Hi friend,

It's our last week before school starts - where did the time go?!?! I got some nice QT with our SYP team in NYC and at the Hollywood Bowl. We're ramping up cohort 11, so stay tuned!

In lieu of an essay, I recorded a video on a goal-setting framework for managers and leaders. It's a flavor of what's to come, so please subscribe to our YouTube channel.

Your contacts app is holding you back. When was the last time your contacts app helped you build a deeper relationships? Never? Thought so. Meet Clay, a private social network, stunning address book, and so much more.

Are you wasting your team's precious time?

How do you reconcile your big 5-year vision... with what needs to get done tomorrow? It's the classic leadership dilemma.

Here's how we adapted the OKR framework for our team.

(Here's our companion blog post on OKRs.)

Here are this week's top reads:

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Reject the algorithm

4 minutes | Of Dollars and Data
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Would you sacrifice your values to get a whole lotta attention? (Or a boatload of cash?) Selling your soul for cash isn’t new, but with its rapid feedback loops and infinite scaling potential, it’s particularly tempting on the Internet. Instead of chasing the hot new trend, what if there was a simple ingredient for success: consistent quality.​

→ Read the post​

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You're never going to be "caught up" at work. Stop feeling guilty about it.

4 minutes | Harvard Business Review
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Our to-do lists are so long that they can feel truly endless, and lingering tasks leave us feeling guilty or ashamed. Shame is useless, yet guilt has the potential to be motivating. But the best feeling to turn to? Self-compassion. Focus on what you’ve been able to achieve — not being able to finish all of your work doesn’t mean you’re bad, it means you’re human.

→ Read the article​

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I know I should invest my money, but it makes me anxious

10 minutes | The Cut
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So many of us are nervous to invest money - and it’s usually because we don’t understand how the process works. You’re not alone — the stock market seems complex, and keeping your money in your bank account where you can “see it” feels “less risky.” Over time, though, the risk of keeping your money in “cash” outweighs the perceived risk of investing it. Best thing you can do regarding investing? Just get started.

→ Read the post​

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The 9-to-5 Schedule Should Be the Next Pillar of Work to Fall

4 minutes | NY Times
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Millennials (and their Gen Z brethren) are fiercely resisting a return to the 9-5 grind. As a result, many companies have incorporated remote work into corporate cultures in the last couple of years. But a truly flexible workplace not only allows workers to control where they work, but also when. Time flexibility, with clear protocols in place, allows workers to choose their most energetic hours, spend time with their families, need less sick days — the benefits are abundant.

→ Read the article​

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Does tracking your habits actually work?

5 minutes | Ness Labs
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I’m a sucker for great (indestructible) habits. Yet I loathe anything that makes me track them. But between FitBits, smart watches, whoop straps and Oura rings — we’ve got an entire industry of habit tracking apps. But do they actually work? Here’s what science has to say about that device around your wrist.

→ Read the article​

// could you do us a solid?

As we plan our posts/guides to best suit your needs, could you help us with a 1 second favor and answer the question:

• ​I work in a team​
• ​I manage a small team​
• ​I'm an Executive​
• ​​I'm the CEO ​

(just click on an option to answer)

Below the Fold
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LAST WEEK'S MOST READ

• ​Meta-work: why you're always busy with nothing to show for (RadReads, 1,320 clicks)
• ​Why you'll probably never run out of money (Mr. Money Mustache, 786 clicks)

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And finally, I’m blasting the Break My Soul (Queens Remix) featuring Madonna.

With gratitude,

Khe

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