There’s 98 days until 2027...Do this and you’ll thank yourself on Jan 1st

September 25, 2026

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What you'll learn

1 Timestamped Outline
2 (00:02) **99 Days Left: The Real New Year's Resolution** - The hosts argue that the 99-day sprint to year-end is more powerful than a January 1st resolution because it creates urgency and a sense of possibility.
3 (01:50) **Parkinson's Law and Shrinking the Container** - The hosts discuss how work expands to fill the time allotted, and how shrinking time containers forces more compact and effective output.
4 (02:22) **Fighting Natural Weaknesses with Systems, Not Willpower** - A host shares his personal system for neutralizing his weaknesses rather than trying to change them.
5 (03:45) **Creating a Second IRL Event Before Year-End** - A host announces his goal to create one more in-person event before the year ends, inspired by the success of his basketball event, Hoop Group.
6 (05:16) **The Six-Week Event That Started It All** - A host recounts how his first company, The Hustle, began as an event planned and executed in just six weeks.
7 (08:27) **Constraints as a Creative Filter** - The hosts discuss how using constraints—especially the constraint of "what event would I pay to host myself"—eliminates bad options and forces creativity.

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Guests on this episode

Sam Parr

Show Notes

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Episode 865: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) and Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) talk to about how to win 2027.

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Show Notes:

(0:00) There are 99 days left in the year

(1:40) Parkinson’s Law

(3:35) The toxic love of events

(9:25) Joel Greenblatt’s Jelly Bean experiment

(12:25) The aftershocks of Joe Hudson

(15:30) Shaan’s “5 voices in the head” theory

(18:05) Six Thinking Hats

(20:00) The two minds of a creator

(22:45) Blue notebook vs. red notebook

(23:50) Sam’s three notebooks

(27:00) “Your brain is an old mansion”

(30:00) Obscure billionaire, family dynasty

(41:40) Nike stock falls 80%

(44:00) I created a monster / turn shit into gold

(48:35) Tales from the house

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