Hi friend!

This is a forever-free email I'll send at 7 am every Friday.

Each week, I'll send you something cool you can watch, read, use, and listen to.

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Here's something for you to...

1) watch.

How to start a movement | Derek Sivers

Derek Sivers is one of my all-time favorite authors. His books are perfect for anyone trying to create something (art, a business, etc) without losing their sanity.

His lovely commentary in this TED talk (over a popular video you may have seen online) provides a refreshing perspective on what it takes to lead.

2) read.

How I Went from Indie Lurker to Indie Hacker

Written by Lynne Tye, founder of Key Values (a job-searching platform where engineers can find teams that shares their values).

Regardless of whether or not you're interesting in starting a profitable online business--i.e. being an Indie Hacker--it's impossible not to find Lynne's article and story inspiring and reassuring.

We so often find ourselves lurking in the shadows, looking at everyone else venturing out and doing cool things. That's where I was until I (very recently) just said fuck it. I began learning how to code and started building the first stages of my online business.

This is one of those things I didn't know I needed to read until I started reading it. From her piece:

“We all want to start at the finish line, but we can't. So start at the starting line and just focus on moving in the right direction. It doesn't matter how long it takes you.”

3) use.

Marie Kondo's decluttering process

Most people are familiar with Marie Kondo's The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up. It's a system and philosophy of organizing your physical space which in turn organizes your mental space.

This step-by-step process has been incredibly useful as I prepare to move into my new apartment. It's perfect for clothes, books, and any other physical item you possess. We've all experienced that oh shit moment when moving, where we finally realize how much stuff we actually own.

I try to live a fairly Minimalist lifestyle. Following these simple steps has helped immensely in maintaining that.

4) listen to.

Networking for people who hate networking

Episode 2.3 of WorkLife with Adam Grant (a podcast with TED, where Adam helps us figure out "how to make work not suck").

This short and sweet episode addresses the distain most people have for the traditional archetype of networking: going to a crowded event, where everyone's wearing suits, and exchanging as many business cards as humanly possible.

Listening to this podcast, it was a relief to hear that true networking (i.e. building meaningful and valuable relationships with others) doesn't come from just a large quantity of interactions; it's the result of exchanging value and quality interactions with other skilled people.

Helping others accomplish their goals and pursue their values...Doing this consistently means you will have no choice but to have a flourishing network.

(I wrote a blog about it too...Notice me!)

Extras.

Favorite blogs.

Throw Your Baby in the Fire

On the art of receiving feedback.

New Cat Food

What I've learned from torturing my cats.

Kidding...Just read it.

Quotes.

“You always have three options: you can change it, accept it, or you can leave it.”

-Naval Ravikant

“Those who make the worst use of their time are the first to complain of its shortness.”

-Jean de La Bruyere

“The hours don’t suddenly appear. You have to steal them from comfort.”

-Derek Sivers

Thank you as always for the support, friends! If you enjoyed this newsletter, I encourage you to forward it or invite your friends to subscribe. I hope you all are happy and healthy!

Much love.

Dill 💙