Hey there,
I've been experiencing a drastic change in my daily routine lately.
In fact:
I barely managed to make time to put together this week's newsletter.
And it all started when we brought home a golden bundle of joy.
Meet our Golden Retriever puppy, Miles:
Ever since this little boy walked into our lives, my wife and I've been spending all day running around him. 😆
Our predictable routine became utterly unpredictable.
But:
Thankfully, with Miles catching up on training, we're able to get our routines back on track. Slowly, yes. But we're making progress.
And, if you think about it, these sort of significant life changes can be beneficial.
I know I don't have all the time in the world. I can only do so many things on a given day.
With limited time, I reevaluated my priorities and started weeding out the unnecessary activities from my day.
So:
Instead of calling quits on my side-projects, I'm taking this opportunity to adjust my routine to accommodate this new change without burning myself out.
I'm not 100% there yet. But with tiny adjustments every day, I'm confident that I'll be able to put together a solid routine that works for me.
Maybe I'll write more on this topic in a later blog post documenting my experience.
But, for now, grab a coffee, sit tight, and enjoy this week's issue:
Book to Read
Let Go
Pat Flynn, a famous and long-time blogger, will take you on a journey to get out of your comfort zone and work on things that make your life better. Read Pat's story about how he turned his life around when he was let go from his job.
View it on Goodreads
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Apps & Services
Sidedrive lets you add a tree-style file explorer sidebar to your Google Drive. This is helpful because you don't need to open folders to peek at what's inside. You can use this app to look into folder contents like a dropdown menu and navigate faster.
Sidedrive is a web app and works with all browsers. Also, this app is private and free to use.
Noteship is an all-in-one note-taking app for macOS that lets you create comprehensive notes, to-do lists with reminders, and more. A unique feature of this app is the ability to create one-page summaries using page sections. If you have the same sections
on multiple pages, Noteship can summarise all content in a section across pages. This helps review minutes of meetings or retrospective documents. Noteship is free to start with and then costs $24.99/year for unlimited notes.
The Super Builder takes Notion's in-built components to the next level. With a collection of beautifully designed custom components, this Notion template makes it easy to create stunning Notion pages in minutes. Components include hero sections, forms,
buttons, pricing tables, team sections, testimonials, and more. This template is free to use.
Wordtune lets you quickly rewrite your content using AI to a more presentable format. The primary difference of this app from others is the ability to rewrite content according to moods. If you want a casual tone, Wordtune will rewrite your sentences
accordingly. Prefer a formal style? Or looking to shorten a sentence? Wordtune can do it all. This app is free to start and costs $9.99/month to upgrade for unlimited access. Wordtune also has a Chrome
extension for easy access.
Taking the Shortcut
Toggle your camera on/off in a Google Meet meeting.
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Interesting Reads
This article is an interesting take on the concept of "last-time moments". We don't know when we'll run out of time. Each moment we experience can be our last. And, if we choose to enjoy moments like if they were last time, we would have an enriched life
experience. Read this post to know more.
Working longer doesn't always guarantee better results. You get only about 3–4 hours of deep work time every day before your brain starts showing fatigue. Read this post to learn how protecting your 3 or 4 hours of deep work time every day can help you
make progress even if the rest of your day looks a complete mess.
Thinking and proper decision making requires time and energy. And you can't think well when you're constantly bombarded with opinions of others or distractions around you. This article explains why taking time out from your schedule to be alone and think
can help you make better decisions in your life. I've been doing this for years now, and the results have been staggering.
When we don't feel confident in our abilities to get something done, we often place obstacles in our path to blame if things don't work out. This is the practice of self-handicapping. This post explores self-handicapping in detail and lays down tips that
you can use to identify self-handicapping behaviour and correct your actions to make progress.
Financial independence is often tied to retiring early and getting into perpetual vacation mode. While you can do that if that's what you want and have set up the means, but it isn't the only path. You don't have to retire early when you become financially
independent. Financial independence can help you work on the things that you've always dreamed of in the past. Use FI the way you want, not based on some standard definition.
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