The Drop №. 97 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.
A New Formula for Happiness
Listen to ‘A New Formula for Happiness.’ This podcast argues that we often follow a misguided formula for happiness—pushing us toward material wealth and other worldly successes. But when our expectations set us down the wrong path, it may be time to reorient ourselves around something new: universal happiness principles we can practice at any age.
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Navy Cross Action Interview
Watch this interview with Navy fighter pilot, and Navy Cross recipient Royce Williams. In combat action recently declassified, Williams shot down 4 Soviet MiGs in the span of thirty minutes before recovering his stricken aircraft aboard the carrier. This story is amazing and deserving of the belated Navy Cross.
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What I Learned from Meditating for 6 Months, 15 hours a day
Read this list of learnings from 6 months of meditation, 15 hours a day with some of the toughest monks on the planet. My personal favorites: 2. A sign of growth is having more tolerance for discomfort. But it’s also having less tolerance for bullshit. 3. Who you are is not your fault, but it is your responsibility. 36. You can't life-hack wisdom. Do the work.
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Hard Conversations
Try having hard conversations. As the saying goes, “hard conversations, easy life.” Do yourself and the people you care about, a favor; next time you have something on your mind, just get it out into the open. Of course, it goes without saying that being respectful and thoughtful is critical, but if you do that earlier than later your relationships and your life will be markedly healthier. If you don’t know where to start, start with these talking points.
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