Here’s 3 ideas, 2 trending startups, 1 big question to consider this week.
3 Ideas
I.
To fall asleep you must first pretend to be asleep. This is how everything in life works. Picture, pretend, execute.
II.
Obsession rewires your brain. At first the grind feels like punishment. You’re fighting yourself, dragging your body forward. Forcing your mind to stay locked in.
But the secret no one tells you is that something insane happens. Progress starts feeding you like a drug. The first time you see results, the first glimpse that your work isn’t in vain.
That hit is stronger than any vice. It’s cleaner than alcohol, sharper than nicotine, more lasting than instant dopamine dumps. That hit says: "this is working, you are becoming something different". And suddenly you are hooked. You go from avoiding the grind to craving it. The grind itself becomes the comfort.
III.
Embarrassment is an under-explored emotion. Go out there and make a fool out of yourself.
2 startups
I.
X-Design
Smart AI suite for authentic lifestyle product images
(Link)
II.
Kuse
If ChatGPT, Notion, and a whiteboard had a genius baby
(Link)
1 big question for you
What’s one way you can risk embarrassment this week to grow bolder?
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