227: The History in Our Habits
We don't always know why we do what we do. Jason Shen shares his father's story of never finishing a glass — a habit rooted in China's Cultural Revolution — and why self-empathy matters.
Togetherness 🫶
149: Wild Leadership (+ a Giveaway!)
Lessons on resilience drawn from wild animals raising their young in nature. Plus a readership survey with a giveaway!
144: Values are the New Habits
How to live a values oriented life + EEAO links
139: Courage is the First Virtue
An ode to courage in the face of fear
137: Shapes & Stories
An 80 year old psych paper and a handy framework for telling better stories
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.
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.
130: Happiness at Work
My latest piece in The Muse and early faves from OpenAI's ChatGPT
127: 3 Times I F*cked Up
My latest piece in Every: "What Getting Sued, Scammed, and Arrested Taught Me About Resilience"
126: 🎬 Push-Up & Ponder
🎬 Why Being a Jack of All Trades Isn't Bad
🎬 Why You Shouldn't Fear Rejection
🎬 Why Founders Need Conviction
121: Reboot your hedonic treadmill
Ex-Microsoft and Facebook engineer Philip Su reflects on the lessons learned from a grueling period working at Amazon
120: Burned Out Tech CEO → Warehouse Associate
After a 23-year career at Microsoft, Facebook, and a Gates Foundation nonprofit, Philip Su burned out and found unexpected recovery working as an Amazon warehouse associate.