This week's additions focus on marketing, mindset, and leadership, with new digests from Brett Malinowski, Rob Walling, and TK Kader. Highlights include Faceless Snapchat shows earned mid-six figures monthly before age 18 A missing WHERE clause wiped every customer credit card token overnight.

Deep work & focus

Podcast

Time blocking: why it works and four advanced techniques

Deep Questions with Cal Newport August 14, 2023

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Deep work & focus 10

Productivity & habits 8

Processes & SOPs 6

• Time blocking doubles output by giving every hour an explicit job
• Four advanced moves: pre-block deadlines, theme admin tasks, add post-meeting buffers
• Phones erode attention spans — movie theaters are the ideal retraining ground

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Case studies

Podcast

Ettore Bugatti: the artisan founder who built a world within the world

Founders August 14, 2023

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Case studies 10

Deep work & focus 8

Business models 6

• Refused mass production while competitors made 100 cars a day
• Racing wins were the entire sales strategy — catalog led with trophies
• Built, lost, and rebuilt his business twice due to world wars

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Resilience & grit

YouTube

GaryVee Sydney Q&A: Pricing, delegation, and building on your own terms

GaryVee August 14, 2023

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Resilience & grit 9

Delegation 8

Social media 7

• Test your prices on two clients before risking your whole book
• Inaction is self-protection disguised as strategy — just post
• Sustainable motivation requires building toward something, not against someone

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