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The conductor. By jocelin carmes.

Hey there,

First of all, apologies for missing last week's newsletter.

I was down with Covid-19. 🤧

I haven't fully recovered yet, but I'm getting there.

Now:

Did you know that our brain has an information filtering system called the reticular activating system?

Our brains get bombarded with an overwhelming quantity of information every second.

And this system ensures that you only focus on what's important to you.

What you've trained your mind to deem important.

Yeah, you can train your mental bouncer, the reticular activating system, to pass on whatever information you want.

If you focus on negative thoughts all day, you'll only see adverse events around you. And vice-versa.

So:

Why don't you train your mind to filter the destructive thoughts away and serve you a platter of constructive information that can change your life?

Here's an article that'll help you calibrate your mental filter according to your goals in life.

P.S.:- As promised in the last issue, you can use the code HULRY to get a 20% discount on Timestripe Pro.

Now, grab a coffee, sit tight, and enjoy this week's issue:

Book to Read

Ikigai

What makes the people in Okinawa, Japan, live long and satisfying lives? The answer is Ikigai — a purpose. This book will help you find your Ikigai.

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Apps & Services

One Switch ➔

Control your Mac from the menu bar

One Switch collates some of the most used functions in macOS into an always-accessible menu bar app. You can perform tasks like "Keep Awake", "Do Not Disturb", "Hide Desktop Icons", and more with a single click. Available for macOS for a $4.99 one-time fee.
PocketTube ➔

Organise your YouTube subscriptions

PocketTube is a browser extension that lets you organise all your channel subscriptions on YouTube. You can create groups like Travel, Money, Coding, etc. and tag channels into those groups. This gives you an option to filter new videos only from channels in the selected group, say Travel. You can also find out which channels don't publish anymore and unsubscribe. Available on all major browsers and is free to start with.
Triage ➔

Quickly sort through your unread emails

Triage is an iOS app that lets you sort your incoming emails with actions like the Tinder app. Each unread email is shown as a card, and you can swipe right to mark it as read or swipe left to archive it. You can open and quickly reply to emails right from the sorting view. Handy when you have loads of unread emails that need your attention. Free to start, but costs $9.99/year to access all features.
Smart Cut ➔

Automatically cut silences in your videos

One of the most tedious parts of video editing is cutting out silent portions. Smart Cut will help you automate that job by accurately detecting and trimming your videos' quiet parts and making them crisp, effortlessly. This is a web app and is free to start with.

Taking the Shortcut

Fn

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Navigate to the first cell of the current row in Google Sheets.
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Interesting Reads

Master Boring Fundamentals: Boring is Fun ➔

8 min read

Constructive activities such as running and exercising seem tedious when you look at them incorrectly. Read this blog post to learn how you can sprinkle some fun onto these life-changing activities and make them lucrative to do every day.
How To Be Successful ➔

18 min read

Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, retrospects on his time at Y Combinator to understand what makes people successful. It's a list of 13 incredibly genuine guiding principles that you can apply to your life to reach new heights.
The ‘20-5-3’ Rule Prescribes How Much Time You Should Spend Outside ➔

7 min read

Nature has a way of leaving a positive impact on us. But, we don't spend as much time as we should in nature these days. Being caught up at work and the city's busy life, we often prioritise staying in over going out into the wild. The '20-5-3' rule will serve as a guideline for you to understand how much time you should be spending outside every day, month, and year.
The one strategy I use most often ➔

4 min read

One of the best ways to fulfil your goals is to visualise what you want and work backwards to estimate the steps you need to take to achieve your desire. This is called Backcasting, and this is the method that Ozan used to fulfil his dream of being a NASA astronaut.
How to save money ➔

18 min read

A comprehensive guide to getting a grip on your finances by developing good spending and saving habits for the short and the long term. One important question you should ask yourself while setting up a money goal — what are you saving for? Because, without a solid motivation, your saving habits will crumble at first sight of a lucrative expense.

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