Dear Reader, I’ve been working on PhotoReading and Quantum Jumping for quite some time now. Both fascinate me because they promise to expand what we think learning and perception can do. But despite my enthusiasm, they haven’t quite “clicked.” I’ve read the materials, watched the lessons, practiced, and even explained Quantum Jumping to others who picked it up quickly. So why hasn’t it landed for me? I suspect it’s because I’ve been trying too hard. When we push for mastery, we sometimes...
9 months ago • 1 min read
Dear Reader, This week’s Brain Food Wednesdays breaks down a simple equation for valuing ideas so you can focus on execution that actually compounds results. Most people overvalue ideas and undervalue execution. As Derek Sivers explains in Anything You Want, the two form an equation: Awful idea = –1 Weak idea = 1 So-so idea = 5 Good idea = 10 Great idea = 15 Brilliant idea = 20 No execution = $1 Weak execution = $1,000 So-so execution = $10,000 Good execution = $100,000 Great execution =...
9 months ago • 1 min read
Dear Reader, What we’re doing (plain English)Pair one practical book (marketing, sales, habits) with one from a very different field (science, history, memoir, art) to spark a fresh angle you can ship fast. 15-Minute Method Purpose (1 min): What will you publish—post, hook list, or carousel? Book A—tactics (4 min): Pull one principle that solves your snag. Book B—wild-card (4 min): Pull one unexpected idea that reframes it. Synthesize (3 min): Write one sentence that blends both into a simple...
9 months ago • 1 min read
Dear Reader, Less tooling, more shipping—40 focused minutes. We don’t need more dashboards. We need more done. After a dense AI workshop, I made one shift that unlocked momentum: instead of “try everything,” I ran a Two-Tool Sprint. I chose two tools, applied them to one outcome, and shipped the smallest useful version today. The Sprint (5 moves) Name the outcome. One concrete win for this week. Pick two tools. Only those that directly move that outcome. Block 40 minutes. 20 per tool. No...
9 months ago • 1 min read
Dear Reader, You highlight great ideas, then life gets busy. I built something to close the gap between reading and doing. Turn Book Notes into an Action Plan is a membership-only Custom GPT that turns your notes into a clean plan you can use now. No summaries. No fluff. Just steps. How it works: You unlock with this month’s password (sent by email). You answer 4 prompts: your goal for reading the book, a 7/14/30-day window, your daily minutes, and your full notes. What is the 7/14/30-day...
10 months ago • 1 min read
Dear Reader, Pages → Progress: A 7-Move Playbook Snack-size and practical. Keep notes of any length. 1) Outcome (1 line). Dated and specific: “Increase warm-lead replies by 20% in 14 days.” 2) Preview strategically.Introduction, foreword/preface, table of contents, index → mark the sections that actually serve the outcome. Write 3–5 questions. 3) Capture freely. Long or short notes are fine; include page references if helpful. 4) Ask ChatGPT clearly. Copy the bracketed fields, delete...
10 months ago • 1 min read
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...
10 months 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...
11 months 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...
11 months ago • 1 min read