Hi friend,

Happy Easter rad fam! This week, I explored how retirees spend their time. (The results may shock you.)

RadReaders are always on the hunt for ways to work smarter, not harder - and I'm excited to share my friend's new book with some serious $10K insights.

Awaken Your Genius is written by RadReader (and actual rocket scientist) Ozan Varol. It's a simple guide to stop living life on auto-pilot, unlock your originality and unleash your unique talents.

If you order Ozan’s book using the link below, you’ll get a free mini video course with 10, three-minute, bite-sized videos with the most powerful insights from the book.

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Will you have "retirement regret?"

Guys, I screwed up.

I left Wall Street at 35, without a plan. I was constantly told:

The haters were right.

I'm now 43 and my net worth is exactly the same as it was at 35.

I screwed up my retirement.

And that's great news.

Here are this week's top reads:

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The key to becoming extraordinary

2 minutes | Ozan Varol
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What do Steve Jobs, Bruce Springsteen and Marie Curie have in common? Besides transcendent and ubiquitous fame they possess the one trait that makes them extraordinary — always operating from first principles.

→ Read the post​

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The highest-order bit

10 minutes | LinkedIn
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This is such a rad take on $10K Work through the lens of the highest leverage point. As leaders, our jobs is not to get everything right — it's to get the right things right. (Plus, the nerd in me loves the mathematical accuracy of our productivity framework.)

→ Read the post​

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How to make a big decision

5 minutes | Shondaland
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You don’t have to make a pros and cons list for every decision in your life. When faced with a major decision, get clear on what options are on the table, identify your values in this scenario, analyze how this will affect your ideal future, and remember that the worst-case scenario is probably not that bad.

→ Read the post​

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When it comes to money, your brain can be your worst enemy

6 minutes | The New York Times
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When it comes to investing, we’re our own worst enemies. Take, the anchoring effect, which allows you to latch on to the most recent lesson you’ve learned and gets you sucked into the crypto hype at the expense of your Roth IRA. Becoming more aware of our cognitive biases (including the mere urgency effect, present bias and planning fallacy) will make you a better investor.

→ Read the article​

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Quiet weekends

4 minutes | Fortune
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Rather than “easing” into the workweek on Monday with a light workload, try “easing” into the weekend on Friday. By maximizing your productive energy earlier in the week, you can head into the weekend feeling calm, not overwhelmed. Bonus points: No Meeting Fridays.

→ Read the article​

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LAST WEEK'S MOST READ

• ​The sinister side of work ethic (RadReads, 705 clicks)
• ​The status trap (No Small Plans, 294 clicks)

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And finally, here’s Rema humbly being moved by how huge a star he’s become.

With gratitude,

Khe

PS Supercharge Your Productivity is the only course that connects the pursuit of productivity to life’s larger questions. While the course is closed for live enrollment, the DIY edition is available for purchase.

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