Stealing from the Bible
Some of you clicked this email because it mentioned stealing. Some of you came because it mentioned the Bible. And
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16: 100,000 Steps For Change
I'm taking 100,000 steps in 24 hours for charity. That's about 81km or 50 miles. It will take 18-20 hours. I am not a runner or performance athlete. I don’t even remember the last time I jogged.
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Create Time to Think and Explore
Someone recently shared the article The Five Regrets of the Dying , citing that the number two regret of the dying
15: The long road to Essentialism
Essentialism exposes my frequent stumbling blocks—taking on too much, underestimating completion times, and letting the cumulative chaos eat into more precious areas of my life.
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Quality Over Quantity
You should relish missing out on the non-essential, or the Joy Of Missing Out (JOMO). I took note of an
14: Dig your well before you're thirsty
You should prepare in advance whatever tools, skills or resources you will need later in life. Later could be tomorrow or years from now, but you'll be better adapted to capitalize on opportunities!
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Stop Spinning Plates
There’s a nifty little book that I turn to often. Honestly, it’s tiny. It upturned the idiom “time
13: How to get away with being Black (An update)
This week I'm republishing and adding commentary to a race-related piece that was taken down after some tweets of mine went viral. It's important right now. TW.
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Less means more
Here's a paradigm shift for you: Less means more while more often means mediocre. There are times where
12: Focus on cultivating discipline
Discipline is notoriously hard to cultivate. Fried plantain won't eat itself and I can binge Netflix shows like they’re shutting the website down tomorrow. But discipline is achievable!
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Think More, Do Less
In 2020/21 I fell in love with the concept of Essentialism . The best definition of essentialism I’ve seen
11: Productivity and the motivation myth
I want to challenge your conception of motivation and point out why it's a poor fuel for productivity. Also, we need to stop pretending broccoli is delicious.
