The Frog Pond Effect

In 2002, Harvard psychologists Daniel Gilbert and Jane Ebert designed a series of studies to test the role of optionality on happiness and human satisfaction.In the first study, the students in a Harvard photography class were asked to make prints of their two favorite photos fro ...  Show more

A razor is a rule of thumb that simplifies decision making.The term comes from philosophy. A principle that let you quickly cut away unlikely explanations or unnecessary steps was called a razor.Razors aren't perfect. They're shortcuts. But used well, they can be the highest-leve ...  Show more

#208: Learn the 7-step framework for a personal annual review that will help you reflect on last year and plan to make this year your best one yet. Together with Sahil Bloom, we discuss insights for setting meaningful goals across personal growth, relationships, and career, along ...  Show more

The way you start 2025 has an outsized effect on the way your year unfolds.

…it’s not what you do once in a while that will make a difference but the tiny triumphs accomplished each day that will cause you to make this year legendary.

…whatever happened last ...

*Blink* a new year already?? To wrap up 2021, Rowena (@rowenatsai) and Vivian (@vivianxvan) chose 10 fun, thoughtful, and quirky questions they answer in this episode. Their findings? Despite how relentless, slow, in their feels, and “unproductive” 2021 may have been, it was stil ...  Show more

Finish a down year off strong! If you’re missing your goals this year, hear my tips on navigating this moment with gratitude, resilience, and strategy. Today, I talk about: (3:35) Reminding yourself that every entrepreneur faces low years (5:38) Mindset shifts to help you show up ...  Show more