Nov. 12, 2025

I Did Nothing For 2 Weeks. It Made Me Better At Everything.

I Did Nothing For 2 Weeks. It Made Me Better At Everything.

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Episode 763: Sam Parr ( ⁠https://x.com/theSamParr⁠ ) and Shaan Puri ( ⁠https://x.com/ShaanVP⁠ ) talk about the benefits of doing nothing, Shaan’s secret book project, and the $100M startup that’s trying to cure loneliness. 

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Show Notes:

(0:00) Sam takes 2 weeks off

(8:13) Stoicism, so hot right now

(14:09) engineering breakthroughs

(19:55) One Hour Books

(33:21) good procrastination

(35:33) Shaping a belief

(43:52) Shaan's family hustle

(49:00) Build What Outlives You

(51:01) Little Blue Books

(56:11) $100M curing loneliness

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• Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com 

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