Dear Reader, Today’s pick is Meet Emily AI—a Chrome extension and web app that helps you turn long content into clear next steps without any “prompt pack.” Just go to https://meetemily.ai and sign up. That’s it. What it does Summarizes webpages, research papers, and PDFs so you can extract key points in minutes. Summarizes YouTube videos to speed up research and decision-making. Keeps work moving with session persistence while you browse. Note on videos Meet Emily can handle videos; for...
13 days ago • 1 min read
Dear Reader, Stop highlighting. Start shipping.Every day you file notes without action, you lose compounding returns. Here’s a 15-minute Read-to-Action sprint you can run today. 1) Pick one outcome (1 min) Name a result you want this week. No more than one sentence. 2) Pull one insight (4 min) Skim your Bookish Notes like a magnet. Capture a single idea that moves that outcome. 3) Decide the next visible move (3 min) Write a “so that…”: Email Maya to confirm scope so that the proposal can go...
27 days ago • 1 min read
Dear Reader, 2025 won’t reward “more content.” It will reward creators who build systems. The 5 In-Demand Skills (for creators) AI Workflow Design — Not “prompting,” but mapping repeatable pipelines (research → draft → edit → publish) so you ship faster with quality control. Short-Form Storytelling — 3-act hooks, pattern breaks, and retention beats that move people from scroll → save → share. Distribution Engineering — Treat reach like ops: SEO checklists, newsletter swaps, repurposing...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
Dear Reader, Welcome to another edition of Brain Food Wednesdays, your weekly intellectual feast. In this edition, issue 266, we talk about the 3-2-1 Reading Sprint. If “read more” feels impossible, shrink the goal and raise the payoff. The 3–2–1 Reading Sprint helps busy leaders learn fast, apply faster, and build a reading habit that sticks. 3 minutes — Preview with purposeOpen the table of contents and index. Write one question your reading must answer today: How can I run a tighter...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
Dear Reader, Welcome to another edition of Brain Food Wednesdays, your weekly intellectual feast. In this edition, issue 265, you’ll learn how not to become obsolete because of AI. Daniel Priestley recently introduced me to a new term: FOBO—Fear of Being Obsolete. It struck a chord. That quiet worry that all the time, energy, and care you’ve put into mastering your skills might not be enough in a rapidly evolving world. Separately, I attended the Mindvalley AI Summit over the weekend. What...
2 months ago • 1 min read
Dear Reader, Welcome to another edition of Brain Food Wednesdays, your weekly intellectual feast. In this edition, issue 264, I talk about reading outside your specialty. In a world that's speeding up, expert knowledge is essential, but not enough. The innovators and evolvers who stay ahead aren't just reading books in their field. They're reading outside of it. A business strategist learning about design. A marketer reading about space travel. Or a CEO studying philosophy. This kind of...
4 months ago • 1 min read
Dear Reader, Welcome to another edition of Brain Food Wednesdays, your weekly intellectual feast. In this edition, issue 263, I talk about strategic reading and how it accelerates your business and career. Strategic reading is a highly valuable skill to cultivate in today's information-rich world. Strategic reading goes beyond flipping through pages. It’s about choosing the right books, extracting actionable insights, and applying them with intention. When you read strategically, you build...
7 months ago • 1 min read
Dear Reader, Welcome to another edition of Brain Food Wednesdays, your weekly intellectual feast. In this edition, issue 262, I talk about The 100 Day Project and what I’ve learned so far. I’ve been reading and reflecting daily as part of my 100 Day Project—sharing insights from 100 books in 100 days. So far, 19 books in, I’ve noticed something fascinating. Beneath the different topics, styles, and voices, the core ideas echo one another. 💭 Learning is active.🧠 Selling is serving.🔥 Success is...
7 months ago • 1 min read
Dear Reader, Welcome to another edition of Brain Food Wednesdays, your weekly intellectual feast. In this edition, issue 261, I talk about The 100 Day Project and what I’ve learned over the past week. Each week, I dive into a handful of books with one goal: to find ideas that feed the mind and sharpen how we work, lead, and live. These past seven days of my #100DayProject brought a variety of unexpected insights—each one offering a lesson worth applying right away. Here are seven takeaways...
7 months ago • 1 min read