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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...
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...
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...