Out of Curiosity

🙏 quick updates

I know you usually expect this letter on Thursdays, but I’m reaching out early to share two updates in advance of the next issue—one about the name of…

Dec 4, 2024

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November 2024

#111: because it fascinates you

Don't pursue something because you "want to be great". Pursue something because it fascinates you, because the pursuit itself engages and compels you.

Nov 29, 2024

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#110: don't wait for it

Don't wait for it. Create a world, your world. Alone. Stand alone. Create. And then the love will come to you, then it comes to you.

Nov 14, 2024

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#109: lands of opportunity

But this isn’t really about your job. It’s about your relationship to resources and value. It’s about whether you are building a conservative nest egg…

Nov 8, 2024

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October 2024

#108: landscape of possibility

I’ve seen this with my friends, in how they are full of ideas and adventurous spirit a few months after I convince them to quit their jobs. The world is…

Oct 25, 2024

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#107: not getting distracted

90 percent of success is not getting distracted. The person who carefully designs their daily routine goes further than the person who negotiates with…

Oct 11, 2024

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September 2024

#106: authentic being

Among his various possible beings each man always finds one which is his genuine and authentic being. The voice which calls him to that authentic being…

Sep 27, 2024

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#105: personal leadership

True self-help is just that: helping yourself. It's an act ofpersonal leadership and direction. It certainly requires thatyou consider advice and…

Sep 6, 2024

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August 2024

#104: choose your hard

I read a book that said: "Marriage is hard. Divorce is hard. Choose your hard. Obesity is hard. Being fit is hard. Choose your hard. Being in debt is…

Aug 23, 2024

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#103: joy and gratitude

The path to a greater life is not “suffering until you achieve something,” but letting bits and pieces of joy and gratitude and meaning and purpose…

Aug 9, 2024

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#102: true and good

I don’t really have any apocalypse theories or immortality theories or afterlife theories and right now I don’t feel like I need them. I believe in the…

Aug 2, 2024

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July 2024

#101: chasing bold ideas

Looking back, however, that list was incredibly valuable because it taught me the usefulness of chasing bold ideas—even if they never materialize. The…

Jul 26, 2024

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