The Drop №. 73 with Chase Hobby

VRB’s weekly list of things to read, watch, listen to, and try that have helped us live better and be better. Brought to you this week by Chase Hobby.

The U-Shaped Curve of Happiness

Listen to this podcast titled “The U-Shaped Curve of Happiness.” Do you ever find yourself thinking that you're just not as happy as you were 10 or 20 years ago? It turns out that feeling is more than a nostalgic hunch, and it's not unique to you. It's actually been borne out by hundreds of research papers and studies and has shown to be a near-universal experience. The bad news: this is a thing. The good news: it’s universal, and it gets better the longer you stick around. Listen and learn.

Intro to Currency Exchange

Watch this short introduction to currency exchange. If you’ve been watching the news lately, you’ll have seen a good deal of handwringing around the value of the British pound sterling vis a vis the U.S. dollar. Most recently, the pound fell to its lowest level since the ’80s. Why? How? What does that mean for world trade? This video intuitively introduces the concept of currency exchange in a way that provides a foundation for answering these questions. Jump into the whole series if you’re feeling froggy.

100 Tips for a Better Life

Read 100 tips for a better life. This list is an imminently actionable collection of tips you can incorporate today to improve your life across productivity, relationships, cooking, and a hell of a lot else. You heard it here first: Exercise (weightlifting) not only creates muscle mass, it also improves skeletal structure. Lift!

How to Make the Most of Your 24 Hours

Try making the most of your 24 hours. For all we know, we get one go at this life. Objectively, it makes zero sense to waste any of those days worrying about the small stuff or spending valuable hours on minutiae, and yet, we all do it more often than not. Try incorporating these four techniques into your day for a week and see what that does for your mindset, productivity, and happiness.