2024: Navigating the Emotional Highs and Lows to Finish Strong
Ending 2024 with a Bang!
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The End of 2024 is fast approaching, here is what I am trying to remember the rest of 2024.
Only 1 in 20 people truly live by the ‘life is short’ motto. Surround yourself with them—they’re a wild ride worth experiencing, even if only for a short time.
When your friends are hurting. Just show up—sometimes, your presence is enough. When they’re down, send a message, pick them up for coffee, or simply hang out. In a crisis, these small acts are what you’ll remember, not the countless pints shared. Always remind people that you care; never let a good crisis go to waste.
When you think something nice about someone, say it right away. Don’t overthink—just do it. It strengthens your relationships, making them richer and more enjoyable. Most people give fewer than five compliments a year.
If a decision isn't crystal clear, it's likely not the right one. The most impactful choices are obvious.
If you're feeling down about how things worked out, remember this: the hardest decisions are often the ones no one else sees. You didn’t take the easy way out. There’s strength in the decisions you choose not to make. Be proud of that.
Choose carefully who you share your struggles with. The wrong response can leave you feeling even worse.
Pay close attention to those who consistently surprise you with their insights. These are the people who challenge your thinking and help you see the world differently.
With the right encouragement, you can achieve more than you ever imagined. Investing in that support is worth every penny.
Decision-making ultimately falls on you. The key is to refine your instincts—trust yourself to improve your judgment. If you rely on others and they’re wrong, you’ll blame them. If they’re right, you’ll never truly know if it was your judgment or theirs.
It’s more important to choose the right thing to do than just deciding what to do.
There’s an unspoken emotional cost to not caring about what others think—something rarely discussed.
True honesty carries an unspoken emotional cost. People claim they want it, but knowing this, they may treat you differently.
Enjoying the journey is often harder than it seems.
A good boss solves many problems.
Intensity is often underrated.
I’m reminded that I have no idea what I’m doing—and that’s okay.
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What I Read This Week:
"Some 2,600 years ago the ancient Greek poet Pindar wrote, “Become who you are by learning who you are.” What he meant is the following: You are born with a particular makeup and tendencies that mark you as a piece of fate. It is who you are to the core. Some people never become who they are; they stop trusting in themselves; they conform to the tastes of others, and they end up wearing a mask that hides their true nature. If you allow yourself to learn who you really are by paying attention to that voice and force within you, then you can become what you were fated to become—an individual, a Master." - Mastery
“School tests weaknesses. Life rewards strengths.
Spending more time on our weakest areas is tempting, but life mostly rewards us for investing in our strengths. Imagine a student who struggles with math but excels at writing. In school, they might spend hours raising their math grades from a C to a B. However, spending the same time on writing might move them from an A to an A+. Focusing on math makes sense when you're taught to think in grades. It doesn't make sense if you think about life. The difference between an A and an A+ in writing ability might mean the difference between a New York Times bestseller read by millions and a book that only 100 people read.”
Address weaknesses only to the point where they stop holding you back. Then concentrate effort on your strengths.”
Become What You Want to See in the World
"Reciprocity underlies everything from basic human kindness to the most complex trade systems. At its core, reciprocity is the simple idea of treating others as they treat us—giving what we get. From this simple principle grows a vast web of social interactions and expectations that shapes nearly every aspect of our lives.
Many people seem to expect the world to hand them things without effort. This is a poor strategy because it doesn’t align with the human behavior you can observe around you every day. Reciprocation teaches us that if you give people cynicism and curtness or nothing at all, you are likely to receive the same. But if you give people an opportunity and the benefit of the doubt, you will often be on the receiving end of the same behavior.
Become what you want to see in the world, and the world will return it to you. If you want an amazing relationship with your partner, be an amazing partner. If you want people to be thoughtful and kind to you, be thoughtful and kind to them. If you want people to listen to you, listen to them. The best way to achieve success is to deserve success. Small changes in your actions change your entire world.
One of the biggest misperceptions about reciprocity is that people should sit around waiting for others to go first rather than unlocking the power of reciprocity in their favor by going positive and going first without expectation.
Reciprocity reminds us that our actions tend to come back on us. It’s an important reminder that we are part of the world, and thus our actions do not happen in isolation but are instead part of an interconnected web of effects.”
— Source: The *Updated* Great Mental Models v2: Physics, Chemistry, and Biology
The investors who want to reach $1 trillion in assets: Joe Bae and Scott Nuttall are co-CEOs of KKR, the world’s third-largest alternative asset manager that boasts the industry’s hottest stock and biggest ambitions. They’re perpetuating the “two-parent” household model that KKR founding partners Henry Kravis and George Roberts followed for 45 years, but they have radically reshaped the machine that Henry and George built. In the rearview mirror are the slash-and-burn leveraged-buyout days immortalized in the famous book Barbarians at the Gate. The firm that’s dreaming bigger than any outfit on Wall Street is embarking on a remarkable journey that few could have seen coming. This is an excellent FORTUNE profile written by my former colleague Shawn Tully Article
Focus on others' stories, not your own.
Til next time,
Miles