Life + Work Podcast
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Feb. 5, 2025
The 5 Types of Wealth with Sahil Bloom
#213: Master the 5 types of wealth to lead a more fulfilled life. Sahil Bloom shares strategies and tactics to regain build lasting financial freedom, invest in your health, control of your time, deepen your relationships and enhance mental clarity. Sahil Bloom is the author of 5 Types of Wealth and writer of The Curiosity Chronicle, a popular weekly newsletter that provides actionable ideas to help build a high-performing, healthy, wealthy life. He is also an investor and runs a venture fund...
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Jan. 22, 2025
Mailbag #10: Simplifying Life, Parenting Lessons, Childcare Strategies, Family Travel Tips and More
#211: Chris and Amy answer questions on parenting, including planning for a baby, childcare, schooling, parenting strategies, travel with kids, managing screen time, and more. Partner Deals Cultural Care: Get $250 off flexible childcare with international au pairs NetSuite: Free KPI checklist to upgrade your business performance Green Chef: 50% off your first meal kit + 2 months of free salad with code ALLTHEHACKSFREE Bilt Rewards: Earn the most valuable points when you pay rent Trust & Wi...
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Jan. 15, 2025
Top 10 Takeaways from 2024
#210: Chris shares his top 10 takeaways from over 60 episodes released in 2024, providing impactful insights to optimize investments, master the art of travel, cultivate lasting habits, improve health and relationships, and more. Partner Deals Stable: 50% off your first year of my favorite digital mailbox DeleteMe: 20% off removing your personal info from the web Superhuman: Free month of the fastest and best email with code ALLTHEHACKS LMNT: Free sample pack of my favorite electrolyte dri...
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Jan. 8, 2025
5 Resets to Reduce Stress and Burnout with Dr. Aditi Nerurkar
#209: Science-backed strategies to manage stress, build resilience, and reclaim your energy. Harvard physician and stress expert Dr. Aditi Nerurkar shares how to recognize stress and distinguish between healthy and unhealthy stress and her five-reset approach to rewire the brain and body for less stress and burnout. Dr. Aditi Nerurkar is a Harvard-trained physician, television correspondent, and speaker with over 20 years of clinical experience. She developed a science-backed approach to mana...
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Jan. 1, 2025
7 Questions to Make This Year Your Best Year Yet
#208: Learn the 7-step framework for a personal annual review that will help you reflect on last year and plan to make this year your best one yet. Together with Sahil Bloom, we discuss insights for setting meaningful goals across personal growth, relationships, and career, along with tactics to track progress and improve next year’s review. Sahil Bloom is the author of 5 Types of Wealth and the creator of The Curiosity Chronicle, a widely-read weekly newsletter that offers actionable insight...
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Dec. 25, 2024
15 Tactics to Break Free from Distraction with Nate Klemp
#207: Actionable strategies to overcome distraction and reclaim your focus with insights from Nate Klemp. He addresses the negative impact of screen addiction on mental health and shares practical tactics for reducing distractions. We also explore how cultivating openness and curiosity can strengthen relationships and help combat polarization. Nate Klemp is a thought leader in mindfulness and personal development, leveraging his background in philosophy to explore the intersection of technolo...
205
Dec. 11, 2024
Building Better Habits, Strengthening Relationships, and More Listener Q&A with Chris and Amy
#205: Chris and Amy answer listener questions around life and relationships, from creating better routines and setting boundaries to navigating family dynamics and planning creative date nights. They also discuss leveraging assistants, credit card strategies, and more. Partner Deals Superhuman: Free month of the fastest and best email with code ALLTHEHACKS NetSuite: Free KPI checklist to upgrade your business performance Shopify: $1/month trial for the easiest e-commerce platform DeleteMe:...
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Dec. 4, 2024
The Science of Nutrition and Its Impact on Your Body with Dr. Mark Hyman
#204: Learn how to use nutrition to optimize your health, energy, and longevity. Dr. Mark Hyman explores the harmful effects of ultra-processed foods and offers tips for adopting a nutrient-dense diet. We discuss the role of dairy, protein, GLP-1 agonists, and supplements, the importance of the gut microbiome, and the link between nutrition and mental health. Dr. Mark Hyman is an internationally recognized expert in functional medicine and nutrition, a practicing family physician, and a best-...
202
Nov. 20, 2024
Holiday Gift Guide and Top Ways to Save This Season
#202: Sharing 80+ holiday gift ideas across tech, kitchen, clothing, healthcare, games, and more—plus my top strategies to maximize your holiday savings. For all the products, links, deals and more, check out the full 2024 Gift Guide here: https://chrishutchins.com/gifts Partner Deals LMNT: Free sample pack of my favorite electrolyte drink mix Gelt: Skip the waitlist on personalized tax guidance to maximize your wealth Notion: Try Notion AI free to automate tedious tasks and streamline you...
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Oct. 23, 2024
Use the Internet Better: The Tools and Tactics You Need with Steph Smith
#198: Learn to find anything online quickly, effectively and securely with Chris and Steph Smith. We discuss essential tools and tips for navigating the web, from uncovering hidden information to leveraging AI and keyboard shortcuts to validating sources. Whether you’re a seasoned researcher or a casual browser, you’ll gain practical strategies to unlock the internet’s full potential. Steph Smith is a writer and the host of the a16z and Sh*t You Don't Learn in School podcasts. She builds onli...
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Oct. 16, 2024
Navigating Your Money, Points, and Career + More Listener Q&A with Kevin Rose
#197: Together with Kevin Rose, we'll dive into points and miles strategies, credit card optimization, travel tips, and career growth. Specifically, we'll cover everything from underrated credit card tricks, tactics for earning multiple welcome bonuses, navigating the complexities of family travel, staying updated on the best deals, our favorite podcasts, and so much more. Kevin Rose is a partner at True Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm that has invested over $4 billion in a port...
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Sept. 18, 2024
The Power of Trust and Skepticism with Jamil Zaki
#193: Unlock better opportunities, improve your emotional and physical health, and build stronger relationships by embracing “hopeful skepticism.” Dr. Jamil Zaki shares science-backed, actionable strategies to overcome the rising tide of cynicism and shift toward a positive mindset— paving the way for a more fulfilling and successful life. Dr. Jamil Zaki is the director of the Stanford Social Neuroscience Lab and a psychology professor at Stanford University. Trained at Columbia and Harvard, ...
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Aug. 28, 2024
Why High-Performers Focus on Energy, Not Time with Sahil Bloom
#190: Transform your relationships, productivity, and overall quality of life by discovering how to be intentional with your time. Sahil and I share actionable tactics to build better habits (and get rid of bad ones), improve your listening, boost creativity, choose the right people to surround yourself with, and so much more! Sahil Bloom is the author of 5 Types of Wealth and writer of The Curiosity Chronicle, a popular weekly newsletter that provides actionable ideas to help build a high-pe...
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Aug. 14, 2024
My Must-Have Products and Services for Life, Work and More
#188: Here are the 130+ things I cannot (or don’t want to) live without, including my favorite tech, web and mobile apps, travel gear, subscriptions, banks and financial tools. I also share health and fitness items, smart home gadgets, kitchen tools, must-haves for kids and more! If you prefer to read, there’s a blog post version of this episode here. Partner Deals Maui Nui: 20% off the most nutrient-dense red meat NetSuite: Free KPI checklist to upgrade your business performance Gelt: Skip t...
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July 24, 2024
12 Tactics to Make More Time EVERY Day with Jake Knapp and John Zeratsky
#185: Learn a proven 4-step framework to create more time in your day for whatever matters most. In this episode, Jake and John share tactics to highlight your priorities, maintain laser focus, energize with healthy habits, and reflect in order to continuously improve and transform your life. Jake Knapp and John Zeratsky are the authors of the best-selling books Sprint and Make Time, and co-founders of Character, a venture capital firm. Previously, they were partners at Google Ventures and de...
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July 10, 2024
Debunking the Biggest Parenting Myths with Emily Oster
#183: Economist Emily Oster uses data to challenge and debunk common parenting beliefs and shares data-driven strategies for parents to make more informed and confident decisions. We also cover data on polarizing topics like sleep training, breastfeeding, private vs. public school education, and more. Emily Oster is a professor of economics at Brown University and a NYT best-selling author of four books—Expecting Better, Cribsheet, The Family Firm, and The Unexpected. She's also a the founder...
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June 12, 2024
How a Simple Change Can Improve Your Health, Sleep and More with James Nestor
#178: Bestselling author James Nestor reveals how improper breathing can lead to health issues that include poor sleep, asthma, chronic congestion, ADHD, and anxiety. He shares research-backed techniques to identify and correct your breathing habits, highlighting the numerous health benefits of nasal breathing. James Nestor is a science journalist and award-winning author of the book Breath. His work has appeared in The Atlantic, Outside, Scientific American, The New York Times and more. ...
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May 28, 2024
Monday Musings: Latest Deals, Summer Award Travel, Father's Day Gift Ideas, Calling 911 and More
#175: Host Chris Hutchins shares his latest deals, advice on booking summer travel with points, some father’s day gift ideas, a family health update and more. Resources Mentioned Chris's Newsletter Latest Deals Bilt Rewards Toast App for Restaurants Hilton Summer Promo Credit Cards: Citi Strata Premier℠ Great Finds Dr. Attia Video on Exercise Nick's Blind Date Why Car Insurance Rates Are So High Recommendations Tetris Movie Superhuman Email (promo code ALLTHEHACKS) Traffic...
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May 22, 2024
Secrets of Success in Life and Work with Legendary Silicon Valley Investor Andy Rachleff
#174: Legendary investor Andy Rachleff shares invaluable lessons to accelerate your personal and professional growth. He explores how success can be achieved through the power of intellectual curiosity, non-consensus thinking, effective writing and questioning, and decision-making. He also offers practical advice on career advancement and leadership. Andy Rachleff co-founded Benchmark Capital, one of the most successful venture capital firms, and is currently the co-founder and executive chai...
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May 8, 2024
Secrets of Super Achievers: Learning the 10x Growth Mindset with Dr Benjamin Hardy
#171: Organizational psychologist Benjamin Hardy explores the power of a 10x growth mindset, highlighting how you can achieve more in one week than most people do in one year. He explores the core principles of 10x and the ‘Future Self’ science to transform yourself, offers practical advice to achieve ambitious goals, addresses the challenges of adopting a 10x mindset and more. Dr. Benjamin Hardy is an organizational psychologist and best-selling author, whose books have sold millions of copi...
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April 24, 2024
Using Radical Candor to Strengthen Relationships at Work and Home with Kim Scott
#169: Bestselling author Kim Scott highlights the impact of using radical candor to maintain better relationships at work and home. She shares tactics to solicit feedback, overcome the discomfort of giving and receiving criticism, and navigate situations when others disagrees with your feedback. They also discuss the evolution of Radical Candor towards Radical Respect, which addresses the impact of unconscious biases. Kim Scott is the co-founder of Radical Candor, an executive education compa...
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April 3, 2024
Reverse Aging and Live Longer with Bryan Johnson
#165: Bryan Johnson shares takeaways from his $2M longevity project, Blueprint. He and Chris discuss ways to utilize the power of sleep, food, supplements, and fitness to help reverse the aging process and achieve optimal health. They also discuss zeroth principle thinking and the future of medical interventions. Bryan Johnson is an entrepreneur, venture capitalist, writer and author. He’s currently the Founder/CEO Blueprint, Kernel and OS Fund. In 2013, he sold his company Braintree Venmo to...
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March 20, 2024
The Science-Based Tactics of Persuasion with Daniel Pink
#162: Bestselling author Daniel Pink shares science-based tactics to become a better persuader, whether its to sell a product, motivate yourself, or write an email pitch. This episode also addresses the misconception of coercion as persuasion, the significance of information asymmetry, strategies for handling rejection, the surprising truth about extroverts in sales, and so much more. Daniel Pink is the author of several provocative, NYT bestselling books about business, work, creativity, and...
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March 6, 2024
Expert Advice on Medical Emergencies and Travel Illnesses with ER Dr. Benjamin Jack
#160: ER physician Dr. Benjamin Jack helps you plan for the most common medical emergencies. He covers what to do and how to decide if it makes sense to go to an ER, urgent care or regular doctor. He also provides expert advice on proactive measures for managing illnesses and emergencies while traveling. Dr. Benjamin Jack is the founder of Duration Health, the doctor-prescribed medical kit with emergency Rx. He completed his pre-med at John Hopkins University and his MD at Cornell University....
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Feb. 28, 2024
Masterclass on Habits and Becoming a Super Communicator with Charles Duhigg
#159: Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Charles Duhigg explores the impact of building habits on our lives and relationships. The episode covers the elements of a habit loop, effective strategies for creating, changing, and redirecting habits, the significance of setting realistic goals and much more. It also dive into ways to utilize the science of conversation and connection to build habits that transform you into a supercommunicator. Charles Duhigg is the author of The Power of Habit, whic...