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Pokémon. By Philip Sue.

Hey there,

Here's a technique that'll skyrocket your personal growth:

Compete against yourself.

When you compete against another person or a business, you rely on external factors for your progress.

You can't control the growth of an external body. And, you might get complacent if your role model stops making growth.

But, here's the thing:

If you take yourself as a benchmark for growth, you're in a never-ending growth loop.

You make progress, and so did the person in the mirror.

So, you make more progress.

This is precisely what the drone company DJI follows.

They compete against themselves.

DJI launches new products with features and at prices that cannibalise their current products in the market.

And although that might sound like a ridiculous business strategy, it has been the linchpin of DJI's massive success in the professional drone market.

They accounted for over 54% of the global drone sales in 2021. 🤯

Try this:

Strive to be 1% better than you're right now. And then repeat the process in an endless loop.

You'll be shocked at how much you've grown over a year.

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

Book to Read

$100M Offers

The tagline sums it up: "How to make offers so good people feel stupid saying no". A short yet insightful read.

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Apps & Services

Skratch ➔

All the travel information in an app

With international borders opening up, this app will come in handy for your next trip planning. Not only does this app allow you to keep track of places you've visited, but you can add destinations to your bucket list and explore details about the country you're visiting, including COVID-19 restrictions. Available on iOS and Android for free and costs $7.99 to unlock everything.
Browserflow ➔

Run automation on any website

Unlike other automation services like Zapier, which require apps to be compatible with the automation platform, Browserflow lets you run automated tasks on any website. It works in your browser to automate the interactions you would've done manually. You can connect Google Sheets to read or write data from your automation flows into sheets. Available on Chrome and is free to start.
Vokal ➔

Create shareable videos from your audio

Vokal is a fantastic tool for anyone looking to share audio snippets from their podcasts or article voiceovers on social media to grab more attention and shares. Upload audio, choose a video template, add elements like waveforms and subtitles, and you're ready to share. Available as a web app and is free to start.
TinyTranslate ➔

macOS menu bar translation app

Although Google Translate works fine for casual translations, if you're an app developer or a journalist who needs translated copies often, this tool will help. The best thing about this tool is that you can translate to multiple languages at once from your source language. The translations are accurate and happen fast. Available on macOS and is free to start.

Taking the Shortcut

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Open all hyperlinks in a selected range in Google Sheets.
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Interesting Reads

The Four Stages of Life ➔

11 min read

Our lives can be divided into 4 distinct stages of growth — mimicry, self-discovery, commitment and legacy. Mark Manson dives deep into each stage and teaches how not to get stuck in a single phase for the rest of your life. An excellent guide to understanding your life till now and where you want to be in the next 5–10 years.
When “Take a Deep Breath” Can Be Bad Advice ➔

6 min read

"Take a deep breath. It'll be fine." A vastly known advice for calming yourself at times of anxiety can backfire and make things worse. A better suggestion is to take practised slow breaths instead of deep ones. This article explains why and how.
In Praise of Memorization ➔

8 min read

The human brain is a marvellous machine that can convert information into actionable insights without breaking a sweat. And the ingredient behind this magic is memory. The more information you can hold in your memory, the easier you can connect the dots when the situation demands. Memorisation is not dumb. It's powerful.
How to stop overthinking ➔

21 min read

Everyone overthinks situations in their life. We don't want to leave out room for error. We must cover all the bases. Rational thinking is crucial to dissecting and handling the various challenges in life. But, overthinking takes that good intent into gut-wrenching stress and uncrossable obstacles. Learn how not to overthink with this guide.
Your Lifestyle Has Already Been Designed ➔

8 min read

The economy works by getting people to pour money into the market by buying things they might not even need. And big corporations make this happen by manufacturing synthetic demand for their goods. You'll be surprised at how less you need to spend to live a comfortable life. Maybe this essay will nudge you to buy less and live more.

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