4 December 2023
This week's additions focus on leadership, strategy, and mindset, with new digests from Rob Walling, EO, and TK Kader. Highlights include Launching many products for luck skips the learning that builds real skill. Ship quality beats ship speed — no one remembers how long it took
Showing 42 digests for 4 December 2023.
Productivity & habits
Podcast
Charlie Munger's mental models, life principles, and hiring wisdom
Founders
December 5, 2023
Productivity & habits
9
Hiring & recruitment
7
Long-term planning
6
Avoiding stupidity consistently over decades is its own form of genius.
Bet heavily on rare great opportunities — most wealth comes from a handful of decisions.
Lifetime learning is a moral duty, not just a career advantage.
Founder interviews
YouTube
Entrepreneurship, attention, and building with authenticity: GaryVee podcast
GaryVee
December 5, 2023
Founder interviews
10
Identity & self-belief
7
Growth hacking
5
Growing up without money but happy beats any other entrepreneurial advantage
Live shopping is about to explode in the US — get on TikTok Live now
Flexing is almost always aimed at one specific person who doubted you
What to do when a former employee files for unemployment
HR Party of One
December 5, 2023
Processes & SOPs
9
Compliance & regulation
6
Management
5
Never contact the former employee — communicate only with the agency.
Contesting a claim requires documented proof of ineligibility.
Performance documentation built before termination is your best protection.
Resilience & grit
Podcast
Eleven Stoic books that will improve your life
The Daily Stoic
December 5, 2023
Resilience & grit
8
Identity & self-belief
6
Willingness to be taught is the prerequisite for all wisdom.
Stockdale tested Epictetus in seven years of torture and captivity.
Stoics who lived the philosophy matter more than those who just wrote it.
Productivity & habits
Podcast
Managing personal energy in teams and meetings for business success
Beyond the To-Do List - Productivity for Work and Life
December 4, 2023
Productivity & habits
8
Management
7
Personal energy is the missing fourth dimension of the productivity scope triangle.
A simple numeric check-in transforms meeting quality and team decision-making.
Sustained red-zone work produces no real output — and eventually breaks people.
Retention & loyalty
YouTube
Terrible policies will kill your business
Neil Patel
December 4, 2023
Retention & loyalty
7
Goal setting
6
Rigid refund policies destroy brand value far beyond the disputed amount
Always refund small-dollar complaints — goodwill is worth more than $99
Protect long-term brand reputation over any short-term revenue gain
How Media Scaling Drives 150 Million Views for Personal Brands
Brett Malinowski
December 4, 2023
Growth hacking
10
Processes & SOPs
7
Business models
5
Posting 5,000 short clips a month beats running paid ads at scale.
Reaction videos borrowing already-viral content are the most consistent format.
Algorithms use facial recognition — follower count on secondary accounts is irrelevant.
How a COO builds independent problem-solvers instead of answering questions
Cameron Herold
December 4, 2023
Delegation
9
Management
7
Answering questions trains dependency — redirect them back every time
Grow people on two ladders: skills and confidence in parallel
Hiring more people is rarely the fix; self-direction is
Productivity & habits
Podcast
Getting organised in one day: a five-step system for knowledge workers
Deep Questions with Cal Newport
December 4, 2023
Productivity & habits
9
Deep work & focus
6
Why you need a full dedicated day to escape task chaos
Six digital lists that capture every obligation in one place
Four-hour deep work blocks beat four one-hour sessions
Pruning misaligned growth to redirect company resources
EOS Worldwide
December 4, 2023
Healthy-looking growth can still drain resources without advancing your vision
Cutting misaligned people is necessary — choose short-term pain
Ripping the bandaid off quickly gets the company back on track faster
Owner and employee rules: accountability applies to everyone
EOS Worldwide
December 4, 2023
Management
8
Business operating systems
6
Ownership does not entitle you to a role in the business.
Owners in a seat are held accountable exactly like any hire.
Playing the owner card destroys the integrity of your whole structure.
Content marketing
YouTube
Marketing, attention, and culture: Gary Vaynerchuk on building in 2024
GaryVee
December 4, 2023
Content marketing
9
Growth hacking
8
Culture building
6
Platform context beats channel choice — most brands ignore this.
LinkedIn is underpriced for organic reach right now.
VeeFriends is a long-term IP built to scale empathy and accountability.