Hey Reader, Greetings from Japan. We're fully immersed in yakitori, micro pig cafes, Zen gardens and 7-11 pork buns. It's awesome. I've also been writing two posts a week on AI developments over at Future-Proof Your Career with AI. It's totally free, check it out (it's a separate newsletter). Sign up for free → Here are this week's top reads: // one You should be setting rejection goals 10 minutes | Vox What would life look like if we didn’t take rejection so damn personally. Our fear of...
10 days ago • 2 min read
Hey Reader, Greetings from the Shinkasen on our way to Kyoto. The trip’s off to a great start. I even bit the bullet on Premium Economy, no regrets. I wanted to share the most impactful online course I’ve ever taken. This January, I was in a rut, looking for a new challenge. I randomly took Nat Eliason’s course Build your own Apps with AI and got hooked on coding. I built some amazing things like my new website and a buy vs. rent calculator). But the biggest unlock was a completely new...
17 days ago • 2 min read
Hey Reader, We're heading off to Japan for Spring Break. If you have off-the-beaten path family recommendations (with 2 elementary school girls), HMU! In the past, I've shared Kris Abdelmessih’s excellent Substack, Moontower and today I want to highlight his companion app: moontower.ai. Kris is an options trader and someone who knows this stuff cold—with a special knack for explaining complex ideas very well. The app uses volatility analytics to help you navigate the options market, and...
24 days ago • 2 min read
Hey Reader, I hope you're all having a fantastic weekend. Shortly after sending out last week's newsletter, I got to tour Cincinnati with my friend (and RadReads super-fan) Casey Grisez. IRL meetings with friends is such a gift! I've also sent three issues of our new newsletter Future-Proof your Career with AI. I know you are all so busy. And it's impossible to keep up with all the new developments. This week, I test-drove NotebookLM (by Google). This will definitely be my go-to tool when I'm...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
Hey Reader, As you're reading this, I'll be on stage at the Econome conference in Cincinnati speaking about financial independence. (The talk will be on YouTube shortly.) Shout out to my friend, Diania Merriam I've also sent two issues of our new newsletter Future-Proof your Career with AI. I'll do wacky stuff like play with the $200 version of ChatGPT for a week to help you decide if it's worth it. Each week, this free newsletter will cover: Real-World AI Applications AI Tools & Tutorials...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
Hey friend, I bit the bullet. Just for you guys. I wanted to see if ChatGPT pro is worth the absurd price I'd been stalling for a while. First, that's a lot of money. But more importantly, I didn't know how I could justify the ROI. What's included in Pro Some of the most vocal advocates of AI (like the economist Tyler Cowen) insist that if you're not using the latest models, you're missing out. The model I always hear people rave about is GPT o1 Pro - the most advanced reasoning model. So I...
about 1 month ago • 6 min read
Hey Reader, I’m off to the EconoMe conference in Cincinnati this week. Ohio friends hit me up! I’m also super excited to announce a new (totally separate) newsletter: Future-Proof Your Career with AI. In speaking to my readers and clients I observed a recurring pattern. Really smart professionals knew that they should be using AI more, but were completely lost about where to begin. And with the rapid innovation — DeepSeek, NotebookLM and GPT o1 Pro — how on earth can you keep up? Thankfully,...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
Hey friend, Welcome to the first issue of Future-Proof Your Career with AI. With AI innovations, tools and use cases changing at a lightning pace -- it's an honor to be your AI sherpa. Like with my RadReads newsletter, my goal is to comb through everything to save you as much time as possible. Today, I'm going to show you how I used ChatGPT to replicate my writing style and voice for my email newsletter. Step 1: The initial prompt As you'll see below, the goal of this exercise was to...
about 2 months ago • 7 min read
Hi Reader, Don't forget to spring forward tonight if you live in the US. This week's market volatility really got to me - it was a nice run of up and to the right and I wrote a bit about it below. I've also been working with a handful of folks who just got their bonuses and are looking to pivot into a new chapter of their careers. Together, I can help you improve your relationship to money, navigate an "identity earthquake and rediscover aliveness. Apply to our coaching program → Here are...
about 2 months ago • 2 min read