Systematizing Relationships and Travel Plans

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Being deliberate when traveling to different cities by making a list of people to see can save time and effort. Using LinkedIn at scale is not effective for this purpose. Having a little black book of people in different cities is a helpful hack. Systematizing relationships is often misunderstood, but it's about finding shortcuts and heuristics to make life easier. Just like having systems for work, it's beneficial to have systems for relationships as well.

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(00:00) Intro

(01:38) The life dinner

(15:08) Systems for friendships

(23:00) Dealing with negativity

(33:58) Wealth beyond money

(35:13) ‘Deferred happiness syndrome’

(39:20) The yes damn effect

(46:16) We are blind to our realities

(50:11) What does retirement mean?

(57:15) Financial security vs financial confidence

(01:09:30) Be a guide not a guru

(01:12:04) Mental health & wellbeing

(01:22:30) Reduce friction in your life

(01:33:00) The ideal week

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