7PS: Stare at a blank wall (& why you'll love it) 🧱


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I used to work out of my bedroom.
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But it started to resemble a switchboard: cables, gear, chaos.
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Eventually, I’d had enough.
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Now I work from my studio, where I'm writing this newsletter.
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No clutter. No mess.
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Just clean walls and calm focus.
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A few books (like this one) and 2 small figurines.
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Tidy walls, (hopefully) tidy mind.
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Curious how your workspace could shape your workflow?
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πŸ‘‰πŸ½ Let’s explore​
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-Kabir

PS - I'm making lots of lofi music. More on this later...

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​Seven Point Sunday - July 27
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πŸ’Ό Portfolio Career

Meet Lewis Howard Latimer. Black inventor & draftsman in the 19th century, he worked with both Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Edison. Latimer helped develop the telephone and improved the lightbulb with a carbon filament. But he also wrote poetry, played the flute, and advocated for civil rights.
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⚑️ Productivity

​Reflect - Minimal note-taking app that integrates with your calendar. Use for journaling, capturing thoughts, and linking ideas across your day. Calm and focused interface.

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πŸ’° Passive

​BabyQuip. Peer-to-peer platform lets parents rent out baby gear.

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🎡 Music

​Wowee Zowee by Pavement is one of indie rock’s most adventurous albums. Chaotic in the best way. Full of fuzzed-out guitar riffs, sudden stylistic shifts, and lyrics that veer between the surreal and sublime. A record that doesn’t beg for understanding, but rewards curiosity and repeated listens.

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πŸ“š Books

​The Swerve: How the World Became Modern by Stephen Greenblatt traces how an ancient manuscript, lost for centuries, helped spark the Renaissance. This book weaves together history, philosophy, and humanism. Shows how ideas once considered dangerous ended up reshaping the world. It's rich, layered, and full of unexpected insights about culture, progress, and how one act of discovery can ripple for centuries.

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πŸ’­ AI Prompt

Give me 5 spontaneous and thoughtful ideas for random acts of kindness that I can do this week, ideally things that take under 15 minutes but leave a lasting impact.
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πŸ₯£ Gravy

​Stop making blind introductions​

​7 career decisions that compound like money​

​Art is not a competition​

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