I decided not to write an intro to this week's newsletter.
Now, on to this week's ideas...
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"Nobody ever says, 'I wish I would have procrastinated longer.'"
We've all got things we need/want to start, but haven't quite gotten around to yet for a variety of reasons.
I hope it motivates you to start your thing and that you'll share it with other people you know who are struggling to start the projects you know they're meant to do.
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"Rather than asking 'What's the most important thing I can today?', time multipliers ask 'What's the most important thing I can do today that would make tomorrow better?'"
What if everything we learned about time management is wrong?
Rory Vaden suggests rather than looking to manage your time you learn how to multiply it.
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"I thought of my profile as the product and comments and likes as advertisements."
This post is NOT about buying fake followers. It's about how to grow an authentic following on Instagram.
Her process included to optimize her profile, space out her content, and devote time to building an audience.
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"Marginal utility of money is the amount of value (happiness) gained from an increase amount of money available to you. This value changes depending on how much you already have stache'd away."
We tend to focus so much on getting money that we overlook the reality that the more money we have, the less valuable it becomes.
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"Teaching skepticism is good. It helps kids understand the world in which they live and the motivations of others."
In order to make good decisions, we first have to learn how to think critically.
Lizzy Francis explains how to teach kids critical thinking skills including to ask lots of questions when making decisions in front of kids, explain the decisions you make to them, and interrogate them about their own decisions.
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"Knowledge is a fixed cost. If you want to increase your output, without increasing costs, work on investing in the fixed-costs to making stuff."
If you've ever wondered how some people are able to create a huge volume of work while maintaining high quality, this may be the answer.
Scott H. Young breaks down how to be prolific including to create a vocabulary for your work, make failure cost less, and master the atomic skills of producing stuff.
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"A job ad is communication. Like all other communication, you as a company should strive to do it well."
If you're looking to hire somebody, this post might make the difference between attracting somebody great and somebody who's, well...not great.
Eva Hussain explores how to create awesome job ads and points out companies that don't put creativity and thought into their job listings are unlikely to attract talented people who have those things to offer.
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"The best way to be highly influential is to be human to everyone you meet."
It's one thing to network with people, but it's another connect with them in a way they'll remember.
Chris Fralic suggests seven ways to become well-connected including to convey genuine appreciation, offer unvarnished honesty, and end every meeting or conversation with the feeling and optimism you'd like to have at the start of your next encounter.
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"Fear is a great deterrent to anything. Long ago, I learned to look at worries as challenges."
This is the story of a 66-year-old man who decided he wanted to walk 100,000 steps in a day...and did it.
David Kirkpatrick shares the inspiring story of how he walked 100,000 steps in a day, but it's about much more than that - it's also about how to use focus and intentional dreaming to accomplish something others may think is impossible.
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"The truth is usually simple. It's our embellishments and excuses that complicate things."
No matter what kind of work you do, this post can help you focus and simplify how you do it.
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