WORK LESS WEDNESDAY
WLW #176
š Hey Reader!
This is issueĀ #176Ā ofĀ Work Less Wednesday, where I share with youĀ 5 thingsĀ you should knowĀ about, inĀ 5 minutes or less. That leaves you with 10,075 other minutes this week.
š§ 1. Writing I Like –Ā Your Inner Compass: Restoring Lost Intelligence by Patrick McAndrew
Nuanced and important Substack post by my friend Patrick McAndrew on how modern technology impacts our ability to tap into important inner signals from our body.
Modern products are addictive – by design!
Over time, they condition into subconscious habit loops we have little control over.
As a result, our ability to feel and sense messages from our bodies is greatly diminished.
Most entrepreneurs are so detached from their bodies that donāt realize there is a whole world of information coming in from our bodies, FASTER than thought arrives.
It lives in the body, in the racing heart, the tightening gut, the sudden calm that settles in before a decision. These physical signals register truth or danger long before the mind has time to weigh the evidence.
John Coatesā book The Hour Between Dog and Wolf studied the biology and habits of high level Wall Street traders and revealed the same thing:
āOur best decisions arenāt just made by the brain. Theyāre felt by the whole organism.ā
Abandoning our inner compass means we end up disconnected from what we want and what we need.
Way back in 1971, Abraham Maslow said:
Recovering the self must include the recovery of the ability to have and to cognize these inner signals, to know what and whom one likes and dislikes, what is enjoyable and what is not, when to eat and when not to, when to sleep, when to urinate, when to rest. The experientially empty person, lacking these directives from withinā¦must turn to outer cues for guidanceā¦he guides himself by clocks, rules, calendars, schedules, agenda, and by hints and cues from other people.
As we continue to engage with AI tools and products continue to become more addictive, I believe the best entrepreneurs will be the ones who can tap into this internal wisdom.
š ļø 2. 37 Tools and Tactics to Protect Your Attention –Ā Article by Matt Richardson
When it comes to protecting your attention, willpower is not enough.
To compliment up Patrickās article above, hereās some tactical stuff to help you protect your attention.
As someone who has gone down the rabbit hole on this topic, I found a TON of new tools Iāve never heard of.
š 3. In Defense Of Liking Your Own Posts –Ā Note by Stacy Jago
Came across this short post online this week:
It got me thinking about conviction and advocating for your work.
I get it – people say itās uncool to like your own posts.
But if you’re don’t “like” your stuff, how can you expect anyone else to?
šØ 4. Air Purifier Weāre Loving –Ā Air Doctor
After suffering for years, my wife was somewhat recently diagnosed with MCAS (Mast Cell Activation Syndrome), which is connected to her main diagnosis Ehlers Danlos Syndrome.
MCAS in layman’s terms means her body is allergic to a bunch of stuff: fragrances, mold, pollen, smoke, dust, chemicals, etc.
As a result weāve been trying to get an air purifier to improve our indoor air quality.
Weāve tested a bunch of products and the Air Doctor has been the best BY FAR for us.
Not only does it have serious 3 stage filtration, including a HEPA filter and activated carbon filter, it also doesnāt off-gas as much as most products coming straight from a factory do.
And it’s quiet.
We currently have two units the 3500 and 5500, and plan to have one on every floor of our home.
If youāre even the slightest bit health conscious, I canāt recommend it enough.
š 5. More Things I’m Into This Week…
āļø Read My Latest Substack Post – Vagueness is killing your business.
š½ Record Label Design I Like – Sacred Bones Records
š Book Iām Reading – The Road by Cormac McCarthy
š Do You Ever Yearn? ā Video by Seinpeaks
š¬ Quote Iām Ponderingā¦
āYou must have a room, or a certain hour or so a day, where you donāt know what was in the newspapers that morning, you donāt know who your friends are, you donāt know what you owe anybody, you donāt know what anybody owes to you. This is a place where you can simply experience and bring forth what you are and what you might be. This is the place of creative incubation. At first you may find that nothing happens there. But if you have a sacred place and use it, something eventually will happen.ā
ā Joseph Campbell, The Power of Myth
How we can work together
When youāre ready, here are two free ways I can help you:
- š¤ My Substack. My weekly Substack inner entrepreneur discusses the internal side of entrepreneurship – mindset & growth.
- š§ 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 one paid engagement:
- š§Ŗ The Lab. I advise and mentor 6-7 figure Creative Solopreneurs. If you want to work closely with me (i.e. we speak 1-2 times a week), watch this video, the follow the instructions.