Greetings, fellow Inquisitive Soul,

Doesn't this year feel like it's flying by?

Time to pause for a short while, grab a hot drink and catch up with some Weekend Reads. 

This week we have a man who spent £12,000 chasing happiness, a meth-fuelled Finnish solider who outskied the Soviet army and why self-help books suck among other things. 

Keep on learning! 

As always, big love,

Chris & the 42courses team x 

• The CIA method for making quick decisions under stress. Learn how a former covert CIA intelligence officer stays calm in high-stakes situations. 
   
• I spent £12,000 chasing happiness – here's what I found. Save yourself the cash and read this post instead. 
   
• The tallest mountain in the Maldives is just 5 metres high. If Mt. Everest sounds too scary, this one should be a doozy. 
   
• 13 signs you used ChatGPT. An explainer for what your Spidey senses are telling you when you read some AI-generated text! 
   
• Why self-help books suck. Some advice on advice. 
   
• How marketers need to reframe their influence to grow their power. The first in a series of Behavioural Science columns from our good friend Dan Bennett.