Happiness is built by habits and the five chimps theory. Intent-based leadership. Product/market fit: experience & data.
Journal of discoveries #90 - 30th of December, 2023
Welcome to the 90th issue of the newsletter, “Journal of discoveries.” Each week, I check a list of hundreds of sources of inspiration to spot exciting articles, videos, podcasts, and books on personal development, leadership, management, technology, and innovation.
Let’s dive in!
One “must” for this week
"Happiness is built by habits and the five chimps theory". One of my favourite passages from The Almanack of Naval Ravikant.
“At the end of the day, you are a combination of your habits and the people who you spend the most time with."
Building good habits, such as avoiding alcohol and sugar, and surrounding ourselves with positive people, can increase our long-term happiness. Happiness is a “skill” that requires intention, focus, and continuous effort, and we can try different activities and approaches to find what works for us.
Personal development
Happiness is built by habits and the five chimps theory
It doesn’t matter if you fail. It matters *how* you fail
Find success without a “performance-based identity”
Work-life balance: a player's guide
The psychology of your future self and the end-of-history illusion
From “Lean In”: are you my mentor?
Good conversations have lots of doorknobs
Innovation
Product/market fit: experience & data
Love vs. fame: a framework for social applications
Learnings from 500,000 newsletter subscribers by Lenny Rachitsky
Why I’m optimistic about the future
Lewin's change management model - three stages of change
Excuse me, is there a problem?
Power laws have more power than you think
Leadership and management
Why charisma is not required for leadership
Bridging the gap: introducing management 3.0 to C-level executives
Soaring via feedback and radical candor
Queueing theory, slack and resilience
Hire better managers: 35 interview questions for assessing a candidate
One book
“AI 2041: ten visions for our future” by Kai-Fu Lee.