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Read time: 1 minute, 367 words. A man is brought into the emergency room after an accident. He is bleeding badly. A doctor rushes over and prepares to treat him. Before the doctor can begin, the man interrupts. "Wait," he says. The doctor tries to stop the bleeding, but the man keeps talking. By the time the questions end, it is too late. I think about this whenever I catch myself stuck. So many situations do not require more understanding. Sometimes the problem is not a lack of clarity. The hardest part is realizing you already know enough to begin. -Kabir Seven Point Sunday - February 15 Esther Perel – Psychotherapist, author, speaker, and organizational consultant whose work spans clinical practice, writing, podcasting, and advising companies on relationships at work. ⚡️ Productivity Kosmik - visual thinking and research tool designed for collecting, connecting, and making sense of ideas. Less about getting things done, more about understanding what you’re working on. 💰 Wealth The Wealth Speed Rule. Focus less on how much money you have and more on how fast it's compounding. Smaller amounts growing quickly can outperform larger sums moving slowly. Velocity matters. 📚 Books How to Take Smart Notes by Sönke Ahrens. A practical guide to building a personal knowledge system that compounds over time. It emphasizes thinking clearly, writing better, and turning reading into durable insight instead of scattered notes. 🎵 Music Harvest by Neil Young. Recorded across multiple locations, including sessions in a barn at Broken Arrow Ranch, the album blends sparse folk arrangements with orchestral tracks performed by the London Symphony Orchestra. 💭 AI Prompt 🥣 Gravy You waste 2.1 hours per day
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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...