Hey uguba ndubuisi, hope you're having an awesome weekend.
Howdy from Austin 🌵. I've been on a heavy travel schedule, so keeping the email short and sweet this week.
🎙 Shit You Don't Learn in School Podcast
Steph Smith and I committed to publishing a podcast a day for 30 days. We're already 26 days into the challenge!
It's been a lot more difficult than I expected, but there's something rewarding about pushing yourself to do something even when it's not easy. And hopefully, we're getting better as podcasters along the way.
Once the 30 days are up, we'll continue recording 1-2 pods/week. If you haven't been following along, here are the latest topics we've discussed:
- When is it Okay to be Late?
- How to Say No More Often
- Lessons from Years of Location Independence
- What is Integrity & Why Does it Matter?
- Will People Rush Back to the Office?
- The Individual Contributor vs the Manager
- What Does it Take to Become World Class at Something?
- The Fundamental Attribution Error & Relationships
- Will FAANG Be the Dominant Companies Forever?
- What is Financial Freedom and Are You There Yet?
- The Importance of Tech Literacy
- Is the World Actually Getting Worse?
- Overcoming Imposter Syndrome
- How to Make Your Possessions Work For You
- Why We Stopped Staying in Hostels
You can check out the full list of episodes and listen here.
The first episode of the challenge with Steph is "Don't Let Bad Days Become Destructive Days."
🍻 Drinking Less Alcohol
I'm thinking about reducing my alcohol consumption. Ideally, I would make a permanent change, versus a time-boxed challenge.
The biggest motivator is observing how alcohol impacts my sleep. With lower quality sleep, I'm less focused, energized, and emotionally calibrated.
Improving my overall health and energy levels is one of my top priorities for 2021, so drinking seems at odds with that.
Request for help
If you've successfully gone from drinking casually a few times per week to drinking much less or going sober, I'd love to hear how you did it.
What approach worked for you? What approaches failed? What have been the benefits? What have been the challenges or downsides?
I appreciate any insight you can offer!
📚 In Case You Missed It
– If you have any interest in creating a scholarship, I published an article that outlines how you can set up a scholarship in an easy and tax-deductible way: How to Start a Scholarship Fund. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to reach out.
– I published book notes for Think Again by Adam Grant and Thinking in Bets by Annie Duke in the last few weeks. Both books are worth reading for making better decisions and refining your thinking.
- I launched the Equal Opportunity Scholarship and the Choose Courage Over Comfort Scholarship. I'm awarding the Equal Opportunity Scholarship monthly.
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Cheers,
Cal
