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7PS: Your Constraints Might Be the Solution ➖
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Read time: 1 minute, 322 words. More options can kill your creativity. Brian Eno recorded Another Green World with a limited set of synths and tape machines. In 1975, he and Peter Schmidt created Oblique Strategies, a deck of cards designed to force new creative decisions. Jack White built The White Stripes around two instruments, three colors, analog tape, and no bass player. The limits became the identity. Here are 7 ways constraints boost creativity, plus how to put them to work today. -Kabir Seven Point Sunday - July 26 ⚡️ Productivity Consider getting less mail. Switch to paperless bills, get off direct marketing lists, stop pre-approved offers, cut coupons. Learn one man's journey to getting no physical mail. 💰 Wealth Honeycomb Credit - Marketplace for investing in small businesses through revenue-sharing notes and debt, often tied to local operators. The Woman In Me by Britney Spears. What she learned about power from Madonna, dealing with stardom from an early age, & overcoming difficulties. She shares her vulnerabilities with brutal honesty. My review. For You, For Always by Jerry Jean. Moves through modern soul, pop, resilience, family, memory, and quiet devotion, while feeling warm, vulnerable, and open-hearted. Jean's songs feel polished but personal, with uplifting grooves giving way to reflective moments and a sense of homecoming. Favorites: "Keep Breathing" and "September Sky." Turn this boring task into a system. Stress = Pressure - Support
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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, 294 words. In 1941, Olivier Messiaen was a prisoner in a German POW camp. In a freezing barracks, using the instruments available, he composed and premiered his Quartet for the End of Time. The audience included prisoners and German guards. The barracks did not become warmer. The war did not stop. His circumstances remained grim. But they did not dictate his entire experience. Sometimes you cannot remove what makes life difficult. You can still decide whether difficulty...
Read time: 1 minute, 362 words. A few years ago, a country artist asked about my producer fees. I explained that I don't charge fees. I also told him I probably wasn’t the right fit for his music. But he kept pushing. "But you must want something!" We both moved on, but I thought about his pitch. Every week, at the bottom of this email, I tell everyone exactly what I want. Now imagine he had started with, "I signed up 29 subscribers to your newsletter." I still wouldn't have produced his...
Read time: 1 minute, 377 words. A few months ago, I released an album, stars and static 2026. And then I forgot to share it with you. It's the second volume in my geofi series. The idea is simple: music rooted in place. Real field recordings. Captured on location. Then shaped into lofi pieces that try to express how a place feels. For this album, I sampled sounds from Naples’ central train station, Selma, the Carolina lowlands, Little Rock, Beale Street, the Willard Hotel, Lincoln Center,...