Hey friend,

Happy 4th of July to our US readers and welcome to the official summer kick-off! I had a chance to meet so many RadReaders at last weekend's Craft and Commerce conference. Here's a pic of my talk on $10K Work:

Billy Broas @BillyBroas My man @khemaridh delivering his brilliant $10k framework on the main stage at the @ConvertKit conference in Boise. Get ‘em, Khe! pic.twitter.com/otUA42lE0K June 25th 2022 4 Retweets 99 Likes

We also have two free upcoming events:

• ​Small business with soul: scale your impact with SEO: Do you want to acquire new customers while you surf? Join a free workshop to learn how to rank your blog, services and business on Google using Search Engine Optimization (i.e. SEO) strategies.
• ​How to increase the leverage in your operations workflow: Georgia Cyr (COO at Notion Mastery) and our own Marian Knopp (Product Manager at RadReads), will share how they utilize high-leverage strategies to scale their teams’ operations.

Is productivity making you fragile?

Our bedroom is a deliciously luxurious.

Yes, we're long-time renters, but I'd put our bedroom up against any Aman or St. Regis.

We've made the investment.

California king. Check.

Blackout shades. Check.

The Chili Pad mattress cooler (his and hers edition for different temperatures). Check.

Buckwheat pillows. Check.

And it's certainly paying off in spades, with long consecutive streaks of sleeping over 9 hours a night.

But it's come at a cost. Yes, all these goodies cost a pretty penny.

But there's a bigger cost. I hate sleeping anywhere else.

Which makes me wonder: Has hyper-optimizing my life led to unintended consequences? Has it made me fragile?

Here are this week's top reads:

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6 hallmarks of happiness

5 minutes | @Camp4​
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Are successful people, happy people? This Tweetstorm empirically summarizes the 6 traits of people who have achieved both. We encourage you to read the entire thread, but the traits are: living modestly, committed long-term relationships, fitness, passion projects, a generous spirit and the ability to say no.

→ Read the tweetstorm​

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How a recession could weaken the work from home revolution

4 minutes | The Atlantic
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The pandemic made working from home a non-negotiable norm for many employees. But with the current state of the economy, and a management class that is increasingly gaining the upper hand again over workers, can this trend continue? Despite lots of evidence that suggests WFH luxuries might be waning, there are reasons to believe in the longevity of this trend: millions of knowledge workers prefer WFH and it’s a rational choice for a company trying to save money on office space during a recession.

→ Read the article​

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How psychology can help you change someone's mind

5 minutes | Fast Company
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All of our minds are filled with our beliefs, attitudes and values; successful persuasion involves helping someone better understand their own thinking. Most importantly, when you’re trying to change someone’s mind, you must be open to changing your own. Three questions to ask yourself in this process: am I right about everything? What am I wrong about? How can I go about discovering?

→ Read the article​

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To relax outside of work this summer, rethink your workday

5 minutes | Charter
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Audre Lorde said, “caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation”. Self-care is a buzzword, with countless articles advising us to take more baths and do more face masks. Instead of self-care ideas that prompt us to do more, how about those that tell us to do ​less? Some ways to do that at work: schedule fewer meetings, be direct on asks to co-workers, and outsource what you can.

→ Read the post​

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Status over money, money over status

5 minutes | Rob Henderson's Newsletter
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At RadReads, we often talk about the elusive pursuit of enough when it comes to careers and earning money. But there’s a second part of the career equation that gets less public attention: status. This article looks at the fascinating relationship between compensation and status (and why 70% of employees would take a better job title over a pay raise).

→ Read the post​

Below the Fold

ICYMI

• ​How we built our online business on Podia (YouTube, 12 mins)

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LAST WEEK'S MOST READ

• ​How to implement OKRs at your small business (RadReads, 817 clicks)
• ​How founders can hack metabolic health for peak performance (On Deck, 511 clicks)

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And finally, corporate life is just deflecting meeting requests all day.

With gratitude,

Khe

PS In July, I'm hosting a private conversation for the $10K Accelerator called Your Personal Wellness Stack. We'll cover practices for sleep, nutrition, meditation and fitness - while staying clear on the why. The Accelerator is available by application only and costs $1,997 for a six month membership.

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