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Hope everyone's weekend is off to a great start. When it comes to using ChatGPT in my business, I’ve been asleep at the wheel. I’m skeptical seeing courses mostly promoted by 20 year-old ex-crypto bros.

So when my dear friend (and professor, best-selling author and rocket scientist) Ozan Varol told me he was launching a ChatGPT course — I was all in.

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🎧 In this week's podcast, we examine the question: Is achievement culture killing our kids?​

Goldman Sachs hates DJs

The gig is up for the CEO of Goldman Sachs.

David Solomon hung up the turntables this week.

"DJ D-Sol" had a good run.

He performed at Lollapalooza. He even hit the Billboard charts.

But the board of directors crushed his little passion project.

Thankfully your side projects are safe.

And you should lean into them.

Here are this week's top reads:

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How I fell in love with turning 50

4 minutes | The New York Times
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When I started RadReads, I was 35. Now I’m thinking about my 50s (but still got some runway). This quote was beautiful: "By the time you arrive, your foundation is solid and your pillars are strong. You’ve polished your sense of humor and your imagination."

→ Read the article​

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What is "True Wealth?"

1 minute | Nassim Taleb
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One of my life mantras is “true wealth is never feeling rushed.” This list adds some great principles like the absence of envy, periodic surprises and *checks notes* good bowel movements.

→ Read the tweet​

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The law of reversed effort

5 minute | Big Think
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The "law of reversed effort" states that the harder we consciously try to do something, the less we will succeed. This concept mirrors the Daoist idea of Wu Wei, which advocates stepping back from busyness and just letting things happen naturally.

→ Read the article​

Below the Fold
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LAST WEEK'S MOST READ

• ​The case for bringing back chores (RadReads, 1,000 clicks)
• ​Being poor vs. feeling poor (More to That, 483 clicks)

And finally, may we all experience Indian food with this unbridled excitement.

With gratitude,

Khe

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