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    The S.W.I.P.E.S. Email (Friday February 3rd, 2023)

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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."

    Handwritten-door-flyer.png

    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.

    brain-style.webp

    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!

    sam-danny.jpg

    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

    copywriting-over-the-years.webp

    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 🤔

    ben-franklin-render.jpg

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

    Ivy-lee-method.png

    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:

    ivy-lee-method-productivity.png

    My own daily to-do list method looks like this:

    to-do-list-1.jpg

    I will say my daily to-do list is more complicated looking than my monthly goal layout which is very simple:

    feb-goals.jpg

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