Mindset: Identity & self-belief
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Identity & self-belief
Podcast
Arnold Schwarzenegger's early mindset: bodybuilding as a philosophy for any craft
Founders
July 22, 2021
Identity & self-belief
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Resilience & grit
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- Total mental commitment matters more than talent or technique.
- Ruthlessly fixing weaknesses beats endlessly training strengths.
- Bodybuilding discipline transferred directly to acting, business, and wealth.
Resilience & grit
Podcast
Ten pieces of life-changing wisdom from the Stoics
The Daily Stoic
July 18, 2021
Resilience & grit
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Productivity & habits
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Identity & self-belief
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- Memento mori resets perspective in any situation — wins or losses.
- Anger always makes things worse; the regret hangover proves it.
- Fools keep putting off living — the Stoics say seize today.
Identity & self-belief
YouTube
How a hidden self-belief is capping your business growth
Bill Gallagher
July 13, 2021
- Your childhood beliefs about yourself silently constrain business growth.
- Seeing a blind spot is often enough to dissolve its grip.
- The fastest path to scaling is working on yourself, not the business.
Identity & self-belief
YouTube
Finding happiness by starting with the end of your life in mind
Bill Gallagher
July 6, 2021
Identity & self-belief
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Goal setting
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- Having everything you wanted but still feeling trapped is common.
- Imagine the end of a successful life — who would you be?
- Becoming that person now dissolves suffering faster than solving problems.
Identity & self-belief
Podcast
Einstein: curiosity, nonconformity, and the cost of imprudence
Founders
June 22, 2021
Identity & self-belief
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Deep work & focus
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Resilience & grit
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- Being a brilliant rebel cost Einstein nine years of job rejections
- His miracle year happened with no prior signs of a breakthrough coming
- Curiosity and solitude, not raw intelligence, drove his greatest insights
Deep work & focus
Podcast
Staying Motivated on Long-Term Projects
Deep Questions with Cal Newport
June 21, 2021
Deep work & focus
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Productivity & habits
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Identity & self-belief
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- Progress accretes from planning, not motivation—structure beats feeling.
- Deliberate practice means stretching past your comfortable ability repeatedly.
- Work location matters more than time for avoiding distraction.
Productivity & habits
Podcast
The relationship between order and discipline and personal freedom
Deep Questions with Cal Newport
June 7, 2021
Productivity & habits
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Identity & self-belief
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- Intentional discipline aligned with your values creates freedom, not restricts it.
- Chaos without structure leaves you reactive to email and algorithms, not genuinely free.
- Start with roles and values; each week practice one area where you're falling short.
Identity & self-belief
YouTube
Stopping people-pleasing to stay true to yourself
Silicon Valley Girl
May 29, 2021
Identity & self-belief
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Resilience & grit
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- Audacity matters more than talent if you ignore community doubt.
- You cannot control others' emotions — trying to makes life impossible.
- Bold self-honesty in communication filters for the right people fast.
Deep work & focus
Podcast
Eight Stoic strategies to spend less time on your phone
The Daily Stoic
May 16, 2021
Deep work & focus
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Productivity & habits
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Identity & self-belief
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- Seneca warned against slavery — your phone qualifies
- Phone-free mornings and evenings add 10+ hours daily
- Remove social apps from your phone; limit inboxes to three
Identity & self-belief
YouTube
Three alarms to align daily behaviour with health, work, and relationships
Bill Gallagher
May 12, 2021
Identity & self-belief
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Productivity & habits
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Work-life balance
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- Name a best-self identity for each domain; behaviour follows instantly
- A near-fatal heart attack exposed the cost of sacrificing health for work
- Evening routine — shutdown, digital sunset, 8 hours — drives next-day output
Identity & self-belief
Podcast
Ryan Holiday on writing a children's book about Marcus Aurelius
The Daily Stoic
May 9, 2021
Identity & self-belief
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Relationships & family
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- Why Marcus Aurelius — chosen, not born — is the stoic exception to absolute power
- Stoic aphorisms planted early resurface when life actually demands them
- Self-publishing gave Holiday total creative control, and it shows
Identity & self-belief
Podcast
Socrates, wisdom, and the philosophy of everyday life
The Daily Stoic
March 27, 2021
Identity & self-belief
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Relationships & family
6
Resilience & grit
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- Socrates is misread as ironic — the dialogues are genuinely life-threatening stakes
- Why brilliant students (Alcibiades, Nero) turned out worst despite great teachers
- Raising philosophical kids starts with whether you're curious yourself
Identity & self-belief
Podcast
Always consider unintended consequences and others' perspectives
The Daily Stoic
March 15, 2021
Identity & self-belief
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Communication
7
Long-term planning
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- Good intentions alone cause blowback — Caesar's killers created an emperor
- Kennedy avoided nuclear war by thinking several escalation steps ahead
- Strategic empathy makes you more effective, not just more compassionate
Identity & self-belief
YouTube
Advice for women starting their first startup
Y Combinator
March 8, 2021
Identity & self-belief
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Resilience & grit
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- Stop waiting — there is never a perfect moment to start
- Being a mom or outsider is a strength, not a barrier
- Build value for yourself, not someone else's company
Identity & self-belief
Podcast
Intellectual humility: how to know what you don't know
The Daily Stoic
February 24, 2021
Identity & self-belief
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Pivoting
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Deep work & focus
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- Partial knowledge breeds overconfidence more than ignorance ever does
- Treating beliefs as hypotheses — not identity — is what rethinking requires
- Backup plans and procrastination signal smart risk management, not weak commitment