Productivity & habits

Podcast

How comfort, abundance, and scarcity brain undermine modern decision-making

Beyond the To-Do List - Productivity for Work and Life April 22, 2024

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Productivity & habits 9

Resilience & grit 5

• Your brain is wired to want more even when you already have enough.
• Social media and slot machines exploit the same three-part addictive loop.
• Tracking why you pick up your phone reshapes behaviour without willpower.

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Business models

YouTube

Airbnb arbitrage: how to build a $250k/month short-term rental business

Brett Malinowski April 22, 2024

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Business models 9

Automation & tools 8

Unit economics 7

• Lease apartments cheaply, furnish them, profit the short-term rental spread.
• Free rent concessions let you recoup furnishing costs before paying any rent.
• A three-VA shift system runs 34 units almost entirely remotely.

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Management

YouTube

How the best leaders grow by turning blame inward

Cameron Herold April 22, 2024

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Management 8

Resilience & grit 7

• Blaming others blocks growth — owning your contribution unlocks it.
• Criticism from employees and customers is rare and worth seeking out.
• Self-examination after every action compounds leadership growth over time.

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Competitive analysis

YouTube

How to find and track your online SEO competitors

Semrush April 22, 2024

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Competitive analysis 9

SEO 8

• Your real competitors are whoever ranks for your keywords — not just business rivals
• Position tracking filters competitor data to only your most important keywords
• Top 5 filter reveals true head-to-head rivals, cutting irrelevant noise

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Productivity & habits

Podcast

Upgrade your life's hardware before chasing big goals

Deep Questions with Cal Newport April 22, 2024

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Productivity & habits 9

Deep work & focus 6

• Why ambitious plans fail: your life's hardware is too weak.
• Berkman's relaxed productivity vs. Galloway's grind — and how to bridge them.
• The $700 AI Pin exposes the real fix: just boring your phone.

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Business operating systems

YouTube

Building intentional culture: hiring, firing, and people strategy with EOS

EOS Worldwide April 22, 2024

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Business operating systems 10

Hiring & recruitment 8

Culture building 7

• Sustained overcapacity quietly destroys teams before anyone acts
• One wrong-fit senior hire can cost $200,000 in direct losses
• Greater good equals your VTO multiplied by genuine care and concern

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Founder interviews

Podcast

How Walt Disney built himself through obsession and control

Founders April 22, 2024

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Founder interviews 10

Identity & self-belief 8

Resilience & grit 7

• Trauma from an abusive father forged Disney's sadistic determination
• Excellence as business strategy: quality was Disney's only moat
• Disneyland — his greatest creation — came 35 years into his career

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