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I hope your weekend is off to a rad start.

Bonuses are currently hitting bank accounts, which reminds of the classic joke:

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🎧 In this week's podcast, we ask: What are your money rules?​

Who wants to be a billionaire?

There's a common marital fight in the Hy Household.

It's not about the dishwasher. It's not about the merits of Tiger-styled Parenting.

It involves traveling. Economy Plus, to be specific.

This question leaves us a house divided:

Is it the moment you leave your house?

Or when you land at your destination?

Now, if you plot our net worth on this Scale of Wealth, the answer becomes a paltry:

It doesn't matter, you're still at Level 2.

Here are this week's top reads:

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How to do great work

28 minutes | Paul Graham
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The formula for career success is simple: do great work. Paul Graham, the founder of Y Combinator, knows a thing or two about success. Here’s a 10,000 word missive on the planning, execution and patience required for great work.

→ Read the article​

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What is radical agency?

5 minutes | Useful Fiction
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Agency is the determination to make things happen. Personally, I think it’s a superpower. While it’s not inherent, it can be learned and cultivated. And strategic discomfort unlocks it.

→ Read the post​

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The golden handcuffs of private equity

1 minute | Steve Wiesner
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Are you feeling the itch for more adventure? Those sweet golden handcuffs may be keeping you from living life today.

→ Read the tweet​

Below the Fold
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LAST WEEK'S MOST READ

• ​It’s ok to leave money on the table (RadReads, 558 clicks)
• ​As a therapist, I know what’s breaking couples up (The Walrus, 517 clicks)

And finally, what parallelograms and filing taxes have in common.

With gratitude,

Khe

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