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Read time: 1 minute, 381 words. A man spent years building a boat. When asked why, he said: Not everything we make has to be useful.
What are some of yours? πΌ Portfolio Career Meet Ian Stoutzker. Banker who co-founded Live Music Now in 1977, bringing musicians into schools, hospitals, and care homes. Chaired the Philharmonia Orchestra and funded music education spaces like the Dora Stoutzker Hall. Steady career financed culture at scale. β β‘οΈ Productivity βAngry Email Translator turns a hostile message into a calm, professional reply. Paste the email, set the tone, and get draft with subject line, and suggested next steps. Useful when your first instinct is to type fast. β π° Wealth The Sleep-at-Night Test. Money is only useful if you can sleep. Rate each income source and investment by how it affects your sleep, health, and attention. Prefer predictable cash flow over drama. Diversify so one problem never sinks you. Automate savings so decisions happen while youβre off the clock. Hold a cash buffer that covers true needs, not hopes. Wealth that lets you rest is worth more than yield that keeps you wired. β π΅ Music βThings Fall Apart by The Roots blends live-band hip-hop with soul and jazz textures. Start with "The Next Movement" for momentum, then "You Got Me" for the Badu-Questlove axis. It's a 1999 landmark that still sounds fresh, a blueprint for thoughtful rap. β π Books βThe Drunkard's Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives by Leonard Mlodinow shows how chance shapes courts, careers, and everyday judgments. Clear, story-driven, and practical for spotting noise vs signal. β π§ AI Prompt You are my fraud-prevention assistant. Create a 7-day credit-protection sprint. Day-by-day steps to place credit freezes at Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion, set fraud alerts, and pull free credit reports. β π₯£ Gravy βBreak out of your routineβ
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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, 463 words. I grew up hearing my mom reminisce about summers in the Himalayas.In 2023, we turned these into Himalayan Nights, guided sleep meditations.A few days ago our book with the same name dropped. You can do this with your family stories too.1. Ask an elder for one scene they can still see.2. Record the conversation on your phone.3. Transcribe and circle the sensory details you notice.4. Choose a form that best fits: lullaby, voice note with gentle music, picture...
Read time: 1 minute, 353 words. There's a story often told at NASA. A visitor once asked a janitor what he was doing. He didn't say cleaning floors.He said,"I'm helping put a man on the moon." You're not just doing tasks.You're contributing to something larger. What's your moonshot?I'm not just writing a newsletter, I'm trying to inspire & help your creative journey. -KabirSeven Point Sunday - October 5πΌ Portfolio Career Meet S. Haunani Apoliona. Native Hawaiian musician, cultural leader,...
Read time: 1 minute, 352 words. Everyone was trying to fly by building bigger engines and bigger wings.The Wright brothers focused on one small problem: steering. They added a cable and pulley system to warp the wings.That tiny fix made the first flight possible in 1903. They did not rebuild the whole machine.They tightened one screw and took off.Where can you tighten one screw instead of rebuilding the machine?-Kabir Seven Point Sunday - September 28πΌ Portfolio Career Meet Mae Jemison....