The hottest Personal Development Substack posts right now

And their main takeaways
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Compliments

We're Gonna Get Those Bastards • 5 implied HN points • 18 Feb 24
🎭️ Culture Personal Development
  1. Compliments can have a lasting impact and are appreciated, so it's important to give and receive them.
  2. Compliments should not be taken for granted in relationships, as they are crucial for maintaining affection and admiration.
  3. Recognition and compliments are powerful motivators, providing psychological rewards beyond material gains.

Pour tous ceux qui n’ont pas le temps

Venture Prose • 19 implied HN points • 11 Nov 19
🏥 Health & Wellness Personal Development
  1. Define a routine to structure your day and maximize productivity; set boundaries for meetings and tasks to maintain focus.
  2. Organize yourself by managing notifications, delegating tasks, and learning to say no to non-priority items.
  3. Step out of comfort zones, expand your network for new opportunities, and communicate honestly to save time and foster growth.

Live Call 11/15 -- Unlearning

Charles Eisenstein • 2 implied HN points • 11 Nov 24
🚌 Education Personal Development
  1. The course 'Unlearning for Change Agents' is designed to help people break free from old beliefs that block understanding and cooperation.
  2. It is relevant today because of increased political division, aiming to teach how to handle differences without harming society.
  3. Participants can join a free live call to get a taste of the course, and they can choose their own price for the course based on what feels right for them.
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GRANTED: When to trust your gut and how to get people to embrace change

Granted • 19 implied HN points • 29 Nov 18
💼 Business Personal Development
  1. Hire based on motivation and ability to learn rather than talent or credentials to be future-ready.
  2. Trust your gut only in predictable environments with regular practice and immediate feedback; if not, gather evidence to test your intuition.
  3. Encourage employees to speak up by rewarding them for raising problems, concerns, suggestions, and solutions to foster a positive company culture.

The Long Game 151: Raising Your Testosterone, Mental Health & Millennials, Optimism & Curiosity, Embracing the Grind

The Long Game by Mehdi Yacoubi • 5 implied HN points • 26 Apr 23
🏥 Health & Wellness Personal Development
  1. Raising testosterone involves getting enough sleep, managing stress, and eating a healthy diet.
  2. Millennials are facing a mental health crisis due to factors like social media and economic insecurity.
  3. Embracing the grind involves being willing to do tedious tasks and finding depth through commitment.

Let’s Reflect on 2023

Oren Cohen • 3 implied HN points • 15 Dec 23
🎨 Art & Illustration Personal Development
  1. 2023 was a year of slow growth and changes in content strategy for the author
  2. The author made $1000 in Ad Revenue on YouTube and explored new online ventures like Etsy and a digital magazine
  3. Setting goals for 2024 including publishing more content, expanding to podcasts, and building new revenue streams

#25 Resulting

Atomic Learnings • 3 implied HN points • 08 Mar 23
💼 Business Personal Development
  1. Judging decisions solely by outcomes is flawed - focus on the quality of the decision itself.
  2. In life, don't let one bad outcome cloud your judgment of a decision's quality.
  3. Learn to differentiate between decision-making and the outcomes they produce to avoid 'resulting.'

Explore and Exploit: Importance of Side Projects

trydeepwork • 1 HN point • 02 Jun 24
💼 Business Personal Development
  1. It's important to balance trying new things (exploration) and focusing on what you already know (exploitation). This balance keeps life interesting and engaging.
  2. Side projects can be valuable for exploring your interests. Don’t feel guilty about them; they help prevent burnout by adding novelty.
  3. When starting new projects, label them as exploratory or exploitative. This helps you know when it's okay to abandon something and when you should commit fully.

On Cloudwatching

The Commonplace • 1 HN point • 22 May 23
🎨 Art & Illustration Personal Development
  1. Small talk serves a purpose in affirming life and creating common ground.
  2. Cloudwatching offers a therapeutic and restorative effect, allowing for a break from the constant thinking and information overload of the modern world.
  3. Cloudwatching is an enjoyable activity that can lead to ideas, providing a simple pleasure that is free and always accessible.

Warren

The Novice • 0 implied HN points • 07 Dec 23
💼 Business Personal Development
  1. Warren focused on doing one thing really well, consistently, and on his own terms.
  2. He prioritized personal standards over seeking public approval or recognition.
  3. Honesty, simplicity, and a focus on helping others were key principles in his success.

Happy New Year!

davidfweiss • 0 implied HN points • 01 Jan 24
💼 Business Personal Development
  1. The author's goal for 2024 is to write a weekly newsletter to improve writing skills and stay organized.
  2. The author plans to share updates on side projects in the newsletter, focusing on successes, failures, and lessons learned.
  3. Starting small and building good habits consistently can help achieve any goal, inspired by the book 'Atomic Habits' by James Clear.

How to be good at content

Mehdeeka • 0 implied HN points • 31 May 23
💼 Business Personal Development
  1. The key to good content is having something truly valuable or interesting to say.
  2. It's better to do nothing than to do a half-hearted job when it comes to content creation.
  3. To improve at writing or creating content, consume diverse content, identify what you like, and develop your own style.

Prédire le futur ? La technique étrangement efficace de Debbie Millman

Mind Fooled • 0 implied HN points • 03 Dec 23
🏥 Health & Wellness Personal Development
  1. You can predict and shape your own future by following a specific technique.
  2. The technique involves writing a detailed description of a day in your life 5 to 15 years in the future, focusing on details and success.
  3. Clarity and intention setting are powerful tools in creating a future you desire, whether personally or in product development.

The Intentionality of Improving Social Skills

Jay's Data Stream • 0 implied HN points • 03 Sep 23
🏥 Health & Wellness Personal Development
  1. Improving social skills is important in various aspects of life, including professional settings like sales or interviews.
  2. Key aspects of improving social skills include genuine interest in others, strong body language and confidence, sharing values, and having fun.
  3. Developing social skills is a process that requires intentional effort and practice, treating charisma as a learned skill that can be honed over time.

Modern Meditations: Josh Wolfe

The Generalist • 0 implied HN points • 12 Feb 23
💼 Business Personal Development
  1. Josh Wolfe focuses on three main investment spaces: inner space, outer space, and latent space.
  2. Interdisciplinary thinking can lead to great ideas by merging fields like myrmecology and physics.
  3. Josh Wolfe believes that some environmental movements hinder progress by overlooking nuclear energy.