My First Million · April 27, 2026 · 54m

How to find your thing

Sam Parr and Shaan Puri explore how to design a life worth living by discovering what you're meant to do. They discuss following bliss, building mastery through loops you love, and learning from the regrets of people at the end of their lives. The episode synthesizes philosophy, psychology, and practical frameworks for finding meaningful work.

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Curious

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Enthusiasm, Mastery, and Passion as Signals3:33

Enduring enthusiasm combined with demonstrated mastery reveals what you're actually suited to do—not just what excites you momentarily.

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The Top 5 Regrets of the Dying24:49

People at the end of life reveal what they wish they'd prioritized—offering a reverse map of what actually matters.

Claude ChatGPT Gemini

Editorial

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Follow Your Bliss0:00

The path to meaningful work starts with following what brings you genuine excitement and joy.

Claude ChatGPT Gemini

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Find a Loop You Love16:23

Organize work around repeatable feedback loops that you enjoy, so the repetition builds mastery without burnout.

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Life Design as a Business Problem0:00

Apply business frameworks and systems thinking to personal life—optimize for what matters, not just what's urgent.

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References

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The Top 5 Regrets of The Dying — Bronnie Ware — End-of-life wisdom about what people wish they'd done differently

Misc

✧Episode frames life design as a business problem — 'Run your life like a $100M business'

✧The hosts emphasize loops and feedback systems as key to discovering what you love

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