Misbah Haque

Habit Chess Podcast

Education EN ↓ 95 episodes

From modern technology to ancient humanity, Habit Chess explores mastering the game of change. My name is Misbah Haque and I've spent 10+ years coaching Fortune 100 executives, athletes, and high performers from all walks of life. Every week, I share stories, mental models and principles on the craft of getting better at anything. Get Habit Chess Newsletter: https://habitchess.substack.com/

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Misbah Haque

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Education

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Latest episode

Jun 26, 2026

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Episodes

3 Journaling Techniques for a Happier Life | EP95 26.06.2026

Send us Fan Mail Download my free Time Investing Journal: https://free.habitchess.com/notion-time-tracking-template Habit Chess Newsletter: https://habitchess.substack.com/ Try Readwise: https://readwise.io/i/misbah8 Download 21 Questions to Learn Anything Faster: https://free.habitchess.com/21-questions-to-learn-anything-faster Pod Mahal Website: https://podmahal.com Pod Mahal book on Amazon: htt...

THIS Made Me Use Pocket Notebooks Again | EP94 17.06.2026

Send us Fan Mail Field Notes Notebook: https://geni.us/A4mFk1H Download my free Time Investing Journal: https://free.habitchess.com/notion-time-tracking-template Habit Chess Newsletter: https://habitchess.substack.com/ Try Readwise: https://readwise.io/i/misbah8 Download 21 Questions to Learn Anything Faster: https://free.habitchess.com/21-questions-to-learn-anything-faster Pod Mahal Website: http...

An Honest Look at Quitting Social Media for 9+ Months | EP93 08.06.2026

Send us Fan Mail Download my free Time Investing Journal: https://free.habitchess.com/notion-time-tracking-template Habit Chess Newsletter: https://habitchess.substack.com/ Try Readwise: https://readwise.io/i/misbah8 Download 21 Questions to Learn Anything Faster: https://free.habitchess.com/21-questions-to-learn-anything-faster Pod Mahal Website: https://podmahal.com Pod Mahal book on Amazon: htt...

9 Books Worth Gifting to People You Care About | EP92 28.05.2026

Send us Fan Mail Books Mentioned: Excellent Advice for Living: Wisdom I Wish I’d Known Earlier by Kevin Kelly The First Minute: How to Start Conversations That Get Results by Chris Fenning The Four Tendencies by Gretchen Rubin Peak: Secrets From The New Science of Expertise by Anders Ericsson and Robert Pool Never Enough: From Barista to Billionaire by Andrew Wilkinson Range: Why Generalists Trium...

How to Visualize Like Michael Phelps for Anything That Matters | EP91 28.04.2026

Send us Fan Mail Download my free Time Investing Journal: https://free.habitchess.com/notion-time-tracking-template Habit Chess Newsletter: https://habitchess.substack.com/ Try Readwise: https://readwise.io/i/misbah8 Download 21 Questions to Learn Anything Faster: https://free.habitchess.com/21-questions-to-learn-anything-faster Pod Mahal Website: https://podmahal.com Pod Mahal book on Amazon: htt...

9 Books for Work Nobody Talks About (But Should) | EP90 04.03.2026

Send us Fan Mail 📚 Books mentioned 00:00 - The First Minute: https://geni.us/TOjzwZp 01:39 - Never Split the Difference: https://geni.us/fEmBF3B 03:05 - The Laws of Human Nature: https://geni.us/arSz 04:24 - The 33 Strategies of War: https://geni.us/mxhKlFq 05:23 - Peak: https://geni.us/xOJrr 06:36 - Let My People Go Surfing: https://geni.us/NJE3fMp 08:21 - Influence: https://geni.us/KmKIHpd and...

3 Ways to Bring More Analog Back into Your Life | EP89 20.02.2026

Send us Fan Mail Download my free Time Investing Journal: https://free.habitchess.com/notion-time-tracking-template Habit Chess Newsletter: https://habitchess.substack.com/ Try Readwise: https://readwise.io/i/misbah8 Download 21 Questions to Learn Anything Faster: https://free.habitchess.com/21-questions-to-learn-anything-faster Pod Mahal Website: https://podmahal.com Pod Mahal book on Amazon: htt...

My Favorite Voice Notes App (1 Year Later) | EP88 15.02.2026

Send us Fan Mail App mentioned: https://letterly.app/ Download my free Time Investing Journal: https://free.habitchess.com/notion-time-tracking-template Habit Chess Newsletter: https://habitchess.substack.com/ Try Readwise: https://readwise.io/i/misbah8 Download 21 Questions to Learn Anything Faster: https://free.habitchess.com/21-questions-to-learn-anything-faster Pod Mahal Website: https://podma...

I Tried Brainfm for 2 Years | EP87 07.02.2026

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I share what I found from using Brainfm for learning, creativity, focus, sleep, working out, and more. Try Brainfm: https://www.brain.fm/ Download my free Time Investing Journal: https://free.habitchess.com/notion-time-tracking-template Habit Chess Newsletter: https://habitchess.substack.com/ Try Readwise: https://readwise.io/i/misbah8 Download 21 Questions to Lea...

How to Make Reading Fun Again | EP86 23.01.2026

Send us Fan Mail A few notes on reading in modern times. Download my free Time Investing Journal: https://free.habitchess.com/notion-time-tracking-template Habit Chess Newsletter: https://habitchess.substack.com/ Try Readwise: https://readwise.io/i/misbah8 Download 21 Questions to Learn Anything Faster: https://free.habitchess.com/21-questions-to-learn-anything-faster Pod Mahal Website: https://po...

9 More Life-Changing Books I Revisit Every Year | EP85 02.01.2026

Send us Fan Mail You'll enjoy at least one. Books I Mentioned: 00:00 - Book 1: The Great Depression: A Diary - https://geni.us/Aokqo 01:31 - Book 2: The Art of Spending Money - https://geni.us/NFEK 02:23 - Book 3: Peak - https://geni.us/Lvc9G 03:35 - Book 4: Mastery - https://geni.us/LPWw2E6 05:13 - Book 5: Wool - https://geni.us/vEdG5D 07:09 - Book 6: The Mamba Mentality - https://geni.us/xt...

Time Investing 101 | EP84 16.12.2025

Send us Fan Mail A system for seeing the truth about your effort and why it quietly changes everything. Download my free Time Investing Journal: https://free.habitchess.com/notion-time-tracking-template Habit Chess Newsletter: https://habitchess.substack.com/ Try Readwise: https://readwise.io/i/misbah8 Download 21 Questions to Learn Anything Faster: https://free.habitchess.com/21-questions-to-lear...

We Fear the Wrong Failures | EP83 03.12.2025

Send us Fan Mail A $10 billion lesson. Habit Chess Newsletter: https://habitchess.substack.com/ Try Readwise: https://readwise.io/i/misbah8 Download 21 Questions to Learn Anything Faster: https://free.habitchess.com/21-questions-to-learn-anything-faster Download my free Notion Time Tracker: https://free.habitchess.com/notion-time-tracking-template Pod Mahal Website: https://podmahal.com Pod Mahal...

Inside the Mind of a Barista Turned Billionaire (Never Enough by Andrew Wilkinson) | EP82 21.11.2025

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I share the lessons I learned from reading Never Enough: Barista to Billionaire by Andrew Wilkinson.  Get the book here:  https://geni.us/U7NTfr 00:00 — Why This Book Hit Me 02:20 — From Barista to Billionaire: What Makes Andrew Different 05:01 — The Hidden Cost of Wealth 08:34 — Lessons on People, Power, and Tacit Knowledge 12:27 — The Traps of Ambition (Envy, St...

How To Reduce Eye Strain From Scrolling At Night In 3 Clicks On Your iPhone | EP81 30.10.2025

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I talk about how I save my eyes at night from scrolling without new glasses from this shortcut I learned from Rick Rubin and Dr. Andrew Huberman's conversation. Habit Chess Newsletter: https://habitchess.substack.com/ Try Readwise: https://readwise.io/i/misbah8 Download 21 Questions to Learn Anything Faster: https://free.habitchess.com/21-questions-to-learn-a...

Scrolling Your Book Highlights With Readwise (120 Day Review) | EP80 28.10.2025

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I share what I think of Readwise after trying it for 120 days for reviewing my book highlights. Try Readwise:  https://readwise.io/i/misbah8 Habit Chess Newsletter: https://habitchess.substack.com/ Download 21 Questions to Learn Anything Faster: https://free.habitchess.com/21-questions-to-learn-anything-faster Download my free Notion Time Tracker: https://free.hab...

Reading On Kindle vs iPad vs Physical Books - 16 Months Later | EP79 22.10.2025

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I share my favorite way to read after 16 months of testing the Kindle, iPhone, iPad, and Physical Books. Habit Chess Newsletter: https://habitchess.substack.com/ Download 21 Questions to Learn Anything Faster: https://free.habitchess.com/21-questions-to-learn-anything-faster Download my free Notion Time Tracker: https://free.habitchess.com/notion-time-tracking-tem...

How To Remember What You Read | EP78 09.10.2025

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I cover my 3 step process to remembering everything I read. Habit Chess Newsletter: https://habitchess.substack.com/ Download 21 Questions to Learn Anything Faster: https://free.habitchess.com/21-questions-to-learn-anything-faster Download my free Notion Time Tracker: https://free.habitchess.com/notion-time-tracking-template Book a free podcast strategy call: http...

This Book Will Change How You See Status Games Forever | EP77 26.08.2025

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I share what I learned from reading  The Status Game by Will Storr, breaking down the three types of status games and the seven rules to play them wisely. Get The Status Game book on Amazon: https://geni.us/2ftpD Habit Chess Newsletter: https://habitchess.substack.com/ Download 21 Questions to Learn Anything Faster: https://free.habitchess.com/21-questions-to-lear...

9 Books I Revisit Often (in Under 10 Minutes) | EP76 19.08.2025

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I summarize the 9 books I think are worth keeping on your bookshelf because of how often you'll want to revisit them. Get the books mentioned here on Amazon: The Daily Stoic: https://geni.us/d8j0M6J Poor Charlie's Almanack: https://geni.us/c9HJ The Laws of Human Nature: https://geni.us/IH0mRE The Courage to Be Disliked: https://geni.us/xDp29D Same As Eve...

This Simple Shift Will Make You a Faster Learner | EP75 11.08.2025

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I share a simple, counterintuitive shift that can help you remember more, learn faster, and apply new skills decades after your school brain has retired. Habit Chess Newsletter: https://habitchess.substack.com/ Download 21 Questions to Learn Anything Faster: https://free.habitchess.com/21-questions-to-learn-anything-faster Download my free Notion Time Tracker: htt...

25 Ways Charlie Munger Outsmarted Bad Decisions (That You Can Too) | EP74 05.08.2025

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I go through Charlie Munger's 25 cognitive biases that quietly ruin your judgment and how to avoid them to sharpen decision making skills.  Get Poor Charlie's Almanack:  https://geni.us/pSle Checklist doc of the 25 biases:  https://geni.us/OrhmsQy Habit Chess Newsletter: https://habitchess.substack.com/ Download 21 Questions to Learn Anything Faster: htt...

The New Way to Set Goals in the AI Era | EP73 29.07.2025

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I share what I’ve discovered from a powerful new approach to goal setting in the age of AI. One that’s finally ready to dethrone SMART goals, from the book Tiny Experiments by Anne-Laure Le Cunff. Get the book: https://geni.us/QY98hvS Download 21 Questions to Learn Anything Faster: https://free.habitchess.com/21-questions-to-learn-anything-faster Get Pod Mahal the...

How to Use AI Like a $700/hr Consultant w/ Danoosh Kapadia | EP72 21.07.2025

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I talk to Danoosh Kapadia, an AI educator and strategist who helps leaders turn AI hype into real strategic advantage. He’s worked with executives through workshops, keynotes, and coaching, and previously helped scale General Assembly and launch IDEO U. We explore how to use AI like a $700/hr consultant, why generalists will thrive, and which skills still matter i...

Lawsuit for millions of job apps rejected with AI software | EP71 14.07.2025

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I talk about how the recent lawsuit with AI software affects the future of working people. 👋🏽 Connect with me: Download 21 Questions to Learn Anything Faster:  https://geni.us/fPKj8h Get Pod Mahal the book on Amazon:  https://geni.us/TTvPpRq Download my free Notion Time Tracker: https://free.habitchess.com/notion-time-tracking-template Habit Chess Newsletter: ht...

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