Bits of Chris: Augment, Stay Human

If there’s one super power I’ve developed over the past year, it’s taking notes in a way that gets exponentially more powerful over time.

I’ve combined Zettelkasten, How to Take Smart Notes, Second Br…

Simplicity + Consistency = Compounding Wealth

But it’s hard to stay consistent when you’re a human.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

* The simple formula to investing wealth

* How to stay consistent by aut…

Full-Time Employees can indirectly grow their careers and by creating content Part-Time.

Even if the content has nothing to do with your industry.

Part-Time creators are free to explore, learn, and enj…

Change is hard.

But it’s necessary.

In this Data Engineering episode, you'll learn:

* Hive tracks data as folders, Iceberg tracks data as files

* How this key distinction enables Iceberg with powerful me…

Today’s episode is a personal story about the night I met my wife.

It’s a story I might use in a month at a Moth storytelling event.

This is the first time I told it.

You’ll never be that ideal version of yourself.

You’ll never be able to do everything you want.

Our time is finite, this is a good thing.

We can be free to accept ourselves today and focus on what we fe…

You know it’s a problem.

But everyone else is the same way, so you ignore it.

Turn your automatic habit into something that works for you.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

* How our culture today makes it …

I’m joined today by my daughter Sophia.

In today’s episode, you’ll hear:

* 5 jokes straight from Sophia’s brain

* The hardest part about Kindergarten

* Who her favorite stuffed animal is

* What she wants …

I want my kids to fail.

Making mistakes, experiencing defeat - these are things I want them to embrace. To go head first into.

Life is a series of challenges. You will encounter setbacks.

If you’re too…

You should quit.

The biggest mistake you can make is staying stuck in a place you don’t actually want to be.

Quitting is hard because it’s a recognition that one path isn’t working.

Not quitting is the …

Most of the broke people I know drive Range Rovers.

Having a high income doesn’t make you rich.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

* How the gap between income and expenses is the most important part of bui…

Have you ever felt out of place?

Ever felt lost working towards a big goal wondering if you’ll make it?

That’s likely imposter syndrome.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

* What I plan to ask a billionaire…

You don’t need to run your own business to be successful.

In fact, it’s easier to have the time and money freedom you want by being a top performing employee.

In this episode you’ll learn:

* That it’s m…

Everyone hits a wall, do you keep iterating or do you quit?

In this episode you'll hear:

* How being consistent led to a parenting win

* When I knew it was time to quit my previous career

* How to trust …

Have you ever considered that your biggest mistake might be assuming you're always right?

In this episode you’ll learn:

* How Derek Sivers in the book Hell Yes or No assumes everything is his fault

* Wh…

Is time flying by? Can you remember what you did last Wednesday? You have the power to slow down time.

To remember any moment form your life. But it requires you to do some homework.

In this episode y…

Time, unlike money, is a currency you cannot earn back.

In this episode, you'll learn:

* About Memory Dividends from Die With Zero by Bill Perkins

* The difference between financial portfolios and Time …

For years, I chased the illusion of quick wealth, ignoring the slow, fulfilling journey right in front of me.

In this episode you’ll learn:

* The slow, simple path to building wealth through investing

*…

It was just another typical morning of September surfing until a close encounter helped me understand what being a Dad meant.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

* How a group of dolphins gave us a warning

* …

The moment I hit 'publish' on my first podcast episode, I stepped into a world I never imagined.

I had no idea sharing my thoughts into a microphone could be this much fun.

If you like to write but it …