What's up friend,

Today we’re mixing up the format.

Yes, I did do 1,000 burpees. Yes, it was a bad idea. And yes it was a lens into my complicated relationship with productivity and maximizing output.

And if you watch the entire video, it’s all the lessons from Supercharge Your Productivity’s final cohort (ever). Yup, it's the end of an era.

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Remembering Paul Manley

A loyal RadReader once tried to get Kendrick Lamar to sign up for this newsletter.

100% true.

Kendrick lives in Manhattan Beach. They were lifting next to each other.

Kendrick didn't bite.

Nonetheless Paul was relentless in his quest to recruit this distinguished subscriber.

This past Wednesday, we said good bye to Paul.

Good bye to The Colonel, Pop-Pop and Dad.

👉 Celebrate the life of Paul Manley​

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Here are this week's top reads:

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The case for mediocrity

9 minutes | TIME
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This article was forwarded to me by many RadReaders. “Embracing mediocrity goes against everything Americans are taught to believe.” Yet untethered ambition is making so many professionals miserable — caught on a hamster wheel of status, consumerism and more money. Is mediocrity really the way out?

→ Read the article​

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When I stopped trying to self-optimize, I got better

3 minutes | The New York Times
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What can rock climbers teach us about letting go? If we over-think, over-plan and over-optimize — it’s over (#dadjoke). The brain is a powerful muscle and letting go can unleash emotional intelligence, restraint and the ability to recognize and acknowledge our own feelings.

→ Read the article​

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3 questions to get unstuck and start making progress

3 minutes | Deprocrastination
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Asking good questions is a key skill for making progress on the work that matters. It's the "secret" behind being more productive. One of my favorites for getting unstuck is: What is the pebble in your shoe?

→ Read the post​

Below the Fold
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LAST WEEK'S MOST READ

• ​The devastating cost of ignorance (RadReads, 1,010 clicks)
• ​The never-ending then (Of Dollars and Data, 519 clicks)

And finally, a boy, his dog (and a Coldplay remix)

With gratitude,

Khe

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