Outsourcing & delegation

YouTube

How to use the buyback principle to write a book while scaling your time

Dan Martell September 5, 2022

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Outsourcing & delegation 9

Time management 7

Deep work & focus 6

• Price your hours to find what's worth delegating immediately
• A 'book CEO' accountability partner beats self-discipline every time
• Extend business delegation into your home life to unlock creative output

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Work-life balance

Podcast

Four-day work weeks, burnout, and how knowledge work actually gets done

Deep Questions with Cal Newport September 5, 2022

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Work-life balance 9

Processes & SOPs 7

Time management 6

• The four-day work week is signalling, not reform — workload doesn't shrink
• Pull systems and task protocols beat shorter hours for fixing burnout
• "Follow your passion" only emerged in the late 1980s — and it's wrong

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Copywriting

YouTube

Clear vs clever copy: how to write headlines that do both

Joanna Wiebe September 5, 2022

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Copywriting 9

Conversion rate optimisation 7

• Clever copy adds personality but hides your value proposition
• Clear copy converts but risks being boring and salesy
• Pair a clever headline with a clear subhead to win both

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Resilience & grit

Podcast

Rest is not weakness: the Stoic case for leisure and hard training

The Daily Stoic September 5, 2022

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Resilience & grit 9

Work-life balance 9

Identity & self-belief 6

• Ancient Greeks defined leisure as freedom for intellectual growth, not idleness.
• Seneca and Epictetus prescribed deliberate hardship to build resilience before crises hit.
• Physical training rehearses overriding resistance in every area of life.

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