This week's additions focus on founder stories, mindset, and strategy, with new digests from Brett Malinowski, Cameron Herold, and Rob Walling. Highlights include One designer, zero employees, $120k/month — here's exactly how. Lead with values and trust — never systems — when acquiring companies

Outsourcing & delegation

YouTube

12 strategies to work more effectively with your executive assistant

Dan Martell May 15, 2023

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Outsourcing & delegation 9

Delegation 5

• Your inbox is a public to-do list strangers control — delegate it entirely
• A 'perfect week' template lets your assistant own your calendar without bottlenecks
• Closing the loop daily frees your mind without micromanaging your assistant

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Processes & SOPs

Podcast

Why overhead — not workload — is causing knowledge worker burnout

Deep Questions with Cal Newport May 15, 2023

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Processes & SOPs 8

Productivity & habits 7

Delegation 5

• Emails and meetings — not actual tasks — are what makes workers feel overloaded
• Overhead grows super-linearly: two tasks create far more than twice the coordination cost
• Doing fewer things at once raises total output — workload management beats faster tools

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