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We had our first LA meet up to celebrate the podcast launch and it was 🔥.

We're taking this show on the road and Paul Millerd and I will be hosting one in NYC meet-up on July 25th. Let's hang and spread the love.

This week’s podcast explores the question: Why do we fear being ordinary?​

When $800 million can’t buy freedom

Imagine selling your startup to eBay for a cool $800 million.

It’s the ultimate act of financial freedom.

And Bryan Johnson did just that. He sold his payments company Braintree in 2013.

He was 36 years old at the time. A true time billionaire.

But let’s take a look at his daily routine.

After all, he has 30 doctors and regenerative health experts overseeing every detail of his regimen.

He takes 104 pills a day.

He’s injected plasma from his own son’s blood.

He has a strict vegan diet amounting to 1,977 calories a day.

He wears specialized blue light glasses for 2 hours before bed.

(And during sleep, he’s hooked up to a device to measure a key metric: number of er*ctions.)

He might be rich. Filthy rich.

But he’s definitely not free.

Here are this week's top reads:

This summer, we’re testing out 3 stories. Let us know what you think!​

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Investing advice to a 30-year-old who just made $1 mm

2 minutes | Twitter
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What advice would a successful investor and “influencer” give his 30-year-old self? Tim Ferriss is an Internet OG and he shares advice on early-stage tech, over-optimization and not discounting your own luck.

→ Read the tweet​

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The most common graduation advice tends to backfire

3 minutes | The New York Times
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Should you follow your passion? It turns out that this common graduation guidance has a blind spot. It encourages you to conform to societal expectations and that graduates “seem highly malleable and susceptible to influence.”

→ Read the article​

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How I overcome self-doubt and impostor syndrome with my confidence portfolio

2 minutes | The Caring Techie
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When the sh*t hits the fan, how can you pick yourself up and regroup? A confidence portfolio can help remind you of your competence and resilience when you need it most. My version of a confidence portfolio is my Jar of Awesome which I fill with all the kind words I get from you.

→ Read the post​
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LAST WEEK'S MOST READ

• ​The MMA framework (for fulfillment) (RadReads, 852 clicks)
• ​What to do with your life (Julian Shapiro, 829 clicks)

And finally, when drone designers get too creative.

With gratitude,

Khe

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