BrainPint - The Best Story Wins

Hi everyone,

This week we're diving into how people think, curation as a service and why free stuff makes us irrational.

Cheers,
Janel

How People Think
A deep dive into the most common and influential aspects of how people think.

Interesting picks:

• We are extrapolating machines in a world where nothing too good or too bad lasts indefinitely.
• We are swayed by complexity when simplicity is the real mark of intelligence and understanding.
• The best story wins. Not the best idea. Not the right answer. Just whoever tells a story that catches people’s attention and gets them to nod their heads.

Curation As A Service
Quick primer on curation, why it matters and amazing creators (plus their creations!)

Why Free Stuff Makes Us Irrational
Slap "free" labels on things and people behave wildly differently. Check out how this changes behavior across store samples, shipping & online content.

A Tactical Guide to Working with EAs: How to Make Delegation Your Superpower
Actionable guide to working with executive assistants to free up time for the stuff that really matters in your business and/or life.

How To Cultivate A Bias To Action
Increase your output as an operator by cultivating a bias to action.

How A Mechanical Watch Works
A fun read (with illustrations!) about the inner workings of a mechanical watch.

Shrink Media - Reduce file size for your images for free with this tool that helps you compress them intelligently.

Spendee - Money management and budget app that I have been using for the past year or so to manage my expenses.

My Personal List of Recommended Tools! - Here's what I personally use to get my life in order, including no-code, content creation, productivity and automation tools.

Nestflix - A pretty pointless but nonetheless entertaining site that documents movies and shows within movies and shows. Yeah, nested videos.

Virtual Escape Room - Test your wits with your team, friends or loved ones in this virtual escape room by Gather Town. I played it last week and had quite the odyssey!