Hello friend,

Happy Mother's Day to all the rad moms! This week, I explore a simple theory of happiness: Tiny Moments.

Side note, how are you using AI in your work? It's been a powerful lever in our toolkit and and we're sharing our own case studies of ChatGPT and MidJourney on Wednesday, May 17th at 3 p.m. ET.

You'll be able to fast-track your knowledge of these AI tools and learn prompts/frameworks to use them effectively.

The Tiny Moments happiness theory

There are many perks to working on Wall Street.

I went to Super Bowl 48.

I sat court side and watched the Knicks, Lakers and Nets play at their iconic arenas.

I skied fresh tracks all day at the Yellowstone Club.

(Yup, a private ski mountain.)

All for free. All before I turned 32.

Yet none of these made a dent on my happiness.

Here are this week's top reads:

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How can I get my kids to be better at math?

8 minutes | Moontower
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If your kid likes math, how should you continue to foster this interest? It’s tempting to go full-on telic mode and drive them towards your desired outcome. But what if instead, you step back and let “insight [be] its own reward.” This is from Kris Abdelmessih’s (a recovering finance bro like myself) incredible Moontower Meta newsletter.

→ Read the post​

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Why is Finland the happiest country on Earth?

8 minutes | The New York Times
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The tiny Nordic nation has been ranked the happiest country on earth for six consecutive years, what’s their secret? They derive satisfaction from leading sustainable lives and perceive financial success as being able to identify and meet basic needs. In other words, “When you know what is enough, you are happy.”

→ Read the article​

// three

A two-minute burnout checkup

7 minutes | Harvard Business Review
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What is burnout? This post posits that it’s the result of chronic stress that accumulates around your experiences of workload, values, reward, control, fairness, and community. The antidote? A quick assessment (or our wants and needs framework) across these variables to see where you’re at risk.

→ Read the article​
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Hybrid work and the end of the weekend as we know it

6 minutes | The Wall Street Journal
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Everyone works on the weekends. And now the data confirms it. Is this bad news for employees, who have to give up even more of their time to ever-more demanding bosses? Or a sign that people finally work whenever it fits their rhythm instead of being bound to the arbitrary nature of the 9-to-5?

→ Read the article​

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How to take brain breaks and boost creativity at work

2 minutes | Bloomberg
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Are you tired of feeling drained and unproductive at work? Learn how neuroscientists stay energized and focused all day — using tactics like “brainwashing breaks” and “Email Bursts” to handle their inbox.

→ Read the article​

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LAST WEEK'S MOST READ

• ​Life after “Golden Handcuffs” (RadReads, 1,279 clicks)
• ​This 15-minute stick figure exercise can help you find your purpose (NPR, 450 clicks)

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And finally, Dame Lillard on playing for something beyond NBA championships.

With gratitude,

Khe

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