This week's additions focus on mindset, finance, and leadership, with a new digest from Noah Kagan. Highlights include Seven hours of focused work done before noon, distraction-free. Saying no to most projects is what real focus looks like

Productivity & habits

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Five practical tips for waking up at 5am

Noah Kagan September 1, 2017

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Productivity & habits 9

• Seven hours of focused work done before noon, distraction-free.
• Financial accountability buddies make early rising commitments stick.
• Not knowing what to do at 5am signals a lack of meaningful work.

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Deep work & focus

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Three business lessons from a month working abroad

Noah Kagan August 30, 2017

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Deep work & focus 8

Delegation 7

Processes & SOPs 6

• Saying no to most projects is what real focus looks like
• Give employees a clear goal and get out of their way
• A week away from your business exposes every hidden weakness

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Bootstrapping

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Entrepreneur salaries: the long, underpaid road most ignore

Noah Kagan August 28, 2017

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Bootstrapping 8

Motivation 6

• Staying corporate would have paid more, cumulatively, than entrepreneurship
• Equity is worth nothing until liquid — stop counting it
• Low personal expenses are the real competitive advantage early on

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