Your relationship quality can be judged by two things: 1. How much fun you have doing nothing together 2. How lovingly you can solve conflicts

The most disturbing thing I’ve read in Proust so far. A “pineapple and truffle salad”?? So this truffle craze goes back >100 years?

As you get older in dating your standards no longer become a big checklist where you’re hunting for a mythical unicorn. If you really mature, your list becomes smaller but everything on it is SUPER IMPORTANT.

One simple hack to finding love: stop only hanging out with your married friends.

3 annoying things you see on dating profiles: - Someone who writes “no hookups!” (comes across jaded) - Someone who lists 10 adjectives about themselves (“I’m funny, smart, kind, passionate etc”) - Someone who makes dismissive statements (“if you’re a cat person, swipe left!”)

Don’t marry someone for their “best” energy. Marry someone for their every day energy.

The modern world leans you towards micro-interactions: likes, sending Reels in the DM’s, leaving a comment. And yet people still feel isolated because these aren’t deep interactions. The best thing you can do instead: Have a phone call with 3 friends a week.

“We ought not to do to our future selves what it would be wrong to do to other people.” ― Derek Parfit

- Not building skills and career capital so you can thrive in your 30’s/40’s. - Failing to nurture friendships - Ignoring your health/fitness

Quit until you win. Finding you’re own excellence starts with learning what NOT to waste time on. Quit dead ends. Ditch bad jobs. If you’re not learning anything, leave. Try lots of things, then quit the things you suck at until you’re left with your true calling.

Your aim when learning a new topic (Roman history, Shakespeare, quantum mechanics) shouldn’t be to become an expert. Your aim should be to have enough knowledge to have a conversation with an expert and not seem totally ignorant.

Not one of the tech bros agreeing with this horrendous SBF-take can name a single writer better than Shakespeare.

There are 4 barriers that stop people finding their ideal partner in 2024: - Not meeting enough people - Wasting time in casual situationships - Staying in bad relationships too long - Having unrealistic standards Which is the biggest problem in today’s dating market?

A powerful lesson on productivity and success from Jason Fried in his book “Rework”. Get rid of your “like to do” list and cut it down to your “must do” list. What are the top 1-3 things you’d like to focus on this year? 👇

New YouTube video: How To Read Faster (50+ Books A Year!) 📖 Here are 5 simple techniques for speeding up your reading pace and making it MUCH easier to tick off your book bucket list. 🥳 ⬇️⬇️⬇️ youtu.be/Geg9jHH8HM4?si…

It’s finally here. My brother Matthew Hussey’s new book Love Life is available everywhere now! The first book was 10 years ago and i’m incredibly proud of the new depth and insight in his latest work. 🙌🙌 Link to buy: shorturl.at/dCEGQ