What's up friend,

Happy Father's Day to my rad dads out there. We've got a special treat for you this week - a new podcast!!!

We're kicking off an 8 episode pilot to tackle life's thorniest questions. This isn't going to be yet another podcast where you hear authors pitching their new books.

Instead, we're bringing in some Rad Friends - experts, thinkers and writers to ponder one vexing question each episode. These questions include:

• Why do I fear being ordinary?
• Will I ever stop worrying about money?
• Should I teach my kids Mandarin?

These conversations will take us one step closer to a life well-lived.

Don't get the Porsche

My friend’s a successful hedge fund manager in NYC.

But expensive toys aren’t his thing.

However, he recently splurged on a Porsche Taycan. And immediately regretted it.

Why?

He feels like a D-bag at the soccer pick-ups.

The maintenance is stressful.

He can’t shake the immigrant guilt of having nice stuff.

“I should’ve just bought a Chevy Tahoe,” he lamented.

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Here are this week's top reads:

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How I finally found self-love

7 minutes | Anita
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How much of our suffering is a downstream consequence of us not feeling “inherently good?” That achievement and striving are part of the elusive hunt to “be good.” Anita’s journey is similar to mine, spanning the spiritual (Tara Brach), the physical (somatic coaching) and the psychological (IFS).

→ Read the post​

// two

The time-traveling mistake we make when we procrastinate

6 minutes | Behavioral Scientist
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1 in 5 adults are trapped in a vicious cycle of chronic procrastination. Next time you're about to hit snooze on that $10K task, stop and ask yourself: “What if it were easy?”. All while showing compassion for your Future Self.

→ Read the article​

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How modernity invented the midlife crisis

7 minutes | The Atlantic
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Spoiler alert: only a very small portion of the population truly experiences a midlife crisis. What if the self-reflection and discontent in one's 30s and 40s is just a normal developmental stage?

→ Read the article​
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To make a pivot, treat your next career change like a verb

4 minutes | Quartz
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The Pivot Method for career change involves understanding your existing strengths (Plant), exploring options (Scan), conducting pilot projects (Pilot), and ultimately committing to a launch (Launch) when you feel confident in your new direction.

→ Read the article​

// five

To build a top performing team, ask for 85% effort

7 minutes | Harvard Business Review
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What if the secret for getting better results was to put in less effort? My Wall Street Self 15 years ago would have called this heresy, but there’s actually scientific evidence to back this counterintuitive claim.

→ Read the article​

Below the Fold
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LAST WEEK'S MOST READ

• ​Would you make 300 phone calls a day? (RadReads, 1,025 clicks)
• ​The new rules of success in a post-career world (Wall Street Journal, 379 clicks)

And finally, Wiz Khalifa’s son on having a famous dad.

With gratitude,

Khe

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