{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Curiosity Chronicle","title":"21 Lessons Learned in 2021","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":609,"description":"Welcome to the 1,253 new members of the curiosity tribe who have joined us since Friday. Join the 56,355 others who are receiving high-signal, curiosity-inducing content every single week. Also be sure to follow and subscribe to my new podcast—Where It Happens—and join our 3,000+ person community on Discord!\nToday’s newsletter is brought to you by Trends!\nTrends is my personal cheat code for generating new business ideas.\nIt’s a premium newsletter from The Hustle that deconstructs the secret sauce of interesting businesses, side hustles, and emerging opportunities—and gives you the playbook to pounce on them. Even better, membership provides instant access to an exclusive community of 15,000+ entrepreneurs who are building the future.\nI learn something new from every single issue—it has become a core part of my content and learning engine. I can’t recommend highly enough.\nUse the link below to join—no commitment, no catch, cancel anytime!\nToday at a Glance:\nAt the end of every year, I sit down and reflect on what I learned. There is no specific aim or purpose to the exercise—the goal is to put on wings, fly up to 10,000 feet, and assess myself and the year that has passed.\n2021 was a uniquely transformative year for my life. So for the first time, I attempted to synthesize that jumble.\nToday’s piece is the result of that attempt: 21 lessons learned in 2021.\n21 Lessons Learned in 2021\nAt the end of every year, I sit down and reflect on what I learned.\nI’ve been conducting this self-reflection exercise for the last 10 years, with varying degrees of structure and rigor.\nThere is no specific aim or purpose to the exercise—the goal is to put on wings, fly up to 10,000 feet, and assess myself and the year that has passed.\nGenerally speaking, the reflection has been free flowing and resulted in a jumble of words and thoughts in a notebook. But this year felt different. It was a uniquely transformative year for my life.\nSo for the first time, I attempted to synthesize...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/4nO1oo__jWE5MpZsRfwEO_6q4py16kwv8WwJybce4FA/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzMxOTcwLzE2NzEx/MzU5MDctYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}