Holiday Special: Great Finds (Products, Apps, Media)

TL;DR

The hosts share a collection of their favorite apps, media, and products from the past year, including the Zero fasting app, the Five Minute Journal, the Fat Fire subreddit, and tools like Archive Today. They discuss the “slowly then suddenly” pattern of entrepreneurial success, the importance of creating mental and calendar space, and gratitude practices backed by neuroscience.

Key insights

• “Creating space” (not overbooking your schedule) provides a buffer for unexpected crises, as demonstrated by a Black Friday e-commerce emergency.
• The “slowly then suddenly” wealth pattern: many entrepreneurs earn little for years, then a single exit or investment dwarfs all prior income combined; checking the scoreboard at age 30 or after a dec
• Gratitude and stress cannot coexist in the brain; shifting focus to gratitude (e.g., writing three things that happened today) is more effective than trying to suppress anger or anxiety.