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Jordan Kessler dismantles the comparison trap with a systems-thinking lens — why the mental leaderboard you're tracking is built on corrupted data, and the three-move framework for finally turning it off.
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Jordan Kessler makes the systems-thinking case for sleep as the foundational OS of your entire performance stack — with a mental model, the latest evidence on CBT-I and digital sleep tools, and four levers for actually engineering better sleep.
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Jordan Kessler makes the systems-thinking case for play and humor as serious personal growth levers — with a mental model, a 2x2 matrix, and research confirming that playfulness is one of the most underrated predictors of health and well-being you're probably ignoring.
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Jordan Kessler reframes journaling from a feelings diary into a cognitive operating system upgrade — and the research explaining why your brain desperately needs somewhere to do its paperwork.
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Jordan Kessler on why death is the most underused decision-making tool — and the three research-backed lenses that turn finite time from a source of dread into your sharpest prioritization framework.
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Jordan Kessler on why creativity isn't a talent you either have or don't — it's a system you either built or haven't yet. The mental models and research-backed moves to start making things again.
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Jordan Kessler reframes burnout as a systems design problem — and introduces the three-part patch that turns exhausted high-achievers into sustainably effective ones, backed by research.
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Jordan Kessler on the planning trap — why elaborate systems feel like progress but aren't, and the three research-backed mental models that actually close the gap between intention and action.
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