Hello friend,

Happy Labor Day to our US friends. Make sure you go hard with those white linen pants.

My friend (and RadReader and ex-neighbor) Kyle Westaway has created Ace, an AI legal assistant for common startup legal questions. Ace is accurate, fast and free answers. It's cheaper than hiring a lawyer and more reliable than ChatGPT (and it's random hallucinations).

🎧 On this week's podcast, I spoke with my wealth advisor on how to build long-term wealth.

Return on hassle: When the reward ain't worth it

I want you to picture an endurance race.

It's between two 21-year-olds working on Wall Street.

One only invests their personal money in real estate.

The gritty fixer-upper kind with shitty tenants, leaky septic tanks and non-stop cash-out refis.

The other taps a button and buys a single index fund.

20 years go by.

Who comes out ahead?

Here are this week's top reads:

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How to set boundaries

13 minutes | Science of People
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As a people pleaser who fears rejection, setting boundaries is not my forté. Thankfully this comprehensive guide helped me name, communicate and uphold the boundaries that keep my life free from bad vibes.

→ Read the post​

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Magic morning routines won't make you more successful, but they can hurt your health

4 minutes | Fortune
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Cold plunges at 5 am may not be the “magic morning” solution to all your problems, no matter what ‘productivity bro’ advice is trending these days. Instead of trying to tame your mornings, you may want to focus on getting high-quality sleep.

→ Read the article​

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And how's that working out for you?

5 minutes | The Imperfectionist by Oliver Burkeman
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Have you become a prisoner of your own to-do list? Are long lists of tasks creating dead psychological weight? Maybe it’s time to check in to evaluate if your tasks are actually serving your broader life vision.

→ Read the post​

Below the Fold
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LAST WEEK'S MOST READ

• ​How to conduct a fear-setting exercise (RadReads, 1,409 clicks)
• ​30 life hacks I know at 30 that I wish I knew at 20 (Instagram, 918 clicks)

And finally, the world’s best paradox.

With gratitude,

Khe

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