Chris Cheng 🧭 @the_chris_cheng

Ex-MD → Investment bank trader → Dad in pursuit of edge | Helping high performers master energy, productivity & mindset—so they can win at work, health & home the-quiet-edge.beehiiv.com Newsletter: The Quiet Edge 🧭↓ Joined February 2014

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Chris Cheng 🧭 @the_chris_cheng

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Think about the last time you felt truly energised by your work. What were you doing?

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Chris Cheng 🧭 @the_chris_cheng

a month ago

Working harder at the wrong thing won’t make you successful. It will just make you tired.

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Chris Cheng 🧭 @the_chris_cheng

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Why does misalignment kill your energy? When your actions conflict with your values, your brain burns energy managing the conflict. Psychologists call this cognitive dissonance. It’s not hard work that drains you most. It’s misaligned work.

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Good morning. Protecting your values is protecting your energy.

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Chris Cheng 🧭 @the_chris_cheng

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How often do your daily tasks feel genuinely meaningful? A) Most of the time B) Sometimes C) Rarely

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Chris Cheng 🧭 @the_chris_cheng

a month ago

That feeling of being productive but drained has a name: Alignment Drag. It’s the invisible friction when your daily actions conflict with your core values. It’s not a productivity problem. It’s a design problem.

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Chris Cheng 🧭 @the_chris_cheng

a month ago

Ever hit a big goal and felt… Nothing? The title changes. The number lands. The inbox fills with congratulations. Yet instead of satisfaction, you feel emptiness. That’s not burnout. It’s misalignment. When success isn’t tied to your core values, achievement drains…

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a month ago

Good morning. True success is alignment, not just achievement. Start your week building towards what matters most.

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a month ago

Good Night. You can’t run all your identities at once without burning out the system. Close the last one. Start the next fresh.

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Chris Cheng 🧭 @the_chris_cheng

a month ago

If you’ve ever been home but mentally still at work, this fixes that. The Presence Playbook is live - in my free newsletter. Clear, actionable steps for switching off work and arriving home. Link in bio.

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Most people try to “be more present” by pushing harder. The real shift happens when you hand over cleanly from one role to the next. Tomorrow’s newsletter gives you the Identity Handover Protocol - the 3-step sequence to switch states on command.

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Chris Cheng 🧭 @the_chris_cheng

a month ago

I used to think switching from one role to another was instant. Leave work, and you’re home. End a meeting, and you’re in the next one. Close the laptop, and you’re resting. But in reality, I was always arriving late. Walking in the door at home still replaying a tense…

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Chris Cheng 🧭 @the_chris_cheng

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GM, The best work, the best conversations, the best moments, all depend on one thing: Arriving fully in the role you’re in.

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If you could be fully present within 5 minutes of walking in the door, what would change for you?

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Chris Cheng 🧭 @the_chris_cheng

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You can’t think your way into a new state of mind. You have to act your way there. One of the fastest resets? State Change Walk. Change clothes. Cold water on your face. Your body tells your mind: “We’re somewhere new.”