What's up friend,

I hope everyone's weekend is off to a great start. On this week's podcast, I went deep - as in 28 years deep - into my relationship with alcohol. The pandemic really changed things for me and I really needed to rethink the point of my Skinny Margaritas.

I promise you an episode that is funny, terrifying and very introspective.

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(Or listen on Spotify or your favorite podcast app.)

How to train your happiness muscle

Here's an embarrassing story about our honeymoon.

We were in Bora Bora staying in one of those private huts on the water.

The "swim in, swim out" kind sitting above the reef.

Flush with manta rays, friendly baby sharks and clownfish.

We playfully sipped Veuve from our hot tub overlooking a majestic and dormant volcano.

Yet sadly, all I could think of was:

Here are this week's top reads:

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Why achievement culture has become so toxic

8 minutes | Greater Good Magazine
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Did you know that youth in “high-achieving schools” are considered an at-risk group? Right alongside kids living in poverty, recent immigrants and kids with incarcerated parents. Parents want their kids to be well-adjusted, resilient and financially independent — but are these good intentions backfiring?

→ Read the article​

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What's a reputation worth?

6 minutes | Young Money
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“It takes 20 years to build a reputation… and 5 minutes to ruin it.” While this is a post about the King of SPACs (Chamanth), it’s really about something money can’t buy — an esteemed reputation.

→ Read the post​

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100 things I know

5 minutes | Out of the Blue
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I’ve been a fanboy of Mari Andrew for nearly a decade and was delighted to reconnect with her newsletter. This is NOT like any other listicle you see — it covers generosity, going to the dentist, hip mobility and grief.

→ Read the post​

Below the Fold
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LAST WEEK'S MOST READ

• ​When the reward ain’t worth it (RadReads, 1,300 clicks)
• ​And how’s that working out for you? (The Imperfectionist, 474 clicks)

And finally, Jimmy Buffet (RIP) with the best life quote ever.

With gratitude,

Khe

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