Nov 16
227: The History in Our Habits —
What founders can learn from the hidden psychology driving our daily behaviors
Apr 23
149: Wild Leadership (+ a Giveaway!) —
Lessons on resilience drawn from wild animals raising their young in nature. Plus a readership survey with a giveaway!
Mar 18
144: Values are the New Habits —
How to live a values oriented life + EEAO links
Feb 06
139: Courage is the First Virtue —
An ode to courage in the face of fear
Jan 21
137: Shapes & Stories —
An 80 year old psych paper and a handy framework for telling better stories
Dec 24
133: Secrets, Extroverts, and Interfaces —
This week's concise 🎉🎄holiday edition 🕎❄️ focuses on uncovering secrets to base your startup on, how extroverts can find the social time they need, and opportunities in generative AI for founders.
Dec 17
132: Twelve Ways to Practice Resilience After a Layoff —
In my latest piece for on Every, I wrote about how people can use my resilience framework to better navigate the challenges of a layoff. It's been the most "hearted" piece in the series so far.
Dec 03
130: Happiness at Work —
My latest piece in The Muse and early faves from OpenAI's ChatGPT
Nov 13
127: 3 Times I F*cked Up —
My latest piece in Every: "What Getting Sued, Scammed, and Arrested Taught Me About Resilience"
Nov 05
126: 🎬 Push-Up & Ponder —
🎬 Why Being a Jack of All Trades Isn't Bad
🎬 Why You Shouldn't Fear Rejection
🎬 Why Founders Need Conviction
Oct 02
121: Reboot your hedonic treadmill —
Ex-Microsoft and Facebook engineer Philip Su reflects on the lessons learned from a grueling period working at Amazon
Sep 24
120: Burned Out Tech CEO → Warehouse Associate —
After a high flying 20+ year career in tech, Philip Su burned out. He found solace in an unexpected place: a retail Amazon job.
Aug 06
113: The Art of Being Mentorable —
How to cultivate the qualities that make others want to invest in you
Jun 22
107: My Resilience Mini-Series —
The first installment of Rethinking Resilience, my 8-part mini-series of longform essays on navigating change just went live on Every. I would love for you to read it.
Jun 05
105: Main Character Energy —
Applying the principles of great storytelling to a life of meaning
May 22
103: Designing Ritual —
The word ritual appears inside the word spiritual. And in our increasingly secular society, rituals are being lost. How can we bring them back?
May 14
102: How to Facilitate a Great Workshop —
A few weeks ago, I ran a workshop with the marketing team at at top 20 U.S. college. The focus was on developing team resilience in era of hybrid and remote work and got a ton of great feedback.
May 07
101: Hobbies > Side Hustles —
It might seem stupid, but legitimately one of the best ways to counter burnout is to get a hobby. You know, an activity you do during your leisure time for pleasure?
Apr 09
098: Our Voice —
🤔 Do you like your voice?
🧠 The Way You Sound
🖼 Four Microphones
👉 Audio Gear
Mar 26
096: Dealing with Anger —
🤔 U Mad Bro?
🧠 Dealing with Anger Productively
🖼 Reorgs (a TikTok video)
👉 The Happiness Lab (podcast)