise failure more
Resilience & grit
Podcast
How stoicism and discipline helped actor Alexander Ludwig get sober
The Daily Stoic
April 29, 2023
Resilience & grit
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Productivity & habits
8
Identity & self-belief
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- Recovery is lifelong structure, not a destination—small daily practices prevent relapse
- Discipline redirects destructive energy into creative growth and building better habits
- Stoicism teaches you can't escape feelings by changing locations or circumstances
Resilience & grit
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Five principles for turning an adversarial boss relationship into a partnership
Dr. Grace Lee
April 22, 2023
Resilience & grit
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Identity & self-belief
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- Your boss rarely intends harm — your interpretation does the damage.
- Self-governance: acting from your values, not external imperatives.
- Repeated negative patterns across jobs signal internal triggers, not bad bosses.
Identity & self-belief
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Gratitude, forgiveness, and intuition as foundations for happiness
GaryVee
April 19, 2023
Identity & self-belief
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Resilience & grit
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- Gratitude — not money — is the real source of lasting happiness
- Forgiveness unlocks your own growth; it doesn't excuse others
- Gut intuition beats pure logic for spotting big opportunities early
Identity & self-belief
Podcast
How to make better decisions and build a joyful career with Ada Chen Rekhi
Lenny's Podcast Product Career Growth
April 16, 2023
Identity & self-belief
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Communication
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- Crowdsource decisions with a structured curiosity loop, not vague advice-seeking
- Your values are an internal scorecard — career 'obvious moves' often fail the test
- Explore broadly early-career, then exploit deliberately once you find your edge
Identity & self-belief
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Gary Vaynerchuk on why chasing money makes you miserable
GaryVee
April 14, 2023
Identity & self-belief
9
Motivation
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- Material goals leave you empty the moment you reach them
- Monday dread is a signal your work doesn't match your nature
- Forgiving others is something you do for yourself, not them
Identity & self-belief
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How to prepare yourself for a startup career as a student
Y Combinator
April 14, 2023
Identity & self-belief
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Resilience & grit
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Productivity & habits
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- Learn to code now — coders hold the real power inside startups
- Ship low-stakes projects early to build the founder muscle
- True ambition means patience; startups take 7–10 years