Curiosity Chronicle

I define an asymmetry as something where the risk is limited but the reward is potentially significant. It's an action with an asymmetric return profile: If it doesn't work out, the cost is small, but if it does work out, the reward is large.I've been keeping a running list of the most powerful asymmetries I've found—the tiny investments with potentially outsized returns.This piece shares 44 asymmetric things you should be doing (across career, personal growth, relationships, health, and money). Choose 1-2 from each category to implement in the weeks.•••My first book is a 7x NYT Bestseller and has reached over 200,000 people around the world in three months since its release. Join the movement to redefine what it means to live a wealthy life.Order The 5 Types of Wealth Now!

There are certain taxes of life that we must happily pay:Periods of loneliness are a tax on personal transformation. To achieve the growth we want, we need to accept that there will be periods when we've left our prior environment and have yet to find our new one.Hard conversations are a tax on deep relationships. To build the deep bonds we want, we need to accept the hard conversations that repair and strengthen these connections along the way.Boredom of routine is a tax on long-term success. To earn the win in the light, we have to embrace the boring basics in the dark.Imposter syndrome is a tax on growth. To unlock the growth we asked for, we need to accept that we will be pushing beyond our current competencies and feeling like an imposter in doing so.But there is one tax of life that we must actively reject:The Ignorance Tax.•••My book has been on the monthly NYT bestseller list for two consecutive months since release and has sold over 200,000+ copies worldwide. Get your copy now and join this movement to redefine success and wealth!Order The Book Now!

Morning routines have been a hot topic of discussion lately, mostly prompted by a mega-viral video of an Instagram influencer running through his elaborate minute-by-minute rituals.It's incredibly good content—the ASMR sounds, the shots, the execution—but is having a fancy, complicated morning routine really going to change your life?If you aren't going to start dunking your face in expensive bottled water before 6am, can you still be successful?•••My book has been on the monthly NYT bestseller list for two consecutive months since release and has sold over 200,000+ copies worldwide. Get your copy now and join this movement to redefine success and wealth!Order The Book Now!

In a world that values sameness, standing out is never free. But those who endure unlock the door to the most extraordinary lives.This is a brutally honest list of the traits I've observed in people who truly stand out. These are the traits I aspire to live by.9 uncommon traits that will make you stand out: (1) Be anti-insecure, (2) Cheer loudly (and without qualification), (3) Practice the art of studied nonchalance, (4) Surround yourself with Truth Tellers, (5) Embrace your beginner's mind, (6) Show up when no one's watching, (7) Tolerate uncertainty a little bit longer, (8) Do the old fashioned things well, and (9) Go all in on the things you want.•••My book has been on the monthly NYT bestseller list for two consecutive months since release and has sold over 200,000+ copies worldwide. Get your copy now and join this movement to redefine success and wealth!Order The Book Now!

Here's a quote I often think about:"It isn’t the mountains ahead to climb that wear you out; it’s the pebble in your shoe." - Muhammad AliOver the years, it's sparked a lot of introspection around a simple question that we should all be asking ourselves more regularly:Am I blocked by the mountain in my path or the pebble in my shoe?•••My book has sold 200,000+ copies around the world and is a 7x NYT Bestseller.If you've been wanting a copy (or are looking to gift copies to family or friends), there's a big 30% sale. Now’s a great time to get it.Order The Book Now!

Everyone tells you to do hard things, but no one tells you why it's so important.First, it's because life is hard. And when you take on voluntary struggle, you're better prepared for the involuntary struggle that inevitably enters your world.But I think there's a deeper reason that goes beyond that...•••My book has sold 200,000+ copies around the world and is a 7x NYT Bestseller.If you've been wanting a copy (or are looking to gift copies to family or friends), there's a big 30% sale. Now’s a great time to get it.Order The Book Now!

This is an Ancient Roman phrase I find echoing in my brain:"Age Quod Agis"Translation: Do what you are doing.A simple concept, yet so very powerful in the attention-splintered world we live in.

Effective delegation is not a subject on any standard school curriculum, so most people have no idea how to do it.Here's my simple guide to get started on your delegation journey.•••My book has sold 200,000+ copies around the world and is a 7x NYT Bestseller.If you've been wanting a copy (or are looking to gift copies to family or friends), there's a big 30% sale. Now’s a great time to get it.Order The Book Now!

There is a cost of entry for everything you want to achieve in life.Everyone wants the reward:The growthThe level-upThe next chapterBut few are willing to pay the cost of entry to achieve it...•••My book has sold 200,000+ copies around the world and is a 7x NYT Bestseller.If you've been wanting a copy (or are looking to gift copies to family or friends), there's a big 30% sale. Now’s a great time to get it.Order The Book Now!

Warren Buffett once said, "Be fearful when others are greedy and greedy when others are fearful."Everyone loves to repeat it, but it's much easier to repeat the quote during calm seas than it is to live by the quote during storms.This article is about how you operate in the storms—an open letter on the most important human trait: Courage.Courage is defined at the testing point. The life you want is on the other side of the testing point you've been avoiding.•••My book has sold 200,000+ copies around the world and is a 7x NYT Bestseller.If you've been wanting a copy (or are looking to gift copies to family or friends), there's a big 30% sale. Now’s a great time to get it.Order The Book Now!

A mental model is a simple way to think about the world.The most useful mental models are broadly applicable—they help identify patterns across different areas of life to create clarity and spark action.Here's one I can't stop thinking about:The hidden debts of life...•••My book has sold 200,000+ copies around the world and is a 7x NYT Bestseller.If you've been wanting a copy (or are looking to gift copies to family or friends), there's a big 30% sale. Now’s a great time to get it.Order The Book Now!

This weekend, I was flipping through a few of my old journals when I came across this quote:"When jarred, unavoidably, by circumstances, revert at once to yourself, and don’t lose the rhythm more than you can help. You’ll have a better grasp of the harmony if you keep on going back to it." — Marcus Aurelius, MeditationsA perfect blend of ancient wisdom for these uncertain times.•••My book has sold 200,000+ copies around the world and is a 7x NYT Bestseller.If you've been wanting a copy (or are looking to gift copies to family or friends), there's a big 30% sale. Now’s a great time to get it.Order The Book Now!

The Streetlight Effect is the tendency to search for answers where it's easiest to look, not where the truth actually lies.•••My book has sold 200,000+ copies around the world and is a 7x NYT Bestseller.If you've been wanting a copy (or are looking to gift copies to family or friends), there's a big 30% sale. Now’s a great time to get it.Order The Book Now!

My entire life changed when I realized one truth:You have to sacrifice short-term freedom in order to earn long-term freedom.•••My book has sold 200,000+ copies around the world and has been a NYT Bestseller for 7 consecutive weeks since launch.If you've been wanting a copy (or are looking to gift copies to family or friends), there's a big 30% sale. Now’s a great time to get it.Order The Book Now!

The future feels wildly uncertain (and you don't need to look far to feel it). This is my open letter to anyone struggling to prepare for an uncertain future...First, we need to scrap the old linear mindset (Plan, Execute) and replace it with an iterative mindset (Execute, Adapt).In a 2012 interview, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos highlighted the importance of identifying what will stay the same in the future and building around that. Think of these timeless truths as your Lighthouse, and the skills that remain relevant are your Lighthouse Skills.Focus on the lighthouse.•••My book has sold 200,000+ copies around the world and has been a NYT Bestseller for 7 consecutive weeks since launch.If you've been wanting a copy (or are looking to gift copies to family or friends), there's a big 30% sale. Now’s a great time to get it.Order The Book Now!

This is one of my favorite parables:A sower went out to sow.And as he sowed, some seeds fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured them.Other seeds fell on rocky ground, where they did not have much soil, and immediately they sprang up, since they had no depth of soil, but when the sun rose they were scorched. And since they had no root, they withered away.Other seeds fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked them.Other seeds fell on good soil and produced grain, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.He who has ears, let him hear.- Matthew 13:3-9This passage offers a powerful reflection on one truth:Your environment creates your reality. Choose Wisely.

Programming Note: The most common piece of feedback I receive is from readers who love the newsletter but find the Friday Five has too many ideas to digest in a single email. Over the next two weeks, I'm going to experiment with something new: The Friday Five will be split across four short weekday emails that will take 1-2 minutes (max!) of your time. The Wednesday deeper dive will remain the same. My goal is that this change will mean more of you are able to take action on these ideas and experience the growth that follows. 1% better, every single day. Stay curious, friends.

Question: Who would you call to get you out of a foreign prison?Framework: The Stoic Archer•••My book has now officially spent 7 straight weeks on the NYT Bestseller List!It has a crazy "Buy 2 Get 1 Free" offer on the hardcover right now.Order Here

In 2022, after making a rash emotional decision to pause my book process, I got a piece of advice from a mentor that changed my life: Nobody cares.Here's the truth: You aren't afraid of failure. You're afraid of what other people will think of you if you fail.The Spotlight Effect is a psychological phenomenon whereby we overestimate the degree to which other people are noticing or observing our appearance, actions, behaviors, or results. Nobody cares. So, go do the damn thing.•••My book has sold over 200,000 copies around the world in under two months.It has a "Buy 2 Get 1 Free" offer on the hardcover right now.If you've been wanting a copy (or are looking to gift copies to friends), now’s a great time to get it.Order Here

Question: Are you allowing a missing nail to destroy your kingdom?Framework: The Zone 2 Practice Session***My book, The 5 Types of Wealth, is a 6x NYT bestseller! If you haven't grabbed your copy yet, there's no better time.It's 30% off right now. Get it HERE