Dopamine nuggets
Howdy folks, below you'll find the most useful resources to help you think, create and build better.
It's been the kinda week that makes me want to petition for extra hours in the day — seriously though how do you get everything you want done in 24 hours? 🙃
Anyway I realised that the secret sauce of this email is sharing interesting things from around the internet on becoming better creators, entrepreneurs and people — so that's exactly what this is.
We're all just searching the internet for dopamine nuggets, so you might as well eat the type that will help you do cool stuff.
Alrighty, let's dive into the bowl of dopamine nuggets. But first... do you put the milk in before or after?
I. Running a business = Having 100 things you want to do then deciding which 2 you can do today.
II. This is the trap of prestigious career paths. Instead of thinking about what you want to do with your life, you default to the options most admired by your peers. —Paul Millerd (The Pathless Path)
- I Survived 7 Days Of Discomfort: The edit of this video is so sick. Niklas takes an interesting approach to long form storytelling — keeping things flowing without being too in your face.
- FontShare: This has been my go-to place to find great free fonts.
Soloprenuership: I used to want to be a solopreneur... then I realised the same thing as Michael...
My fifth year as a bootstrap founder: Michael Lynch quit Google to work for himself. 5 years later he’s sharing some interesting lessons he’s learned building Tiny Pilot.
The most interesting thing for me is the idea of wanting your team to work at 50% capacity. That way 50% of their work is reactive work and 50% is proactive work.
- The most precious resource is agency: Agency is a tricky skill to learn. This article explores how childhood can shape your agency, and as the author says:
"It seems that the more you ask of people, and the more you have them do, the more they are able to later do on their own."
- I love work: The idea that work needs to mean unhappiness is completely backwards. Simon explains this perfectly — work isn't always fun but the act of working towards something brings me a lot of joy.
🌱 Interesting Finds
- McDonalds phone cleaning stations: If this was in the UK someone would 100% pour a McFlurry down there.
- Jacked goats: That goat is like WTF you doing up here? 🤣
End Note
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Have a fantastic week!
- Stephen