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.
7PS: The Ides of March 🔪
|
Read time: 1 minute, 305 words. Today is March 15. The Ides of March. So I find myself thinking about Julius Caesar. Not how he died. But how he once got kidnapped by pirates. They demanded 20 talents for his release. He laughed. He told them to ask for 50. Even as a hostage, he refused a discount on himself. Maybe confidence is not optimism. Maybe it is pricing yourself correctly. So, where in your life are you still underquoting your own worth? -Kabir Seven Point Sunday - March 15 Jaron Lanier. Computer scientist, writer, musician, and technology critic whose career spans virtual reality research, classical music composition, and cultural commentary. ⚡️ Productivity Obsidian. Local-first note-taking app built around linking ideas over time. Especially useful if you want a thinking system that compounds quietly without feeds, notifications, or algorithmic pressure. 💰 Wealth One-Month Cash Drill. Calculate exactly how much you spend in a normal month. Then make sure that amount exists in one single account that you can access instantly, without selling anything or transferring between institutions. 📚 Books The Paradox of Choice by Barry Schwartz. A book about how abundance can quietly reduce satisfaction and increase anxiety. Particularly useful for decisions about work, money, and commitments where optionality turns into overload. 🎵 Music Blue by Joni Mitchell. Written during a period of personal upheaval, the album uses open guitar tunings and sparse arrangements to prioritize emotional clarity over polish. Its confessional style reshaped how vulnerability could function as strength in songwriting. Describe a version of my life that looks efficient and impressive but feels hollow once I'm inside it. Explain what I gain from pursuing it and what it quietly costs me. Can solitude be your creative superpower? Happiness = Results - Expectations
|
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, 358 words. A composer friend of mine was offered a well-paid film scoring job he didn't love.He asked me whether he should take it.So we thought through the math together.He is 62.The average life expectancy for U.S. men is about 76, so he may have ~14 years left.We sleep about 1/3 of our lives, which means maybe he has ~ 9.7 awake years.The project would have taken 2 years.So, I asked him:Do you want to spend ~20% of what's left on this project? He declined the...
Read time: 1 minute, 307 words. When Quincy Jones heard the final mix of "Billie Jean," he had one concern. The intro was too long. Radio programmers were already complaining that listeners would change stations before the vocals came in. Quincy pushed Michael Jackson to shorten it. Michael refused. He told Quincy,"That's the part that makes people want to dance." Quincy let it go. The intro stayed. It became one of the most recognizable openings in music history. Sometimes the producer’s job...
Read time: 1 minute, 370 words. In 2017, I traveled to Selma with Congressman John Lewis. Over breakfast at the hotel, I asked if I could record him reading a speech. I had a vague idea then. Maybe an album about Selma. Nothing concrete. We found an empty ballroom. I stacked chairs around him to dampen the sound and block the noise from the kitchen. He read. The recording sat on my voice recorder for years. In 2020, I helped him write his final memoir. Yesterday was the late congressman's...