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He was a gaming addict with a GPA under 2.0. Almost didn't graduate.

At 21, he left for India to become a monk. Spent years studying yoga, meditation, Ayurveda, trying to understand his own mind.

Then he came back. Got his MD and MPH. Completed his psychiatry residency at Harvard and McLean.

Today, he runs Healthy Gamer, a mental health platform serving over 16,000 clients across the world.

Alok Kanojia MD MPH, also known as Dr. K, bridges two worlds most people think are opposites: ancient Eastern practices and Western psychiatry.

He's spent decades studying why some people crumble under pressure while others use it as fuel.

In our recent episode, he mentioned that every high performer he's worked with carries a wound. Billionaires. Athletes. Founders.

Somewhere in their past, something broke them, a failure, a humiliation, a moment where they decided "I'm never going to be that again".

He calls it being "broken in the right way."

Negative emotions are the most powerful motivators we have. High performers learn to channel them instead of suppressing them.

That's the distinction.

Full episode out now. Link in comments.

#rajshamani #figuringout

Steven Bartlett has 3,092,233 followers
Steven.com has 2,591 followers

Sara Blakely has 2,336,863 followers
Sneex has 27,839 followers

Gary Vaynerchuk has 5,892,939 followers
VaynerX has 152,223 followers

Why?

It's simple 🔥

→ Because people follow PEOPLE.

Not faceless brands.

A personal brand boosts everything that you do.

Successful founders knows that distribution is everything.

In fact, 44% of a company’s market value depends on the CEOs reputation (yes, read that again)

Are you building yours?

Most people will never learn a new skill in 2026.

But these 5 prompts make it embarrassingly easy:

To learn better with AI, use this guide instead: 
→ https://lnkd.in/dcU3kNxJ ←

1. The 80/20

Prompt: "Shortcut I want to learn [topic] in 20 hours. Build me a plan that focuses only on what matters most. Split it into 10 two-hour blocks. Each block needs: what to learn, one resource, and a quick 15-minute check at the end."

2. The One-Pager

Prompt: "Compress [topic] into a single page I can review in 5 minutes. Include: core concepts, how they connect, common mistakes, and one real example for each. Make it something I'd actually print and pin on my wall."

3. Teach Me Like I'm New

Prompt: "Explain [topic] using words a 12-year-old would understand. No jargon. Use stories and comparisons from daily life. End with 3 questions—if I can't answer them, re-explain until I can."

4. The Skill Ladder

Prompt: "Map [topic] into 5 clear levels. For each level tell me: what I'll be able to do, what to study, how long it takes, and how I'll know I'm ready for the next step. Start from "I know nothing" to "I could teach this.""

5. Beginner Mistakes to Skip

Prompt: "What do people waste time on when learning [topic]? Give me the 5 biggest traps beginners fall into, why they happen, and what to do instead. Save me weeks of going in circles."

✦ Bonus:

6. The Teach-Back Loop

Prompt: "Explain [topic] to me simply. I'll repeat it back in my own words. Find what I missed or got wrong. Fill the gaps. Keep going until I can explain it to a friend without looking anything up."

7. Questions That Actually Test Me

Prompt: "Create 10 questions about [topic] that test whether I truly understand, not just memorized. Make them tricky. After I answer each one, tell me what my answer reveals about my thinking."

8. Connect to What I Already Know

Prompt: "I already understand [familiar topic]. Use that as my starting point to teach me [new topic]. Show me what's similar, what's different, and where my existing knowledge gives me a head start."

9. Real Scenarios, Real Practice

Prompt: "Give me 5 situations where I'd actually use [topic] in real life. Walk me through the first one step by step. Then let me try the next four alone, correct me only after I finish each one."

To learn how to prompt, use this guide: 
https://lnkd.in/dgMq6pTs

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I wrote a blog on how to learn with AI.
To access it, click here: https://lnkd.in/dcU3kNxJ

♻️ Repost this image to help others prompt better.

𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝘀𝗸𝘀. 𝗜𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆.

Manami Ito, a violinist and nurse, lost her arm years ago.

Instead of leaving music behind, she learned to play again using a 𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗮𝗿𝗺.

She turned a difficult moment in life into a quiet example of resilience.

For me, this is one of the most meaningful roles technology can play.

Not replacing people.

But helping people 𝗱𝗼 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲, in new ways.

A reminder that our potential is often greater than the limits we imagine.

#AI #Robotics #HumanPotential #Innovation

If you're still using the same tools from last year, you're already behind.

Here are the tools I switched to and the ones I kept:

1. Claude.ai - Claude Code for building apps. Writes, debugs, deploys. Replaced my dev team for most projects.

2. Grok.com - Real-time answers from X. Replaced Google for anything current.

3. Wispr.ai - I talk, it types. Went from 80 WPM to 200+. Best productivity upgrade I've made.

4. Gemini.google.com - Best image generation model period.

5. ChatGPT.com - Still the best for brainstorming. Use voice mode.

6. Notebooklm.google.com - For learning new skills without reading 500 pages.

7. Antigravity.google - Building websites without code.

8. OpenClaw.ai - Personal assistant that actually works. Handles tasks across apps autonomously.

Save this. Pick one tool. Try it this week.

-DM

P.S. These are just the 8 I use daily. I have a full stack of 30+ tools mapped to specific business functions. I'm running a free 4-day challenge this week to show you which tools to use for what in your business. Message me CHALLENGE for the invite 👊

Performance impresses at first.
Character reveals itself over time.

Clarity is quiet.

The claim that AI is inevitably homogenizing is not what research finds. By default, AI produces similar answers, but with better prompting/skills, context, or human interaction, you can get a lot of idea and writing diversity.

Some f*cking bosses piss me off. Bosses treat employees as if they're there to serve them. It's f*cking crazy.

Your employees are fellow human beings. Bosses and business owners, you can't expect your employees to work the way you work unless you're paying them what you pay yourself.

The entitlement by small business owners and managers is obnoxious.