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7PS: The first (written) complaint π
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Read time: 1 minute, 321 words. Before Yelp, one unhappy customer sent his complaint on a clay tablet. Around 1750 BCE, Nanni accused a copper merchant named Ea-nasir of delivering the wrong grade of copper and treating his messenger with contempt. It survives as the oldest known written customer complaint. Ea-nasir sold copper. His dissatisfied customer made him immortal. A complaint tells you where the business is breaking. Listen closely enough, and it may also tell you where to grow. βSee this complaint.ββ ββ-Kabir Seven Point Sunday - October 18 β‘οΈ Productivity βRize. A smart time tracker that automatically tracks and categorizes your work activity in real-time. π° Wealth βPublic Storage. Americans own a lot of things, and they need places to store stuff. This company is a REIT that holds self-storage facilities. β βThe Silo Effect by Gillian Tett, a journalist who wonders why people and institutions sometimes act so stupidly. Answer: because they donβt have the full picture. Information is stove piped. This book can help you bust through silos. β βMusic Has the Right to Children by Boards of Canada. Built from warped analog synths, found voices, and degraded textures, the album feels both nostalgic and unsettling. Its influence runs quietly through ambient, IDM, and film scoring, prioritizing mood and memory over melody. β List three beliefs I've held onto because they once worked. For each one, explain when it stopped being true and what I would gain by releasing it now. β βTrue leadership revealed in 7 secondsβ β
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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, 380 words. During a concert, Herbie Hancock played the wrong chord behind Miles Davis. Not slightly wrong. "Completely, entirely wrong." Hancock covered his ears in embarrassment. Miles took a breath. Then he played a phrase that made the chord sound right. Hancock later realized that Miles had not judged the chord as a mistake. He heard something unexpected and responded creatively. Anyone can identify an error. The better question is: What can you do next to make it...
Read time: 1 minute, 285 words. At seven years old, Yo-Yo Ma performed for Pablo Casals, one of history's greatest cellists. Ma was already a prodigy. His days revolved around lessons, rehearsals, and practice. Casals listened carefully. Then he offered surprising advice. Go play baseball. Not another scale. Not another hour with the cello. Baseball. Ma later understood the message: Live a full life. Because mastering your craft is only half the work. You also need a life worth expressing. ππΎ...
Read time: 1 minute, 301 words. The best genres shouldn't quite make sense. A few years ago, I visited Mehmet Ali SanlΔ±kolβs basement studio outside Boston. Charlie Parker on one wall. Turkish masters on another. Handmade instruments everywhere. This is where Turkish Hipster took shape. Turkish makam. Brazilian percussion. Hip-hop. β70s rock. Big-band jazz. You don't invent a genre by starting from scratch. You invent one by combining things that have never had a reason to meet...