July 1st, 2024: The Time Billionaire: A Concept That Changed My Life
“Life is a journey, not a destination.”
― Ralph Waldo Emerson
Hi friends,
How's everything going?
This is Kei and Kazuki, founders of Glasp 👋
We hand-picked 3 good articles for you to highlight this week. Hope they'll help you get new ideas and perspectives. (You can read this online!)
📚 3 Good Articles for You
This is the Best Career (Life) Advice I Ever Got
by Ryan Holiday (8 mins)
- Learn from Others' Experiences: Mentors and books provide invaluable insights by sharing lessons and mistakes, allowing one to avoid pitfalls and benefit from accumulated wisdom.
- Credit is Worthless: Prioritize doing impactful work over seeking recognition. Focusing on contributing to others' success and learning from diverse projects leads to long-term career benefits.
- Build Your Platform: Establish a direct connection with your audience to maintain independence and security. Having your platform ensures resilience against external changes and provides a reliable means of communication and influence.
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The Time Billionaire: A Concept That Changed My Life
by Sahil Bloom (4 mins)
- Time Billionaire Concept: Graham Duncan introduced the idea that young people are "Time Billionaires" with billions of seconds left, emphasizing that time is our most precious asset.
- Be Present: Recognize the fleeting nature of time to appreciate daily moments and cherish interactions with family and friends.
- Appreciate "Enough": Avoid the constant quest for more; focus on finding fulfillment in the present and valuing what you already have.
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Humor for Growth: The Strategy You’re Missing
by Tom Orbach (24 mins)
- Humor is a cost-effective strategy for product growth, making products more relatable and memorable, and driving word-of-mouth through positive associations.
- Effective use of humor requires strategic deployment, such as in marketing, onboarding processes, and unexpected places like 404 error pages and product instructions, to foster user engagement and brand loyalty.
- Inside jokes and industry-specific humor can create a sense of community and connection with the audience, while careful analysis and creativity can lead to viral marketing successes and increased user retention.
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📣 Community
- 🟨 Launched on Product Hunt:
We launched “Glasp: Sync Highlights from Instapaper” on Product Hunt 🚀 With this feature, you can seamlessly transfer your Instapaper highlights to Glasp. It'd be great if you could visit and upvote for us 🙇♂️ - 🟥 Glasp Talk with Mike Greenfield:
Glasp Talk features intimate interviews with luminaries, revealing their emotions, experiences, and stories. The guest, Mike Greenfield, the founder of Team Rankings, Change Research, a successful angel investor, and a former early employee at PayPal and LinkedIn.
👀 Featured Curator on Glasp
Richárd Hruby
Richárd learns AI, LLM, product, and more! Let’s follow and learn together 🤝
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❤️ Gratitude
We found some people who mentioned Glasp in their articles and blogs, and we appreciate all the kindness!
- Discovering Glasp: The AI-Powered Tool Revolutionizing Content Extraction and Summarization on Medium
Thank you for sharing and mentioning us on Twitter, LinkedIn, and/or in your blogs 🙂 We appreciate your support! Please feel free to ask us anything at any time! Also, feel free to join our Slack community ;)
Hope you enjoyed reading this newsletter!
See you next week ;)
Best,
Kei and Kazuki
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