Here's what's new this week.
The Explorer's Gene | Interview with Alex Hutchinson (Podcast)
5 Hard Truths About Creating Work That Matters (YouTube)
Ditch Your Cringey Conversations with Two Small Tricks (Article)
Moving on, here's a few short thoughts this week.
Money
Three quick business lessons:
- Get out of your own head. Most of what matters to you is irrelevant to the people you sell to.
- Because trust is harder to see than most people imagine, it’s more lucrative than most assume.
- Starting and scaling are two different games. When you start, optimize for profit.
Revised excerpt from The Obvious Choice
Health
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WHEN EINSTEIN DIED, IN 1955, his brain was removed during an unsanctioned autopsy at a hospital in Princeton. Later, at the University of Pennsylvania, a pathologist named Thomas Stoltz Harvey sliced it up for research purposes but kept some of the slivers for himself. In 1988, Harvey—who’d since been stripped of his medical license—moved to Lawrence, home of the University of Kansas, where he presented one of the slivers to local author William S. Burroughs, after whose death in 1997 it passed into the possession of . . . I’m going to stop now, because I don’t want to get anyone in trouble. Let’s just say that when I was in Lawrence, teaching at KU, this was a thing that still happened, a hazing that was also an homage: You scooped the bit of Einstein’s brain out of the jar and shook off the excess formaldehyde; then, you put some salt in the crook of your thumb and licked it, after which you took down a shot of cheap room-temperature tequila and sucked on the brain-bit until your mouth went numb.
Relationships
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The harder someone tries to convince you to trust them, the less you should. Beware the convincing conman.
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If something happened that made somebody else you care about upset, even if it’s not your fault, even if the other person is overreacting, even if they misinterpreted what you did or said, if they’re being ridiculous, if their feelings are unwarranted; fix it.
Bite your lip, punch a pillow, lift some weights. Get your frustration out another way. Then smile, say you’re sorry, make amends, and move on. Be the bigger person. Grudges are stupid.
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Promo
Two friends of mine came out with books this week. I wanted to share them with you.
The Explorer's Gene: Why We Seek Big Challenges, New Flavors, and the Blank Spots on the Map by Alex Hutchinson
I read an early copy. But also, Alex and I spent some time together when he was deep in the mud on the book.
And it’s great!
A much-needed discovery into how and why we explore, when to do it, how to do it, and when to, instead, exploit what we already know and have.
A truly important work. Highly recommended.
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How to Travel the World on $75 a Day: Travel Cheaper, Longer, Smarter by Matt Kepnes
This one's an updated version of Matt's NYT bestselling book from many years back. It's an incredibly practical guide to budget travel.
I also had an early copy. Matt came on my podcast as well. That episode will be live in a week or two. It's perfect for somebody wanting to start traveling but is nervous about cost, finding places to stay, and nitty-gritty stuff like getting local currency.
Coach. Author. World explorer. But mostly, Dad.
Free
Instagram: @itscoachgoodman
Podcast: The Obvious Choice
Software: QuickCoach
Paid
Book: Ignite the Fire
Course: Online Trainer Academy
Mentorship: Online Trainer Mentorship
