The S.W.I.P.E.S. Email

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A fun email for Friday. I hope you enjoy!

Edition: Friday, February 3rd, 2023

🎤 Listen to this email here:

Swipe:

Checkout this door flyer I received:

It appears to be handwritten (it's just a convincing print) so it catches your attention. Then it explains why replacing your windows is a good idea during the "down season."

I thought this was a great flyer that drums up business in the slow season...and the "handwritten" nature of it somehow got me to read all the way through!

Wisdom:

The political style of your brain is a dictatorship, not a democracy.

You are the dictator in charge.

Ruthlessly prune out people/news/information that doesn't serve you.

Interesting:

I asked people this:
Skip to 2025. You look back and reflect on February 2023 (today). What do you wish you started doing consistently?

Here's some answers:

@StartupFreshman:
Exercise. And probably, more writing.

@xahuler:
Its 2025, I have been consistent for 3 yrs doing,

Running a $50k MRR Saas
Writing(sharing my journey as a solopreneur)
Streaming(code)
Making yt videos

@DallinsYield:
Sleeping at a scheduled time

@javs_says:
Getting into action mode faster!

@FrancoisRice:
Focused more on the high-leverage tasks with the most benefits.

@BryantFerate:
30-60 min of writing daily.

@shubhankarchau7:
Putting my thoughts out into the internet.

@AliYalcinKaya:
Exercise & meditation.

@drewmarkert:
Writing publicly & exercising.

@NancyGoyal30:
Twitter, Inner Engineering, Workout.

@WriterSumeetG:
Ice baths 🛁

@minhasv:
Finding early adopters.

@VAplus1:
Gym and doing me more.

@ClayNichols:
Stretching

@InspiringSia:
Writing on Twitter again

@TheAllmaziful:
Making fresh mozzarella cheese every weekend.

@jaxx_sam:
Probably stretching and reflecting more

WHAT ABOUT YOU?? What will you look back on in 2-ish years and wish you'd been doing right now? Reply to the email and let me know!

Picture:

We had a weird freezing day here in Austin, so some buddies came over to co-work: @heydannymiranda, @thesamparr, and Sid Da Dog!

Essay:

"Copywriting" is associated with writing words on a page, but my definition is:

"Installing an idea into someone’s head and getting them to take action."

The medium could be:
- Writing
- Images
- Videos
- Software
- Combination of all the above

The medium of transmitting information has changed many times, the human brain has not.

Sketch:

Apparently this is how Benjamin Franklin used to organize his day 🤔

Almost all daily to-do list methods are similar. Like this "Ivy Lee Method" of productivity:

The beauty of this system is it limits you to 6 main tasks, then forces you to first organize them by importance. You can fill out a chart like this everyday: