3 MINUTE MONDAY Hi friend, There is a very painful transition that everyone eventually needs to make in their career & productivity journey - from operator guy to idea guy. At the beginning of your career, the only advantage you have is your work rate because you have no experience to draw on, and any natural talent is capped by your inexperience, so you just work hard to get ahead. You answer all the emails, take all the “would love to connect” calls, you send the invoices, write the copy,...
7 days ago • 4 min read
3 MINUTE MONDAY Hi friend, I’ve finally launched a Modern Wisdom Instagram account. Expect more content, exclusive clips & immaculate vibes. Follow it this week - I’m picking one follower to win a year’s free supply of Neutonic and MW Merch. (plus I’ll love you longtime) Follow here 🚀 https://www.instagram.com/modernwisdom 🚀 Question: How much should you care about things? Answer: I’m unsure exactly but I know that it’s not “the absolute maximum amount, all the time, for everything”. Insecure...
15 days ago • 2 min read
3 MINUTE MONDAY Hi friend, I’m coming back to the UK & Ireland with a brand new live show. Edinburgh, Portsmouth, Birmingham, Manchester, Cardiff, Exeter, London, Dublin (Sold Out), Newcastle & Belfast 🚀 Get your tickets now. I’ve been thinking about how hard we try to control our lives this week. “Fear and ego—in other words, ignorance—are keeping your hand on the tiller. Release the tiller for whatever reason, and the steering takes care of itself.” — Jed McKenna Just let that sink in for a...
22 days ago • 3 min read
3 MINUTE MONDAY Hi friend, Today I released one of my favourite things I’ve ever put out on Modern Wisdom. Introducing the new series: Mostly Wise. Episode #1 is 3 hours with Matt McCusker, Andrew Huberman & Tom Segura. These hangout multi-guest episodes are so much fun for me - I really hope you’re enjoying them too. Watch now on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Lemme know your thoughts in the comments! I have a new theory that I think is true… It’s hard to be cancelled unless you become cringe....
29 days ago • 5 min read
3 MINUTE MONDAY Hi friend, I’m coming back to the UK & Ireland with a brand new live show 🚀 Get your tickets now. Live should be lived by design, not default. “It’s one thing to get what you want. But it’s another thing to want what’s worth getting.” — Shane Parrish This is the danger of not spending time working out what you want to want. Kyle Eschenroeder explains it beautifully… Blindly following your desires makes you a slave to your impulses — slave to the assumptions of those around...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
3 MINUTE MONDAY Hi friend, I'm doing a Texas meetup this Friday 🚀 Come and meet me at the brand new New Braunfels Costco this Friday 15th May. Neutonic has a brand new exhibit inside the Costco and I'll be there from 9am-12 midday so come through, hang out and buy a 75 inch TV with me. 235 Kohlenberg Rd, New Braunfels, TX 78130. “The young man knows the rules, but the old man knows the exceptions." — Oliver Wendell Holmes You have to earn your intuition. Everyone loves the idea of being a...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
3 MINUTE MONDAY Hi friend, I’m coming back to the UK & Ireland with a brand new live show. Edinburgh, Portsmouth, Birmingham, Manchester, Cardiff, Exeter, London, Dublin (Sold Out), Newcastle & Belfast 🚀 Get your tickets now. 13 metaphorical theories to explain emotional drift, attachment, trust fractures and why connection rarely fails loudly... These aren’t clinical theories, but metaphorical frameworks that explain how relationships change quietly over time. They describe emotional...
about 2 months ago • 4 min read
3 MINUTE MONDAY Hi friend, I’m coming back to the UK & Ireland with a brand new live show. Edinburgh, Portsmouth, Birmingham, Manchester, Cardiff, Exeter, London, Dublin (Sold Out), Newcastle & Belfast 🚀 Get your tickets now. I’ve been thinking about how to achieve a Realistic Path To Enlightenment. As much as moving to a cave in the woods and spending a decade in silent retreat might be great for your spirit, it’s not going to be doable by pretty much anyone. If you’ve meditated enough, you...
about 2 months ago • 2 min read
3 MINUTE MONDAY Hi friend, One of the best questions to ask yourself when faced with a decision is “what would you tomorrow want you today to do?” This has been something I’ve relied on for years to help give me perspective and make better choices. It rips you out of the moment. It stops you from relying so heavily on the confused chemical signals coming from your body and instead gives you a bit more distance. It depersonalises the decision and helps you to treat yourself like a friend...
2 months ago • 2 min read