The Sunday note · 25 October 2026
Ask this instead of “How was your day?” (and 15 more)
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Your weekly check-in
How do you feel, out of five?
Two minutes, four pillars of your life. Take it every Sunday, write your score down and see how it moves from week to week.
The three that moved people
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Social▶ Video
Ask this instead of “How was your day?”
Tired of “Fine.”? Swap one question.
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Self▶ Video
Bad days aren't a failure of optimism.
Optimism isn't never having bad days. It's knowing your way back.
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Social
Everyone is a real-life influencer.
Not the kind you're thinking of.
All 16 notes this week
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Self
Your new lock screen: one for today, one for your people.
Save the one you need this week.
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Self▶ Video
Five small ways to recover after a draining day
You don't need a whole evening. Just one small way back.
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Purpose
Purpose projects have to be thought big. Otherwise they're hobbies.
Small thinking is safe. Big thinking is how purpose reaches people.
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Purpose▶ Video
Healthspan, not lifespan.
Not more years. More good years.
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Social
Waiting for their signal is also a way of being there.
Some messages don't need an answer. Just a promise you keep.
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Purpose
How is ifeelfive made? A friend, an AI and a purpose.
Every week, one conversation. Nothing goes out without his yes.
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Social
Stop asking ‘How was your day?’
“Fine.” is the answer a tired question gets.
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Work
I met some of the wealthiest people in the country. I never wanted to trade places.
Success that only lives in one pillar is expensive.
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Work▶ Video
How to stop living for the weekend
Five days a week shouldn't feel like a waiting room.
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Social
For the friend who always asks how you are.
They check in on everyone. Who checks in on them?
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Self▶ Video
I wouldn't give my younger self any advice.
Everyone asks what you'd tell your younger self. My answer is nothing.
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Self
The best diet I ever did allowed a cheat day.
A broken day doesn't break a routine.
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Self▶ Video
Your lock screen, in your own words.
Write one sentence you need to read more often. Any language.
Try this tonight
The perfect breath
Every day. Before sleep, before a hard talk, at your desk.
- Breathe in softly through your nose for 5.5 seconds.
- Breathe out through your nose for 5.5 seconds.
- No pauses, no force. About five and a half breaths a minute.
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One question for your Sunday
Growth for money alone stops filling you up.