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7PS: August 30
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Read time: 1 minute, 338 words. One of the most important pieces in music history was booed so loudly the dancers couldn't hear the orchestra. At the 1913 premiere of Igor Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring, people shouted, fought and caused enough chaos that the choreography had to be counted from backstage. Today, the work is considered revolutionary. There's a useful reminder here. When you do something genuinely new, the first reaction may not be applause. Sometimes "they don’t get it" comes before "everyone copies it." -Kabir Seven Point Sunday - August 30 ⚡️ Productivity Consider Linnk.ai - Skims the websites you're reading & gives you key points. 💰 Wealth Consider Safehold (SAFE). Modern ground leaser. Generates cash flow, dividend ~4% Read Be Useful by Arnold Schwarzenegger. In the winter of his life, he provides 7 life lessons. The biggest is the title. The most important thing to other people are their own problems. Help them solve their problems, and you'll create a place for yourself. Most people feel life is happening to them. They don't have vision. Never have a plan B. Muhammad Ali didn't count reps until they hurt. Everyone has to know how to sell. Get addicted to helping other people and feel the valopressin. My review. Hex by Bark Psychosis. Recorded slowly throughout the early 1990s with a studio-as-instrument approach, the album favors restraint, texture, and atmosphere over hooks or momentum. Songs dissolve into ambience, then quietly re-form, making patience part of the listening experience. Turn this boring email thread into meeting minutes from a meeting that should never have happened. Include action items that nobody will complete and one passive-aggressive note in parentheses.
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Seven Point Sunday💡by Kabir Sehgal
I help you build your portfolio career. Get 7 actionable ideas on Sundays. From a Multi-Grammy & Multi-Emmy Winner, New York Times bestselling author (21 books), ex-J.P. Morgan banker, Navy Vet. Join 10k readers.
Read time: 1 minute, 330 words. Philip Larkin didn't quit his librarian day job to become a great poet. He kept it for 30 years. Elizabeth Bishop never built her life around one prestigious institution. She moved between grants, teaching, fellowships and residencies. Brian Eno became famous by refusing to stay in the lane that made him famous (musician, producer, visual artist, lecturer). That's the contrarian part. The most resilient careers often look less "committed" from the outside. But...
Read time: 1 minute, 390 words. I spent 100+ hours listening to, curating, and editing the Dalai Lama's voice while making a meditation album. Someone asked me what the most useful thing I learned was. I answered immediately: "The enemy is your best teacher."As HHDL says, "With enemy, you can practice patience. That is one of the important factors for peace of mind.” This stayed with me because discomfort often feels like it's being caused by someone else. But the frustration, tension, and...
Read time: 1 minute, 370 words. Making money in indie music is tough. A project might earn $100 from streaming in a year. So I have to be thoughtful about where my time goes. The number of artists and engineers I work with gets smaller every year. Not because there's a shortage of talent. Because I've built a creative orbit around execution. I tend to work with people who have experience in the corporate world or working with customers.(or who were in the military!) They call back...