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Daniel Baarns
How I almost lost my mind.

Mar 15, 2026

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5 min read

How I almost lost my mind.

The subtle art of giving a...

Daniel Baarns
Daniel Baarns
Proximity Is Power

Mar 8, 2026

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6 min read

Proximity Is Power

How I became an insider (steal this)

Daniel Baarns
Daniel Baarns
What a $299 Gym Membership Actually Bought Me.

Mar 1, 2026

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8 min read

What a $299 Gym Membership Actually Bought Me.

It wasn't about the workout.

Daniel Baarns
Daniel Baarns
How I learn from everyone.

Feb 22, 2026

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5 min read

How I learn from everyone.

Why having friends who are different make your life better.

Daniel Baarns
Daniel Baarns
The 85 Year Old Question

Feb 14, 2026

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4 min read

The 85 Year Old Question

So simple you probably missed it.

Daniel Baarns
Daniel Baarns
Greatness starts with you.

Feb 7, 2026

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2 min read

Greatness starts with you.

The question is the answer.

Daniel Baarns
Daniel Baarns
The Lows of Highs (or is it the Highs of Lows?)

Feb 1, 2026

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5 min read

The Lows of Highs (or is it the Highs of Lows?)

What to do when winning feels like drowning

Daniel Baarns
Daniel Baarns
Anxiety and presence can't coexist

Jan 25, 2026

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5 min read

Anxiety and presence can't coexist

What I learned from seven dinners in seven days

Daniel Baarns
Daniel Baarns
What does the room need from you? (Wrong question.)

Jan 17, 2026

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6 min read

What does the room need from you? (Wrong question.)

Daniel Baarns
Daniel Baarns
Word of the year (This Negates Luck)

Jan 10, 2026

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5 min read

Word of the year (This Negates Luck)

Why I'm done playing small in 2026

Daniel Baarns
Daniel Baarns
The Exhausting Price.

Jan 3, 2026

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9 min read

The Exhausting Price.

Excellence, Acceptance, and the tension (between who I am and who I'm becoming)

Daniel Baarns
Daniel Baarns
Just Start: The three things AI needs before it can help you

Dec 27, 2025

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11 min read

Just Start: The three things AI needs before it can help you

(And why most people are using it wrong)

Daniel Baarns
Daniel Baarns
Just Start: Your Function and Dysfunction Scales.

Dec 20, 2025

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6 min read

Just Start: Your Function and Dysfunction Scales.

What you reward, you get more of. What you ignore spreads.

Daniel Baarns
Daniel Baarns
Just Start: Structure Creates Freedom

Dec 13, 2025

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11 min read

Just Start: Structure Creates Freedom

The system that lets you be spontaneous (and why your best friendships depend on it)

Daniel Baarns
Daniel Baarns
Just Start: Your Brain Is a Terrible Accountant (Here's How to Fix It)

Dec 6, 2025

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8 min read

Just Start: Your Brain Is a Terrible Accountant (Here's How to Fix It)

What a billionaire taught me. (Clearing and Cutting)

Daniel Baarns
Daniel Baarns
Just Start: Writing Your 2026 (thesis)

Nov 29, 2025

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15 min read

Just Start: Writing Your 2026 (thesis)

why you need yours before January 1st

Daniel Baarns
Daniel Baarns
Just Start: Trust

Nov 22, 2025

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7 min read

Just Start: Trust

Brick by Boring Brick.

Daniel Baarns
Daniel Baarns
Just Start: Choosing Grace

Nov 15, 2025

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9 min read

Just Start: Choosing Grace

How I brainwashed myself to assume the best.

Daniel Baarns
Daniel Baarns
Just Start: Meeting New Friends

Nov 8, 2025

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6 min read

Just Start: Meeting New Friends

What if you could enjoy this?

Daniel Baarns
Daniel Baarns
Just Start: Saying It (week 3)

Nov 1, 2025

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5 min read

Just Start: Saying It (week 3)

"I'm grateful you're reading this"

Daniel Baarns
Daniel Baarns
Just Start: Acting Enthusiastic (Week 2)

Oct 25, 2025

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10 min read

Just Start: Acting Enthusiastic (Week 2)

Act Enthusiastic and you'll feel enthusiastic.

Daniel Baarns
Daniel Baarns
Just Start: The Best Virus (week 1)

Oct 18, 2025

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4 min read

Just Start: The Best Virus (week 1)

This will spread like wildfire.

Daniel Baarns
Daniel Baarns
Just Start: Being Genuinely Interested

Oct 12, 2025

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5 min read

Just Start: Being Genuinely Interested

Simple. Simple Isn't Easy.

Daniel Baarns
Daniel Baarns
Just Start: Exploiting Your Superpower

Oct 4, 2025

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5 min read

Just Start: Exploiting Your Superpower

How I became skilled with people. (and you can too)

Daniel Baarns
Daniel Baarns
Just Start: People > Everything (week 4)

Sep 27, 2025

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7 min read

Just Start: People > Everything (week 4)

Sitting by the Lonely Kid (How early empathy became my business superpower)

Daniel Baarns
Daniel Baarns
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