Work Less Wednesday
with Rich Webster
Work Less Wednesday: January 5
WLW #201
👋 Hey Reader!
This is issue #201 of Work Less Wednesday, where I share with you 5 things you should know about, in 5 minutes or less. That leaves you with 10,075 other minutes this week.
📗 1. Book I’m Perusing – AD Reader (Vol. 2) by Now-Time
Been enjoying the latest release from Now-Time, The AD Reader (Vol. 2).
Billed as “Texts that shall survive their time,” the reader is a compilation of 25 writings from across the ages.
It’s a combination of design, images, and philosophy that is meant to be absorbed, not consumed.
I’ve enjoyed being exposed to new ideas and thinkers, as well as the general aesthetic and vibe of the book.
The books are currently out of print, but if you hop on their mailing list, they occasionally reprint (and sell out fast).
🎻 2. YouTube Channel I’m Digging – Creative Sovereignty
My friend Zander just launched a new YouTube channel for his business, Creative Sovereignty.
Zander is a world class Cello player, a former Cirque du Soleil performer, an incredible entrepreneur, and on top of that, a great friend.
I was fortunate enough to speak to his clients at their in-person event last year in Montreal (you can watch the replay here).
If you’re a creative entrepreneur, I would definitely check out what Zander is building.
💪 3. Great Article I Read This Week – Fuck willpower by Cate Hall
This article picks up where the 80/20 Principle and The 4 Hour Workweek leaves off.
Here are some select quotes:
“The Myth of Willpower is the idea that virtue lies in exerting extreme effort to overcome obstacles, and that any success attained without effort is actually bad, bordering on immoral.”
“Instead of focusing on willpower as the solution, you should be focusing on making your goals as easy as possible to achieve.”
“The truth is that high-agency people are always looking for shortcuts. They are never thinking, “how can I work hard and demonstrate my willpower,” but rather, “how can I get results faster by maximizing my leverage?”
“If your life is well-designed, it should feel easy to live up to your ideals, rather than hard.”
🍂 4. Eden Is Dead – What That Should Tell You About AI
I was lucky enough to be invited to be beta tester for Dan Koe’s new startup, Eden.
It was billed as “workspace for creatives.”
It was a cool product with some really interesting use cases.
But yesterday all the beta users got a shocking email…
Eden (in its current form) is shutting down.
“We went broke and had to let go of over half the team.”
Basically, they introduced agents and their AI bill went through the roof.
“We’re talking about being billed $1,000 every 30 minutes… we don’t make anywhere near that amount.”
“We simply aren’t a massive corporation that can subsidize it’s users for $5000 of usage on a $20 per month plan.”
They were 2 weeks away from bankruptcy.
So they pivoted the product completely.
(You can check out the new version here)
This is a conversation I’ve been having constantly with my consulting clients.
Eden is just a canary in the coal mine.
No one is paying the true cost of AI credits or tokens right now.
They are HIGHLY subsidized.
We are in the phase of the $20 Uber to JFK Airport from Manhattan.
But eventually, these companies are going to have to make money.
And you’re going to have to ask yourself…
“Would I pay 10 times more for the AI tools that I’m currently using?”
Worth thinking about.
🖐 5. More Things I’m Into This Week…
🎧 What I’m Listening To – Harold Budd / Brian Eno – The Pavilion Of Dreams (1978)
😂 Stand Up Comedy Competition I Enjoyed Watching This Week – Funny AF with Kevin Hart
📘 Book I’m Reading – The 7-Figure Consultant by Alan Weiss
📰 Interesting Article I Read This Week – What would you do if you believed in yourself more? by Erifili Gounari
💬 Quote I’m Pondering…
“Two are needed for every art: one who makes it and one who needs it” – Ernst Barlach (German sculptor)
How we can work together
When you’re ready, here are two free ways I can help you:
- 👤 My Substack. My weekly Substack inner entrepreneur discusses the internal side of entrepreneurship – mindset & growth.
- 🎧 My Podcast. Listen to or watch my free podcast The Rich Webster Show. It is an unfiltered look behind the scenes at my life and work.
And two paid engagements:
- 💸 How To Charge More (COHORT 2 – MAY 4). Live cohort for entrepreneurs who want to scale their business by charging higher prices.
- 🤝 Creative Partnership (1:1). I work closely with high-level creative entrepreneurs + consultants to hit their first (or next) million in revenue.
WLW #200
👋 Hey Reader!
This is issue #200 of Work Less Wednesday, where I share with you 5 things you should know about, in 5 minutes or less. That leaves you with 10,075 other minutes this week.
🎊 1. Celebrating Issue #200 – Thank You For Reading!
First order of business this week:
This is issue 200 of Work Less Wednesday!
I want to take a minute to thank everyone who reads WLW.
Especially the 175 readers who have been here since issue 1!!!
You are the real early adopters. 😄
If you want to take a trip down memory lane, here is the first issue in all it’s glory: https://howtoworkless.com/wlw-1/
And you can check out the whole backlog here: https://howtoworkless.com/newsletter/
See you at issue #400!
Rich
💸 2. Free Workshop Friday – “How To Charge More In 2026”
I taught this workshop last week and it blew people’s minds.
So I’m going to run it back one more time.
We covered:
✅ The surprising trend I’m seeing in the market going into 2026 (based on my work with high-level clients)
✅ What my high-level clients are doing to close $10k-$250k deals, right now!
✅ The 4 steps to structure your business to charge way more in 2026
If you’d like to attend, you can register for free here.
I’ll also give you a special opportunity to join us for 💸 How To Charge More Cohort 2.
P.S. Here is some of the feedback from last week’s attendees:
“I have been hyped by too many webinars that failed to deliver – yours was the opposite. I got more than I ever thought I would. I was ready to hear the expertise and experience you had to say. Thank you!” – Arthur
“Thank you for all this valuable information Rich!! 🔥” – Ken
“Thanks a lot for sharing your knowledge and clear steps, Rich! Really appreciate it 🙏🏼” – Diederick
“Found this to be really helpful, might just join!” – Grace (she did! 😄)
💸 3. How To Charge More Cohort 2 – Program Starts MONDAY!
📌 And since we’re talking about charging more money…
Enrollment for 💸How To Charge More Cohort 2 is in full swing.
We’ve already got an incredible crew of new and returning students joining us for the next cohort.
Over the 4 week program, you’ll:
💸 Raise the price of your offer OR launch a brand new high-price, high-value offer ($10k minimum)
☺️ Lose the fear of charging more and unlearn the limiting beliefs blocking you from higher prices.
👥 Attract better clients who value your expertise and happily pay for it.
🤝 Sell with confidence, knowing exactly what to say, how to say it, and what your work is truly worth.
The course starts Monday, May 4th, so if you’re considering joining us, now’s the time!
📈 4. Article I Enjoyed – The Mathematical Reason Most People Never “Make It”
Interesting Substack article on Price’s Law:
“Price’s Law states that the square root of the number of people in a domain does 50% of the work.
Here’s what that looks like in practice:
- In a company with 100 employees, 10 people produce half the output
- In a field with 10,000 scientists, 100 produce half the meaningful research
- On a team of 25, 5 people carry the entire operation”
What does that mean for your life and business?
🖐 5. More Things I’m Into This Week…
🎧 What I’m Listening To – Taoasis by Mathias Grassow (1987)
📘 Book I’m Reading – Creative Mind and Success by Ernest S. Holmes (1919)
🙆♂️ Exercise Method I’m Exploring – Bioenergetics (Devaraj Sandberg)
👂 Free Mac Audio Transcription Tool I’m Using – MacWhisper
💬 Quote I’m Pondering…
“A tree grows taller to the degree that its roots go deeper and wider. If we wish to jump high, we must first bend close to the ground to get the impetus for the spring. Like a jet engine, we move forward by thrusting backward. In therapy each backward move provides the energy for the leap forward. Regression and progression go on side by side.”
– Alexander Lowen, Fear of Life: The Wisdom of Failure
How we can work together
When you’re ready, here are two free ways I can help you:
- 👤 My Substack. My weekly Substack inner entrepreneur discusses the internal side of entrepreneurship – mindset & growth.
- 🎧 My Podcast. Listen to or watch my free podcast The Rich Webster Show. It is an unfiltered look behind the scenes at my life and work.
And two paid engagements:
- 💸 How To Charge More (COHORT 2 – MAY 4). Live cohort for entrepreneurs who want to scale their business by charging higher prices.
- 🤝 Creative Partnership (1:1). I work closely with high-level creative entrepreneurs + consultants to hit their first (or next) million in revenue.
WLW #199
👋 Hey Reader!
This is issue #199 of Work Less Wednesday, where I share with you 5 things you should know about, in 5 minutes or less. That leaves you with 10,075 other minutes this week.
💸1. I’m Hosting A Free Workshop Friday – “How To Charge More In 2026”
To celebrate the upcoming launch of How To Charge More Cohort 2, I’m hosting a free workshop called “How To 2-10X Your Prices In 2026.“
It will take place THIS FRIDAY, April 24th at 12pm EST.
Here’s what I’m planning on sharing:
✅ What I’m seeing in the market (based on my work with high-level clients)
✅ What those clients are doing to close $10k-$250k deals, right now!
✅ The 4 steps to structure your business to charge way more in 2026
If you’d like to attend, you can register for free here.
Just a heads up, this won’t be recorded, so just us live if you want the insights.
P.S. When I taught it in January this was some of the feedback:
“I wish I learned this years ago.”
“Wow… um, I could have saved so much heartache with this.”
“Masterfully delivered”
“THIS IS SO GOOD.”
💸 2. How To Charge More Cohort 2 – Enrollment Opens Tomorrow!
And since we’re talking about charging more money…
Enrollment for 💸How To Charge More Cohort 2 starts TOMORROW!
Over the 4 week program, you’ll:
💸 Raise the price of your offer OR launch a brand new high-price, high-value offer ($10k minimum)
☺️ Lose the fear of charging more and unlearn the limiting beliefs blocking you from higher prices.
👥 Attract better clients who value your expertise and happily pay for it.
🤝 Sell with confidence, knowing exactly what to say, how to say it, and what your work is truly worth.
P.S. If you want a sneak peek, here’s a 7 minute video explaining what we’ll do.
We’ve already got a killer group of new and returning students joining us for the next cohort (from Early Enrollment).
Hope to see you in there!
🏅 3. Short Video I Enjoyed – The Fear Of Enjoying Your Life
Awesome video about Olympic gold medalist Alysa Liu’s retirement and return to skating.
The video focuses on this question:
Are you taking action in your life because you’re afraid of what might happen if you stop?
Or are you doing it because you genuinely enjoy the process?
😵 4. Why You Shouldn’t Trust Algorithms – Tweet from Arclev
This tweet should be all the data you need to see to realize that any app with an algorithmic feed isn’t here to help you.
🖐 5. More Things I’m Into This Week…
🎧 What I’m Listening To/Watching – Phish Live At Sphere – 4/17/2026 – Light
📊 Incredible Collection Of Cool Diagrams From Over Time – Research | Diagram, Curated by Laura Sisisterra
📺 Show We’re Watching – Love On The Spectrum (S4)
📕 Book I’m Revisiting – The Road Less Stupid: Advice From The Chairman Of The Board by Keith J. Cunningham
💬 Quote I’m Pondering…
“A crooked tree lives its own life, but a straight tree is turned into wood.” – Chinese Proverb
How we can work together
When you’re ready, here are two free ways I can help you:
- 👤 My Substack. My weekly Substack inner entrepreneur discusses the internal side of entrepreneurship – mindset & growth.
- 🎧 My Podcast. Listen to or watch my free podcast The Rich Webster Show. It is an unfiltered look behind the scenes at my life and work.
And two paid engagements:
- 💸 How To Charge More (COHORT 2 – MAY 4). Live cohort for entrepreneurs who want to scale their business by charging higher prices.
- 🤝 Creative Partnership (1:1). I work closely with high-level creative entrepreneurs + consultants to hit their first (or next) million in revenue.
WLW #198
👋 Hey Reader!
This is issue #198 of Work Less Wednesday, where I share with you 5 things you should know about, in 5 minutes or less. That leaves you with 10,075 other minutes this week.
💸 1. How To Charge More Cohort 2 Enrollment Opens Next Week! – Join The Waitlist
Friendly reminder that Cohort 2 of my live cohort-based course 💸 How To Charge More starts on May 4th…
THAT’S IN JUST 3 WEEKS!
We’re opening enrollment next week, but being on my VIP Waitlist will get you:
- 🗓️ Early Enrollment
- 💸 Exclusive Discounts
- 🔥 My Best Deal
👥 And you’ll be in good company, because 1,929 incredible entrepreneurs are already on the VIP waitlist.
What’s the course about?
In 💸 How To Charge More, you’ll install my complete pricing system that transforms how you charge, sell, and position your expertise – so you stop leaving money on the table and start getting paid what your work is actually worth.
In 4 weeks, you’ll learn how to:
💸 Raise your prices by 2-10x. ($10k minimum)
☺️ Lose the fear of charging more.
👥 Attract better clients who happily pay more.
🤝 Sell with confidence & know exactly what to say.
Here’s what some of our clients from last cohort said:
💬 “It is worth the investment to a silly degree – you’ll make it back on a single sales call.”
💬 “Genuinely paradigm-shifting – it rewired how I think about money, value, and what I’m actually worth.”
💬 “I was able to immediately start charging more with greater confidence.”
💬 “During the program I increased my revenue by $20k/month.”
💬 “HTCM helped me get the final push I needed to charge more.”
If you’re thinking about enrolling, do yourself a favor and get on the VIP waitlist. More info soon!
💰 2. 21 Rules To Charge Higher Prices – New Substack Post
Since we’re talking about charging more… I compiled this list of 21 rules after over a decade of pricing obsession.
Here are the first 5:
- Sell outcomes. Clients don’t care what you do. They care what they will get. Talk about outcomes – not deliverables, tasks, or time.
- High prices create better clients. Cheap and expensive clients take the same amount of energy to manage. People who pay more are more committed, have more clarity, and get better results.
- Never lower your prices to win a client. It devalues your best clients, who happily pay in full. It rewards bad clients, who will leave for someone cheaper. If you must negotiate, never lower your prices without taking something away.
- If you’re comfortable with your prices, they’re too low. Your rates should increase as you get better. If you’re comfortable with your rates, they probably don’t reflect your work’s current value.
- Sell to clients with money. The bigger the client, the greater the value you can create for them, and the more you can charge.
🎶 3. Website I’m Digging Into – RateYourMusic
Probably extremely, extremely late to the party on this, but one of my clients (thanks Taylor!) shared this site with me recently, and I’ve been obsessed.
RYM is a music database and community that is designed to help you discover new music.
I’ve been going down the rabbit hole uncovering their top-rated albums of specific years and decades.
What I love about it is their top 100 list is nothing like what you’ll find in traditional music publications.
🃏🐟 4. Big Weekend For Me – Magic Prerelease + Phish Sphere Tour
I’m going to be nerding it up this weekend with two of my hobbies:
- 🃏 Playing in 3 days of Magic: The Gathering tournaments for the release of the new set.
- 🐟 Watching the Phish Sphere livestream.
I was at all 4 Sphere shows in 2024 in Vegas and it was mindblowing. (my Phish show stats)
If you ever have the chance to go, highly recommend it!
🖐 5. More Things I’m Into This Week…
🎧 What I’m Listening To – Hosianna Mantra by Popol Vuh
📘 Book I’m Reading – The Prosperous Coach by Steve Chandler + Rich Litvin
🏞️ Brand Identity I’m Digging – Brazil’s New Tourism Logo
📰 Article I Enjoyed – Reality Is Right Here by Oliver Burkeman
💬 Quote I’m Pondering…
“If you enter a market and don’t know what to do, watch what everyone else is doing and then do the opposite if you want to be successful. The majority is almost always wrong.” – Earl Nightingale
How we can work together
When you’re ready, here are two free ways I can help you:
- 👤 My Substack. My weekly Substack inner entrepreneur discusses the internal side of entrepreneurship – mindset & growth.
- 🎧 My Podcast. Listen to or watch my free podcast The Rich Webster Show. It is an unfiltered look behind the scenes at my life and work.
And two paid engagements:
- 💸 How To Charge More (COHORT 2 – MAY 4). Live cohort for entrepreneurs who want to scale their business by charging higher prices.
- 🤝 Creative Partnership (1:1). I work closely with high-level creative entrepreneurs + consultants to hit their first (or next) million in revenue.
WLW #197
👋 Hey Reader!
This is issue #197 of Work Less Wednesday, where I share with you 5 things you should know about, in 5 minutes or less. That leaves you with 10,075 other minutes this week.
🎙️ 1. New Podcast – How To Sell Creativity (For A Lot Of $)
Dropped a new podcast last week.
If you’ve ever wondered why some people seem to be able to charge 2-10x higher prices for the same creative work, this will explain what you’re missing.
55 minutes on how to sell your creativity for a lot of money.
💰 2. How To Charge More Cohort 2 – Enrollment Opens In 10 Days!
Time flies!
We are kicking off our second cohort of How To Charge More in just a few weeks.
In the 4 week program, you’ll get our complete pricing system that transforms how you charge, sell, and position your expertise – so you stop leaving money on the table and start getting paid what your work is actually worth.
If you’re even slightly interested, I highly recommend joining our waitlist here.
I love to take care of my best clients. 😉
You’ll be hearing more information soon!
And since we’re on the topic…
💰New Substack Post – How To Raise Your Prices
This piece is a teaser of what we’ll be covering in HTCM.
There are only four reasons you’re not charging more money.
I call them the four pillars of price.
They are:
- Your skill (the value you bring to the market)
- Your clients (the customer you’re selling to)
- Your articulation (your sales and marketing)
- Your belief (your self-esteem)
Find out how you can use them to charge more.
📺 3. Grab YouTube Transcripts Fast – Glasp
If you watched my workshop on “How I Use AI In My Business,” I talk also about how TRANSCRIPTS are most important asset you have in your business to leverage with AI.
You should be saving and using transcripts from your work OFTEN – they are your unique intellectual property that actually makes AI worth using.
Good transcripts include: Sales call transcripts, educational video transcripts, YouTube transcripts, past sales/marketing emails, coaching/client call transcripts, PDFs of books, etc.
To that end, I want to share a tool I’ve found beneficial for extracting transcripts from YouTube in as few steps as possible.
It’s a Chrome plugin called Glasp.
It automatically opens up in YouTube and allows you to quickly copy the transcript of the video.
(Previously I’d have to go to a website and copy it in).
Glasp also does summaries of videos using AI, but I haven’t found that useful personally.
🌐 4. Awesome Minimalist Website Builder – Cargo
I’ve been looking for a design-first website builder that allows me to move from idea to execution very quickly.
I was happy this week to come across Cargo, which is created by the type foundry Dinamo.
It’s a simple tool that makes beautiful, typography-forward websites.
I wanted to move my offerings page off of Notion into something that looks a little more premium, but didn’t have the time or patience to build it in Figma/Webflow/Framer.
I built it in Cargo in a morning.
Check out my new site here and Cargo here.
🖐 5. More Things I’m Into This Week…
🎧 What I’m Listening To – Temple In The Forest by David Naegle (thanks Matt!)
📺 Killer Short Form Video Database – Videodatabase.org
🤖 Great Video This Week – AI is Making CEOs Delusional
🎵 Music Interview & Performance I Enjoyed – Big Thief on World Cafe
💬 Quote I’m Pondering…
“The world will ask you who you are, and if you do not know, the world will tell you” Carl Jung
How we can work together
When you’re ready, here are two free ways I can help you:
- 👤 My Substack. My weekly Substack inner entrepreneur discusses the internal side of entrepreneurship – mindset & growth.
- 🎧 My Podcast. Listen to or watch my free podcast The Rich Webster Show. It is an unfiltered look behind the scenes at my life and work.
And two paid engagements:
- 💸 How To Charge More (COHORT 2 – APRIL). Live cohort for entrepreneurs who want to scale their business by charging higher prices.
- 🤝 Creative Partnership (1:1). I work closely with high-level creative entrepreneurs + consultants to hit their first (or next) million in revenue.
WLW #196
👋 Hey Reader!
This is issue #196 of Work Less Wednesday, where I share with you 5 things you should know about, in 5 minutes or less. That leaves you with 10,075 other minutes this week.
💸 1. How To Charge More Cohort 2 Starts In 1 Month! – Get On The Waitlist!
ANNOUNCEMENT: We are kicking off our 2nd cohort of 💸How To Charge More at the end of April!
HTCM is my cohort-based program designed to teach you one thing:
How to raise your prices. By a lot.
It will be a 4 week program, taught live with me covering 8 lessons including:
- How to craft a $10k-250k offer (how to structure, price, and sell)
- How to calculate the true value you create for clients (tangible and intangible)
- How to find clients who pay more money (and get them to do it!)
- How to raise your prices with current clients (exactly what to say and how to frame it)
- How to sell outcomes instead of deliverables (and work less hours for more money as a result)
Click here to join our waitlist for Cohort 2.
(P.S. I take special care of my clients who take early action so make sure to hop on there if you’re interested! 🤫)
🌎 2. Great Mini Article From Derek Sivers – I Was Inconsiderate But Now I’m Everywhere
Quick read from Derek Sivers about meeting people where they are.
Can be summed up with this quote:
“If you have something worth spreading, it’s considerate to spread it widely, to reach people through their favorite medium.”
P.S. Found the one on Sublime.
🤖 3. Why It Feels Like Your AI Sucks – Why AI Companies Lied About Context Windows
Have you noticed that when you upload a bunch of long files to AI, it feels like it didn’t read it?
Well, you’re right. It didn’t.
If you want to know why, this is a great explanation from Tiago Forte on YouTube.
As we continue to use AI, I believe 2 things are going to be big issues:
- How do we structure our workspaces so that AI can easily access and understand the data?
- What tools are incentivized to actually read everything? (ex. subscription vs. credit-based LLMs)
I discuss this concept in detail (and what to do about it) in my paid-Substack only workshop “How I’m Using AI In My Business) → You can sign up for $15/month to get access to it.
🎶 4. Music I’m Listening To – The Sagegazers On YouTube
Sometimes the algorithm gives you something good.
A few days ago, I came across this YouTube channel devoted to uploading cassettes of 80s new age and ambient music, and my mind has been blown.
There is so much awesome stuff here.
Ideal for deep work, meditation, and relaxation.
I have been working my way through the releases, but here are 4 that I’ve liked so far:
📼 Sérénité by Paul Sauvanet (1989)
📼 Where Rivers Run Free by Daniel Perret and Alap Jetzer (1988)
📼 Elysian Fields by Rocco Notte & Richard Bush (1984)
📼 Taoasis by Mathias Grassow (1987)
🖐 5. More Things I’m Into This Week…
📜 Great Article About The Hidden Scripts We Have About Work – “What Are the Scripts You Grew Up With About Work?”
📘 Book I’m Reading – The Language of Emotions by Karla McLaren
🥚 Anime Film I Watched This Week – Angel’s Egg (1985)
💉 Article I Enjoyed – The Ozempicization of the Economy by Kyla Scanlon
💬 Quote I’m Pondering…
“You are a success to the degree that you grow, and you grow to the degree that you become a wiser, more useful, and more secure person. In other words, we live to learn, and by this very process, we learn to live.” – Manly P. Hall
How we can work together
When you’re ready, here are two free ways I can help you:
- 👤 My Substack. My weekly Substack inner entrepreneur discusses the internal side of entrepreneurship – mindset & growth.
- 🎧 My Podcast. Listen to or watch my free podcast The Rich Webster Show. It is an unfiltered look behind the scenes at my life and work.
And two paid engagements:
- 💸 How To Charge More (COHORT 2 – APRIL). Live cohort for entrepreneurs who want to scale their business by charging higher prices.
- 🤝 Creative Partnership (1:1). I work closely with high-level creative entrepreneurs + consultants to hit their first (or next) million in revenue.
WLW #195
👋 Hey Reader!
This is issue #195 of Work Less Wednesday, where I share with you 5 things you should know about, in 5 minutes or less. That leaves you with 10,075 other minutes this week.
💸 1. New Substack Post – Never Lower Your Prices To Win A Client
Never lower your prices to win a client.
Yes, I said it.
There’s more than enough people telling you to keep your prices low.
Maybe it’s time you heard from someone who wants you to charge more?
Click here to read the full article.
P.S. If you’re REALLY serious about charging more money, I’d hop on the waitlist for Cohort 2 of 💸How To Charge More.
🤖 2. Grab The Workshop Replay – “How I’m Using AI In My Business”
In case you missed it live, the replay and resources from last week’s paid workshop “How I’m Using AI In My Business” are now available.
We covered all this, plus more:
- My “commandments of AI” that I teach to all of my clients.
- What I consider to be the most important asset you have in your business to leverage with AI (you have them, and you’re probably not using them).
- How I use AI to get inspiration to create my content and writing.
- The tool I use to speed up my writing process by 300% (don’t worry – I’m not outsourcing my writing to AI).
- And finally, my most-requested workflow – how I’m creating viral images for social media.
I’ve been getting a ton of great feedback on it, so if you want to get instant access to the replay, here’s what to do:
Go to this link, sign up for the paid tier; $15 a month gets you access (cancel anytime).
I’ve got some great paid posts and additional workshops scheduled, so now’s a great time to become a paid subscriber.
📕 3. Book I’m Reading – Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler
Two days ago I started Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler.
I’ve wanted to read her work for a long time and finally got around to starting it.
So far it’s great (reminds me of The Road), but I did want to share something cool I found while researching the book…
This is an image of the back of one of Octavia Butler’s notebooks from 1988.
In it, she repeated her affirmations.
It’s not surprising that her career ended up where it did.
(You can see many more examples here.)
🗞️ 4. Article Worth Reading – The art of cold-emailing a billionaire by Andy Lee
People don’t realize is it’s actually easier to contact busy people than you would think.
You just need to follow four principles:
- Establish competency.
- Make your ask.
- Be transparent with your self-interest.
- Show extra effort.
I encourage you to take five minutes and read the full article.
You’ll definitely get something out of it!
🖐 5. More Things I’m Into This Week…
🎧 What I’m Listening To – spirit by cktrl
👨⚖️ Work I’m Contemplating – Christie’s New Rostrum, Designed By Jony Ive
🎙️ Podcast I Enjoyed This Week – David Heinemeier Hansson On My First Million – “Grinding Is Stupid” (Thanks Charles!)
🌻 Article I Read This Week – why LLMs are bad writers but good editors by Jasmine Sun
💬 Quote I’m Pondering…
“It’s much easier to teach yourself to be secure than it is to get people to approve of you all the time.”
– Eurydice, Defensiveness is Revealing
How we can work together
When you’re ready, here are two free ways I can help you:
- 👤 My Substack. My weekly Substack inner entrepreneur discusses the internal side of entrepreneurship – mindset & growth.
- 🎧 My Podcast. Listen to or watch my free podcast The Rich Webster Show. It is an unfiltered look behind the scenes at my life and work.
And two paid engagements:
- 💸 How To Charge More (COHORT 2 – APRIL). Live cohort for entrepreneurs who want to scale their business by charging higher prices.
- 🤝 Creative Partnership (1:1). I work closely with high-level creative entrepreneurs + consultants to hit their first (or next) million in revenue.
WLW #194
👋 Hey Reader!
This is issue #194 of Work Less Wednesday, where I share with you 5 things you should know about, in 5 minutes or less. That leaves you with 10,075 other minutes this week.
🤖 1. Paid Workshop I’m Hosting This Friday – “How I’m Using AI In My Business”
I’m doing a little workshop for my paid Substack subscribers on Friday about how I’m using AI in my business, right now.
This is something I’ve been getting a lot of questions about.
I’m going to break down some of the tools I’m using and how I’m using them.
I have a pretty high bar for AI, so all the workflows I’m going to share are actually going to do something, not just make you feel productive.
We’ll cover all this, plus more:
- My “commandments of AI” that I teach to all of my clients.
- What I consider to be the most important asset you have in your business to leverage with AI (you have them, and you’re probably not using them).
- How I use AI to get inspiration to create my content and writing.
- The tool I use to speed up my writing process by 300% (don’t worry – I’m not outsourcing my writing to AI).
- And finally, my most-requested workflow – how I’m creating viral images for social media.
Sign up for the paid tier; $15 a month to get access (cancel anytime).
🤖 2. The Main Problem With AI – Sloperators by Adam Delehanty
As a supplement to my AI workshop story above, I want to share this article from Adam Delahanty.
I think it perfectly articulates why so many people (myself included) are feeling like AI is making the internet worse.
The fundamental point is that AI is a tool that applies leverage.
And it’s impact is defined by this equation:
Baseline × Leverage
From the article:
“The Baseline is you.
- Your IQ
- Your taste
- Your curiosity
- Your knowledge
- Your capacity for reflection
Leverage is everything that amplifies you:
- Internet media and distribution channels
- Communities & networks you’re actively a part of
- AI tools, the latest models
- Education (traditional and otherwise)
- Code (though I’m not covering that as much today)”
And this is what creates today’s problem.
Providing a high leverage tool to a large group of people with a low baseline means it feels like everything is getting worse.
📘 3. Book I’m Re-Reading – Slack by Tom DeMarco
I’m currently returning to a book I read and featured in Work Less Wednesday a few years ago.
This one was originally recommended by Basecamp co-founder Jason Fried.
Originally written in 2021, Slack: Getting Past Burnout, Busywork, and the Myth of Total Efficiency is about creating space in your business.
As I’m currently helping multiple clients navigate the challenges that come with rapidly expanding teams, I recommended this book to them and I’m revisiting it myself.
With AI seemingly creating more work than less work, it feels highly relevant to all entrepreneurs.
If you want a quick summary, this is a great primer.
Check out the full book here.
🎧 4. Great Podcast I Listened To This Week – The Age Of The Sublime with Robert Greene
Great conversation with bestselling author of The 48 Laws of Power Robert Greene about the topic of his new book: the sublime.
After suffering a stroke that made typing difficult, he spent the last seven years writing a book about the sublime by hand.
The podcast covers:
- We talk about why our minds are shrinking to the size of phones despite the sublimity around us
- The mystery of consciousness
- His views on AI
- How to reclaim a sense of awe in modern life
- and lots more.
Check out the YouTube video here or the article version here.
🖐 5. More Things I’m Into This Week…
🧭 ICYMI: Last Week’s Substack Article – You Inner Compass
🎨 Short Read On Art I Enjoyed – 35 Sentences On Conceptual Art By Sol LeWitt
🗞️ Interesting Article On Meditation From An Obsessed Practitioner – Random Opinions About The Path
👥 Cool Video Explaining “Self-Managing Teams” – How Buurtzorg Works
💬 Quote I’m Pondering…
“The beauty of our intuition is that it will not lie to us. The inescapable horror of our intuition is that we may not like what it tells us.” – Catherine Shannon
How we can work together
When you’re ready, here are two free ways I can help you:
- 👤 My Substack. My weekly Substack inner entrepreneur discusses the internal side of entrepreneurship – mindset & growth.
- 🎧 My Podcast. Listen to or watch my free podcast The Rich Webster Show. It is an unfiltered look behind the scenes at my life and work.
And two paid engagements:
- 💸 How To Charge More (COHORT 2 – APRIL). Live cohort for entrepreneurs who want to scale their business by charging higher prices.
- 🤝 Creative Partnership (1:1). I work closely with high-level creative entrepreneurs + consultants to hit their first (or next) million in revenue.
Creative Partnership Terms Of Purchase
CREATIVE PARTNERSHIP TERMS OF PURCHASE
Effective date: March 16, 2026
Thank you for enrolling in Creative Partnership.
Please review these Terms of Purchase very carefully. By purchasing the Program, you are agreeing to these and are expressing that you have been given reasonable access to review these terms prior to your purchase. These Terms are binding as of the date you purchase or access our Program.
These Terms are between you (“Customer,” “you,” “your”) and Work Less LLC (“Company,” “we,” “us,” “our”) for the purpose of purchasing Creative Partnership (our “Program”) whether through the Company’s website at https://learn.howtoworkless.com/ or any related domains or subdomains (the “Website”), or in person. The Company and the Customer will collectively be referred to as “Parties”, and each individually as a “Party”.
Understand that by clicking the payment button, entering your credit card and/or debit card information, making a cash, PayPal or Stripe payment, or otherwise enrolling, electronically, verbally, otherwise subscribing through the Website, you are agreeing to adhere to and be bound by the following terms and conditions, together with the Terms of Use, Disclaimer and our Privacy Policy, all of which are hereby incorporated by reference (“Terms,” “Agreement“):
1. INTRODUCTION
Work Less LLC is a company that provides individuals and business owners with online courses, consulting, and other educational materials. The Company creates programs to educate Customers on how to design systems in their businesses to become more productive. The Program is a 12-month partnership that includes weekly consulting, an in-depth onboarding, and/or other resources.
2. PROGRAM SPECIFICS
(a) The Program Includes –
- Weekly consulting calls (1 hour)
- In-depth onboarding, in-person or virtual (4-8 hours)
- Ongoing text/phone access (as needed)
- And may include assets, playbooks, presentation slides, intellectual property, workbooks and/or other resources to assist the Customer in implementing techniques and strategies.
(b) Program and Access –
- All Customers receive access for twelve (12) months from Purchase and/or enrollment. Once the twelve (12) months expire the Program must be renewed.
- Customer access activates immediately upon Program enrollment.
3. TERM
The Term of the Agreement shall be for at least as long as the Customer remains enrolled in the Program, with the exception of Sections 4, 5, and 9 through 12, which shall survive the Term of this Agreement.
4. PAYMENT & FEES
Upon execution of this Agreement, Customer agrees to pay to the Company the full purchase amount for the Program (the “Program Fee”), regardless of what payment option Customer selects at checkout.
- Payment Agreement – Retainer plus revenue share
The Customer agrees to pay a retainer fee of $4,000 per month for 12 months, plus 10% of new revenue generated over the course of the engagement, reported and paid out monthly. New revenue is defined as all revenue generated, signed, or renewed from start of Agreement. Revenue collected from contracts signed during the Term will be paid for a period of 6 months following conclusion of Agreement. Revenue payment shall be calculated monthly based on revenue collected during the applicable month. Customer shall provide a written revenue summary and remit payment within five (5) business days of month-end reporting. Company retains reasonable audit rights upon written notice to verify revenue share calculations.
- Payment Plans –
If Customer selects a payment plan option, Customer agrees to pay all fees pursuant to the payment schedule outlined at checkout and selected by the Customer. A partial payment of one installment of the payment plan shall be treated as a commitment to pay the entire fee for the Program. By submitting a partial payment, Customer understands that they are contractually bound to make all payments in the timeline outlined at checkout.
Customer authorizes Company to charge the credit card or account used at checkout to complete all payments pursuant to the payment plan Customer selected at checkout, and Customer does not require separate authorization for each payment.
If any payments fail, Customer agrees to remedy the situation immediately (i.e., update Customer’s payment information, provide a new credit card, and/or make all past-due payments within five (5) business days) or else Customer forfeits his/her right to access the Program.
- Chargebacks –
The Customer shall not threaten or make any chargebacks to the Company’s account, cancel the credit card that is provided as security or issue an Unauthorized Transaction claim with a third-party such as PayPal without the Company’s prior written consent. Company reserves the right to collect any and all monies owed by Customer to Company for the Program, by any means necessary within the parameters of the law. The Customer shall pay for any fees associated with recouping payment, including but not limited to, collections fees and attorneys’ fees. In the event of a chargeback, the Company reserves the right to report the incident to credit reporting agencies as a delinquent account.
In the event of a chargeback or payment cancellation, the Customer will be removed from the Program and blacklisted from future Programs or Programs by the Company. Customer can be removed from the blacklist under the sole discretion of the Company.
- Foreign Fees and Taxes –
Company will not be held accountable or liable to pay any foreign fees or additional fees that are outside Company’s control, including but not limited to foreign transaction fees charged by Customer’s bank, exchange rates, and VAT or local taxes.
5. REFUND POLICY
All sales are final for this Program. Program Fees are non-refundable and there are no credits for partially used enrollment periods.
6. TERMINATION
(a) Customer dissatisfaction with Company and/or Program mentor’s subjective teaching style, independent judgment, methods, or other techniques are not valid reasons for termination of this Agreement or request of any monies returned to Customer. Even if Customer does not complete all portions of the Program, Customer is nevertheless responsible for all payments due and owed under this Agreement by making the first payment of the Program at checkout and executing this Agreement.
(b) Company is committed to providing quality service to all Customers. However, from time to time, situations arise that require the Company to terminate the Agreement before the Term ends. As such, Company reserves the right to terminate the Agreement for cause at any time during the Agreement, which includes, but is not limited to: 1) Customer fails to follow Program guidelines; 2) Customer is abusive or harasses Company or other Customers of the Program; 3) Customer proves to be difficult to work with; 4) for any other legitimate business purposes in the best interest of the Company. If any of the above causes triggered the termination of the Agreement by the Company, the Customer is still liable to pay the entire cost of the Agreement.
7. DISCLAIMERS
(a) The Company is not an employee, manager, lawyer, accountant, psychiatrist, psychologist, therapist, public relations manager, social media manager, doctor, counselor, business operations manager, financial analyst, business executive, or other agent of Customer’s business.
(b) Customer understands that the Program is created to help Customer learn new skills and assist Customer with finding their own direction. The Program may offer guidance regarding business or life decisions, but it is the responsibility of the Customer to make the final decision and choose the best option for themselves. Customer understands that the Program has been designed by Company for general educational and informational purposes only, with the goal of teaching Customer new skills and providing Customer with awareness of traditional business practices. Through the Program, the Company might provide guidance regarding business or life decisions, but it is ultimately the responsibility of the Customer (and only the Customer) to make the final decision for his/herself.
Customer hereby acknowledges that Customer is solely responsible for the amount and type of income that Customer generates by implementing techniques and advice provided by Program. Customer also acknowledges that the Company cannot and does not guarantee that implementation of the Program will provide Customer with a lucrative business. Customer also agrees that he/she is solely responsible for any decision Customer makes and indemnifies Company from any liability regarding said decision. By using Company’s services and purchasing this Program, Customer accepts any and all risks, foreseeable or unforeseeable, arising from such a transaction. Customer agrees that Company will not be held liable for any damages of any kind resulting or arising from the use or misuse of the Program. Customer agrees that use of this Program is at Customer’s own risk.
(c) Customer hereby acknowledges that business and mindset coaching are subjective services and Company’s methods to provide this service may change in terms of style and/or technique. Company and/or Coach may use its personal judgment to provide the Program services to Customer, even if these methods do not follow strict adherence to Customer’s suggestions.
(d) This Program may include access to third-party content, provided as a courtesy. Company is not responsible or liable for any third-party content inside the Program.
(e) This Program does not include: 1) procuring business or potential Customers for Customer; 2) performing any business management services for Customer, such as accounting, operations, research, or development; 3) therapy sessions in the form of psychotherapy, psychoanalysis, or behavioral therapy; 4) publicity, public relations and/or social media marketing services; 5) legal or financial advice; 6) introduction to Company’s professional network and business relationships; 7) 1:1 coaching or individual coaching; 8) unlimited feedback.
(f) Media Release –
Customer acknowledges that the Program records all live sessions. The Customer hereby releases to the Company the right to use the Customers name, image, and likeness for the limited purpose of providing recorded videos of the live sessions to those within the Program for perpetuity.
Customer also hereby releases any rights to edit or alter the content of the live session recordings after the date the video is released and published on the Program portal. In other words, the Customer shall not request, demand, or otherwise insist the Company remove, edit, unpublish, or otherwise alter the recorded live sessions after it is published, without prior written consent and approval from the Company. All requests to edit, remove or alter live session recordings are at the sole discretion of Company. All decisions regarding content publication are at the sole discretion of the Company.
8. CUSTOMER’S RESPONSIBILITIES
(a) The Program has been developed for educational purposes only. The Company has established its proprietary Program in order to educate and inspire Customer to pursue their personal and business goals. However, Customer hereby acknowledges that Company does not guarantee Customer’s goals, whatever the goals may be, will be reached by completing and implementing the advice and techniques in the Program. Customer accepts and agrees that Customer is 100% responsible for his/her results from the Program. Customer acknowledges that, as with any investment, there is an inherent risk associated. As such, Customer agrees there is no guarantee that Customer will attain his/her goals by simply enrolling in the Program or utilizing the tools, resources, or advice provided therein.
Nevertheless, Customer acknowledges that they can optimize their potential results from the Program by adhering to the following:
- Thoughtful and meaningful participation in the weekly live sessions.
- Utilization of Company’s feedback within the Program.
- Completion of all Program material, including assignments and worksheets if applicable.
- Committing to the Program.
- Taking 100% responsibility for Customer’s results, 100% of the time.
(b) Zero Tolerance Policy –
Company employs a Zero Tolerance policy inside the Program as it pertains to harassment of Company representatives and/or other Customers inside the Program.
“Harassment” shall include, but is not limited to, abusive language (i.e., excessive cursing, threatening language, name-calling), volume of messages (i.e., demanding responses or sending back-to-back messages without awaiting a reasonable time to allow a response), unwanted communications (i.e., with other students through private channels or DMs), hate speech, intimidation, racial slurs, mocking others, displaying disgust towards others, and more.
If Customer or any other student harasses a Company member or other Customers or student inside the Program, Company will give one (1) warning to Customer or the student to modify their behavior. Thereafter, upon a second incident of Harassment, Company will immediately remove the Customer or student from the Program with no money back. Whether or not a customer or student is considered to harass another is at the sole interpretation of Company and will be a decision made based on the facts and evidence at-hand (i.e., writings, emails, screenshots, etc.).
(c) Disputes & Customer Support –
In the event that the Customer has any issue whatsoever with the Program, whether tech or substantive or otherwise, Customer hereby acknowledges they will raise that issue through private channels, as to not flood the student platform and/or community. Namely, Customer shall email its question or issue to info@howtoworkless.com.
9. NON-DISCLOSURE, CONFIDENTIALITY & NON-DISPARAGEMENT
(a) Confidential Information & Non-Disclosure –
Company takes pride in its proprietary information included in each Program. As such, Customer agrees and acknowledges all Confidential Information shared through this Program and by the Company is confidential, proprietary, and belongs exclusively to the Company.
“Confidential Information” includes, but is not limited to:
- Any systems, sequences, processes or steps shared with Customer;
- Any information disclosed in association with this Agreement;
- Any systems, sequences, processes, or trade secrets in connection with the Program or Company’s business practices.
(b) Testimonials –
Company also agrees to protect Customer’s personally identifiable information. However, from time to time, Company may use general statements about Customer’s success for Testimonials as part of Company’s marketing strategy. By agreeing to these Terms, Customer agrees to Company sharing Customer’s success stories as Testimonials in any matter across any media at the sole discretion of Company.
Company may ask the Customer to provide Testimonials about the Company or the Program, via video, audio, or written Testimonials. Both parties shall implement their best effort to protect Confidential Information from disclosure, misuses, misappropriation, loss, and theft.
Company may ask for a Testimonial about the Company or the Program, by submitting a Testimonial, you agree that the Company may use and publish your name, voice, photograph, drawing or other likenesses of you and any descriptive, biographical, or other written materials you provide, and all associated rights of personality of publicity, in any manner that the Company may deem appropriate in connection with its use of your Testimonial. The Company may make reasonable edits or alterations to your Testimonial, provided that the meaning of your comments and statements is not substantially changed. You understand that the Company has no obligation to use your Testimonial, and that it’s use is at the sole discretion of the Company. You understand that you have received good consideration for this Testimonial and no additional compensation is due to you, and you will receive no compensation from the Company other than any goodwill and publicity that you may receive relating to the Company’s use of the Testimonial. You indemnify and hold harmless and release the Company, its officers, directors, agents and employees from all claims, demands, and liabilities of any kind arising out of or in connection with the Company’s use of the Testimonial, including, without limitation, claims based upon invasion of privacy, and appropriation of name or likeness, and defamation, or right of personality or publicity. You will not make any claim against Company for its use of the Testimonial.
(c) Non-Disparagement –
Customer agrees, during and/or after use of Program, to refrain from making any statements, whether oral or in writing, that negatively impact Company’s Program, business, services, programs, or reputation.
10. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & LIMITED LICENSE
(a) Intellectual Property –
This Program and the related content shall be considered intellectual property owned by Company. Other examples of intellectual property owned by Company and within Company’s Programs include, but are not limited to: trademarks, service marks, layout, logos, business names, course/program/module names, design, text, written copy, certain images, podcast recordings, workbooks, videos, audio files, and all of our paid Programs (collectively referred to as “Intellectual Property”).
(b) Limited License –
Company grants only a limited, personal, non-exclusive, and non-transferable license to Customer to use the Intellectual Property for Customer’s personal and internal business use. Nothing in this Agreement shall transfer ownership of or rights to any intellectual property of the Company to the Customer, nor grant any right or license other than those stated in this Agreement. Customer acknowledges that their purchase of this Program is for their single individual use. Customer shall not copy, reproduce, transmit, modify, edit, create derivative works from, alter, sell, or share with others any Programs or parts of the Program without prior written consent or unless provided otherwise.
If Customer is also a business owner or professional in a similar industry, Customer shall not misappropriate any of Company’s Intellectual Property and proprietary information in the following manner:
- Teaching Customer’s customers/audience any of the information, methods, solutions, or formulae owned by Company and passing it off as Customer’s own;
- Copying any of Company’s Program content and/or material for Customer’s commercial use;
- Copying, publishing, transmitting, transferring, selling, creating derivative works from, reproducing, or in any way exploiting any of the Intellectual Property owned by Company in either whole or part without prior written consent.
(c) Infringement–
Upon Company’s suspicion that Customer has violated any of the above Intellectual Property restrictions, Customer’s access may be terminated by Company at any time.
The definition of suspicion includes but is not limited to: identification of Customers content that is based off of Company’s proprietary framework; identification of Customer content that is almost identical and/or confusingly similar to Company’s content; notice from third-party of confusingly similar content between Customer and Company.
In the event that the Company receives information from a third-party that a Customer has misappropriated or used any of the intellectual property belonging to the Company, the Company reserves the right to: immediately remove Customers access to the Program and any other programs created by the Company and investigate Customers usage of the Intellectual Property.
If it is found that the Customer violates any restrictions regarding Company’s Intellectual Property, the Customers limited license will automatically be revoked and terminated, the Customer will be blacklisted from any future programs or content belonging to Company, and the Customer must destroy any downloaded materials in Customer’s possession whether in electronic or printed format.
If it is found that the Customer violates any restrictions regarding Company’s Intellectual Property, the Company will seek all legal and equitable remedies against the Customer. The Customer will be required to cover all fees necessary to enforce these rights including but not limited to legal fees, administrative costs and funds spent on investigation.
In other words, if there is a breach of Intellectual Property, the Customer will be required to cover all fees necessary to enforce these rights.
11. INDEMNIFICATION / LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
Customer hereby acknowledges that Company is not liable for any injuries that may arise from Customer’s actions, omissions, or decisions based off Customer’s participation in this Program, including but not limited to: a decision to leave a job, a decision to invest in an opportunity, a decision to start a business, any of Customer’s business decisions, any of Customer’s financial decisions. Customer hereby agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Company of any claims that may arise after use of this Program.
Customer hereby acknowledges that Company is not liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damages for loss of data or profit, or due to business interruption) arising out of the use or inability to view or use the materials or content in the Program, even if the Company has been notified orally or in writing of the possibility of such damage.
Access to this Program is currently through third-party platforms such as CircleCo, Inc. (“Circle”), MeetButter ApS’s (“Butter”), Notion Labs Inc. (“Notion”), Skool.com Inc. (“Skool”), Zoom Video Communications, Inc. (“Zoom”) and WebActix Ltd. (“Thrivecart”). Company is not liable for any limitation of access to the Program caused by Circle, Butter, Notion or Thrivecart or any other third-party used to assist Company with the delivery of this Program to Customer.
12. GENERAL
A. Entire Agreement–
This Agreement reflects the entire agreement between the parties. This Agreement trumps any other existing negotiations, communications or Agreements between the parties, whether written, oral, or electronic, and is the full extent of the Agreement between the parties.
B. Headings & Severability –
Headings are included for convenience purposes only and shall not affect the construction of this Agreement. If any portion of this Agreement is held to be unenforceable, it shall not affect the remaining portions of the Agreement, which shall remain in full effect. If any portion of this Agreement is held to be unenforceable, then the unenforceable portion shall be construed in compliance with applicable law in a light most favorable to the original intentions of the parties. If the unenforceable portion of the Agreement is found by a competent court of this jurisdiction to be contrary to law, then it shall be changed and interpreted to best reflect the original intentions of the parties, and all other provisions shall remain in full force and effect.
C. All Rights Reserved –
All rights not expressly granted in this Agreement are reserved by us.
D. Governing Law –
Company is located in the United States and is subject to the applicable laws governing the United States. The governing law for this Agreement is the laws of Delaware. Subject to applicable law, the substantially prevailing party in any dispute litigation regarding any Disputes(s) will be entitled to recover reasonable legal fees and costs, including expert costs.
E. Arbitration –
If any dispute arises out of or related to a claimed breach of this Agreement or any other disagreement of any nature, type, or description regardless of the facts of the legal theories which may be involved, such dispute shall be resolved by binding arbitration by a single arbitrator in the State of Delaware. If the Company is deemed the successful party to the dispute, the Company will be entitled to costs and fees incurred in resolving or settling the dispute, in addition to any other relief to which the Company may be entitled.
In the event of a dispute between us, you agree to not engage in any conduct or communications, whether in public or in private including but not limited to on social media, either directly or indirectly, designed to disparage us, our company, or any of our Programs, Products and Services or Program Materials. Where requested by law or arbitration, of course, you are not prohibited from sharing your thoughts and opinions as part of the legal process.
G. Jury and Class Action Waiver –
YOU WAIVE THE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY, TO PARTICIPATE IN A CLASS ACTION, OR TO SEEK REMEDIES BEYOND THE EXTENT NECESSARY TO PROVIDE INDIVIDUALIZED RELIEF. YOU AGREE NOT TO ACT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY PURPORTED OR DE FACTO CLASS OR REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING, OR AS A PRIVATE ATTORNEY GENERAL OR ON BEHALF OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
H. Transfer and Assignment –
You may not transfer or assign any of your rights under these Terms to any third party without the express written consent of the Company.
I. Injunctive Relief –
Your breach of this Agreement is likely to cause immediate and/or irreparable harm to the Company. As such, we may seek injunctive relief against you without the need to post bond.
J. Time Limitation –
Any Dispute(s) must be filed within one (1) year after purchase, and you waive any statute of limitations to the contrary.
K. Waiver –
The failure by us to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms shall not operate as a waiver of such right or provision. Any waiver of these Terms by us must be expressly set out in writing.
L. Maximum Damages–
Customer agrees and acknowledges that the maximum amount of damages that Customer may be entitled to in any claim arising from this Agreement or Program shall not exceed the total cost of the Program.
M. Age Limitations –
You acknowledge you are able to perform any and all of the obligations required under these Terms. By submitting payment or otherwise enrolling through the Website, you warrant that you meet all legal age limits in your jurisdiction that are required to use this Website and/or purchase Products.
N. Modification and Changes –
We reserve the right to update and revise these Terms of Purchase at any time without notice to you. Your continued use of the Products and Website after we have updated the Terms of Purchase indicates your acceptance and agreement to the changes.
M. Execution – Customer agrees to accept the above Agreement in its entirety when Customer checks the checkbox at the program checkout page and renders the first payment.
WLW #193
👋 Hey Reader!
This is issue #193 of Work Less Wednesday, where I share with you 5 things you should know about, in 5 minutes or less. That leaves you with 10,075 other minutes this week.
🧭 1. This Week’s Substack Post – Your Inner Compass
Got a good one for this week!
Right now you have access to an advisor better than any coach, consultant, or therapist.
You just keep ignoring it.
This week’s Substack post is about how to listen to your inner compass to make better business decisions.
You’ll be able to:
- Make decisions faster (and more accurately)
- Build a business more aligned with what you want
- Cultivate a higher degree of self-trust
- And yes, make a lot more money
In it, I also provide 3 tools you can use to start cultivating your inner entrepreneur, right now.
🛠️ 2. Tool I’ve Been Using Daily For Inspiration – Sublime
This week’s Substack post was graciously sponsored by Sublime and I thought I’d share it here as well.
Sublime is my favorite tool for creative thinking and cultivating my taste.
I use it daily (literally) to collect references, images, quotes, articles, and ideas that move me, which I can later use in my life and work.
You can see the canvas I made for this week’s Substack in Sublime:
You can try it here for free and use code RICH to get 20% off a paid subscription.
🤖 3. Paid Workshop I’m Hosting Next Week – “How I’m Using AI In My Business”
Doing a fun workshop for my paid Substack subscribers on the 20th.
It will be about how I’m using AI in my business, right now.
This is something I’ve been getting a lot of questions about.
I’m going to break down some of the tools I’m using and how I’m using them (including my most-requested workflow, how I’m creating viral images for social media).
I have a pretty high bar for AI, so all the workflows I’m going to share are actually going to do something, not just make you feel productive.
Sign up for the paid tier; $15 a month to get access (cancel anytime).
P.S. For those already signed up, note the date change, it was originally scheduled for Thursday, the 19th.
🔥 4. Update On My Dante Reading Journey
A few weeks ago, I shared in WLW that I would be reading Dante’s Divine Comedy.
I found a challenge called 100 Days of Dante, which is an email course that has you go through one canto every day.
I’m pleased to say I am in the middle of Inferno right now and greatly enjoying it.
BUT…
Ultimately, I ended up discovering some better resources to help me digest the literature than 100 Days of Dante.
Here’s what I’m doing now:
- Columbia’s Digital Dante program. It includes multiple translations, detailed notes for each canto, and a full Dante course that they teach over two semesters.
- Claude. Because of the sheer volume of scholarly research on the Divine Comedy, I have found Claude to be extremely helpful in aggregating research. For each canto, I am able to get a detailed summary and interesting passages to pay attention to. It has really enriched my experience reading it. This is actual great AI use case.
- Dante art. Finally, there is a huge amount of visual art that accompanies the Divine Comedy. And nearly all of it is incredible. This article from the Public Domain Review is a great place to start.
🖐 5. More Things I’m Into This Week…
🎧 Podcast I Listened To This Week – Rick Rubin + Bill Gurley
🥤 Drink I’ve Been Enjoying – Recess Mood (I like the Tropical Bliss flavor)
🟩 Movie I Watched This Week – The Moment
📬 Killer Guide To Writing Cold Emails – How To Write An Unignorable Email
💬 Quote I’m Pondering…
“It takes a long time to sound like yourself.” – Miles Davis
How we can work together
When you’re ready, here are two free ways I can help you:
- 👤 My Substack. My weekly Substack inner entrepreneur discusses the internal side of entrepreneurship – mindset & growth.
- 🎧 My Podcast. Listen to or watch my free podcast The Rich Webster Show. It is an unfiltered look behind the scenes at my life and work.
And two paid engagements:
- 💸 How To Charge More (COHORT 2 – APRIL). Live cohort for entrepreneurs who want to scale their business by charging higher prices.
- 🤝 Creative Partnership (1:1). I work closely with high-level creative entrepreneurs + consultants to hit their first (or next) million in revenue.