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7PS: Output > Perfection ππΎ
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Read time: 1 minute, 329 words. Folks tell me all the time: you do too much. But high output can lead to better results. Because every rep sharpens your instincts. Prince recorded 39 studio albums. He worked in studios, backstage, and hotel rooms. He captured ideas quickly and refined them later. He moved across funk, rock, jazz, soul, and pop. And he reportedly left more than 8,000 unreleased songs in his vault. Prince didn't wait for perfect. He built mastery through volume. Seven Point Sunday β August 2 πΌ Portfolio Career βCal Newport β Computer science professor, author, and independent thinker whose career spans academia, writing, and public ideas about focus, technology, and work. Heβs built influence without social media by publishing books, essays, and research that compound quietly over time. β‘οΈ Productivity βHEY World Inbox β A single public and private feed for writing, notes, and shared links without email threads or notifications. Useful if your friction comes from too many half-conversations rather than lack of tools. π° Wealth βArrived β Platform that lets you invest in individual rental homes with low minimums. β βBuy Back Your Time by Dan Martell. A practical guide to identifying low-leverage work and systematically replacing it with support. Especially useful once income is no longer the main constraint. β βLondon Calling by The Clash. Recorded as the band pushed beyond punk into reggae, rockabilly, ska, and political storytelling. Restless by design, the album refuses to stay inside a single identity or sound. β Pretend my life is a prestige HBO show that accidentally ran for one season too long. π₯£ Gravy β7 truths about "owning" problemsβ
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Seven Point Sundayπ‘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, 322 words. More options can kill your creativity. Brian Eno recorded Another Green World with a limited set of synths and tape machines. In 1975, he and Peter Schmidt created Oblique Strategies, a deck of cards designed to force new creative decisions. Jack White built The White Stripes around two instruments, three colors, analog tape, and no bass player. The limits became the identity. Here are 7 ways constraints boost creativity, plus how to put them to work today....
Read time: 1 minute, 294 words. In 1941, Olivier Messiaen was a prisoner in a German POW camp. In a freezing barracks, using the instruments available, he composed and premiered his Quartet for the End of Time. The audience included prisoners and German guards. The barracks did not become warmer. The war did not stop. His circumstances remained grim. But they did not dictate his entire experience. Sometimes you cannot remove what makes life difficult. You can still decide whether difficulty...