Paid Subscriber Perks
Paid subscribers of the Blockbuster Blueprint newsletter receive $2,500+ in value as soon as they join…
Two Mental model mastery manuals. Each manual is roughly 10,000 words and took me dozens of hours to research and write. ($40)
Three AI courses. The courses are on frontier prompting, augmented intelligence, and AI mental models ($700)
Database of 20+ premium AI prompts, that will make you smarter ($1,000)
Tutorials and resources, on how to do augmented reading, become a better thought leader, create and grow a paid newsletter, and much more ($500)
Paid podcast, where I interview top entrepreneurs and experts, with 13 episodes so far (invaluable)
Discounts on my other programs ($250+)
100+ curated video lessons from top thought leaders in the world: Malcolm Gladwell, James Clear, Victor Frankl, Yuval Noah Harari, and others ($200)
Database of all my blockbuster articles on creativity, learning, thought leadership, mental models, successful aging, productivity, and having a more fulfilling life overall from the last 10 years. Each article took me 60+ hours to research and write ($500+)
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Here’s how the value breaks down…
#1: Full Mental Model Mastery Manuals
One of my lifelong passions has been researching, collecting, and creating mental models—models of how different aspects of reality work. In the Mental Model Club, a subscription-based encyclopedia I co-founded with Eben Pagan, I taught and shared over 50 mastery manuals of diverse mental models, and I share two of them as a gift for the newsletter subsribers.The 80/20 Mastery Manual
The most useful and universal (and the most famous) mental model: The 80/20 Rule, or the Pareto Principle.
This mental model says that most of your results are going to come from just a small percentage of your effort or work.
But there’s a lot more to it than simply “20% of efforts yield 80% of results”...
The 80/20 Mastery Manual is the product of 200+ hours over many months, an impressive number of books on the 80/20 rule, and valuable input from 10+ mental model and 80/20 rule experts. Based on this, I believe it is the most condensed and in-depth explanation of the 80/20 rule that has ever been created, with many examples and practical tools to apply this universal principle to all areas of your life.
The Stepping Stone Mastery Manual
The Stepping Stone mastery manual and masterclass to help you take the next step as a curiosity-based writer. It’s based on the work of two of the top AI researchers in the world who demonstrated that the biggest creative breakthroughs don’t actually come from a goal setting algorithm. They come from a novelty algorithm.
#2: AI COURSES
I believe that the #1 way for knowledge workers to prepare for AI today is to learn the universal and timeless mental models that are most relevant to AI, and to be on the frontier now, rather than to play catch-up later.AI 100 Mini Course that:
Teaches you how to use multiple mental models to think smarter about AI
Helps you understand the opportunity to become the first AI thought leader in your niche
Helps you more accurately predict the future of AI so you can plan accordingly
Explains the #1 implication of AI that most people aren’t even aware of
Frontier Prompting Course that teaches the paradigm shift that will revolutionize how you interact with AI.
Augmented Intelligence 10-Week Course with 10 interactive, 60-minute masterclasses focused on how to use AI to become smarter emotionally, socially, creatively, behaviorally, and cognitively.
Impromptu One-Off Classes
Occasionally I invite readers to join me for impromptu classes and conversations inspired by topics I cover in the newsletter so we can expand on them further, like the topic of augmented reading or thought leadership.#3: AI Prompts and Bots
In this newsletter, you will find probably the largest database of Augmented AI prompts and bots on the web. These are super high-quality prompts that are based on a deep understanding of mental models and the thinking habits of the world’s top performers. The 10-Minute Possibility Expander Prompt that helps you break free from mental constraints & see 10x more possibilities in any situation.
The prompt for turning class transcript into a post.
The Galaxy Brain Prompt that unocks AI’s collective intelligence and will set you apart as a learner, thinker, and thought leader.
Systems Theory Bot, pre-loaded with the best resources on systems theory, that you can chat with and ask questions.
Fractal Reader Bot that helps you supercharge your fractal reading.
Interview Finder Prompt that helps you find more relevant meta-resources based on a book title.
Become An Experimental Innovator GPT Bot, that clips, curates, searches, summarizes, and synthesizes economist David Galenson's books, chapters, and academic studies related to the two lifecycles of creativity and allows you to go a step further and be coached to apply the ideas to your life.
Prompt to create your own FeynmanGPT, bot that explains any concept in a book like one of the best explainers in history.
Paradigm Shift GPT bot that helps you go deeper on paradigm shifts.
Megatrend Tracker Bot that allows you to identify and understand the largest, exponential social and tech trends for the future of humanity.
Polarity Finder bot, companion AI bot that helps you develop integrative complexity.
AI Mental Model Explainer, a chatbot I created to explain each of the mental models, suggest models for your particular situation, or to contextualize the news.
Breakthrough Knowledge bot, chatbot that recommends life-changing books.
#4: Tutorials and Resource Directories
Most of my articles are partly open for everyone to read, while the other part, where I go into more depth and give detailed breakdowns, how-tos, and most valuable resources are reserved for paying subscribers. Some of those are listed below...Tutorials and Resources on AI
How to create your first GPT
Cheat sheet of useful and universal principles of all systems along with access to my systems theory GPT bot
Step-by-step tutorial on how to create your own AI bot that helps you learn from any book or body of work 10x faster and better
My list of top resources on AI timelines
My current, categorized list of AI mental models
Augmented reading tutorial
How to use the Productivity Chain model to reason about the future of AI
Thought Leadership and Blockbuster Model
About a decade ago, I discovered the Blockbuster mental model which I then applied to my writing, and as a result saw millions of views on my articles. Later, I turned it into a year-long course for thought leaders, Seminal, where I help experts become authorities in their niches by creating and sharing viral high-impact ideas.
During 2023 and 2024 I developed the Blockbuster Blueprint, the most comprehensive map of thought leadership, which I also share with the newsletter subscribers.
Some of the topics I share with paid subscribers include...Detailed walkthrough of Blockbuster Blueprint
Actionable insights to drastically increase your odds and speed of success as a thought leader
Paradigm article template & worksheet for thought leaders
The 30-hour blockbuster recipe
Behind-the-scenes on researching, ideating, packaging, and writing the blockbuster article with video clips
Step-by-step breakdown of a process you can use to develop world-changing ideas
The Idea Evolution Workflow—the specifics of how I completely reinvented my workflow based on the idea evolution mental model
My top principles on perspectiving that help me see perspectives others don’t
How to use the 90/10 Rule to create high-impact ideas
Tool, template, and tutorial for creating blockbuster titles
A shortcut to become a “Quotable Creator”
How to create the hook by dissecting your subconscious
My top lessons after using the blockbuster model for 10 years
My full breakdown of Tim Ferriss’ life-changing and practical tips to perfectly 'time' The Next Big Thing
Breakdown of how Victor Frankl’s Achievement Paradox fits into the big picture of thought leadership and how you can immediately apply the lesson to your life
How the mental model of the flywheel can transform your thought leadership with steps to apply it
How thought leaders can apply Alex Hormozi’s Value Equation
Paid Newsletters, Curation, and Creating Video Clips
I spent hundreds of hours throughout years researching and testing business models that enable knowledge workers to monetize their knowledge. I found paid newsletters to be in the very top of such business models, and that an easy way for anyone to start is to curate quality content from luminaries in their niches while building a database of their own articles. And, within curation, I found that sharing lessons from experts via video has more viral potential than sharing them as text, so I also share some tips on how to find and create high-quality video clips.
Some of the tutorials and resources are below...Why paid newsletters are the #1 way to get paid to learn along with hidden risks, challenges, and caveats of starting a newsletter
Top 100 paid newsletter database
List of 80+ things you could make 6-figures with as a curator
Key takeaways from successful newsletter creators on how they got thousands paid newsletter subscribers
My breakdowns of the defining advantages and disadvantages of each newsletter platform
How to find hidden gem, viral video clips to curate, and then how to package them so they’re viral and others pay for them
How to easily edit video clips in minutes (for non-techies)
#5: Paid Podcasts
I pride myself for having built a network of top entrepreneurs and experts and I’ve trained myself to extract their most impactful mental models—so that you can essentially model how they think!Rare Conversation With My 30-Year Friend Cal Newport
Creating a Constructive Feedback Loop with Jono Hey, Chief Product Officer at Zen Educate
The Power of Asking Questions with Spencer Greenberg
Turning Your Goals Into Habits with Adam Gilbert, the Founder of MyBodyTutor
Pushing the Bounds of Curiosity, Language, and the Creative Process with Jessica Hagy
Creating a Sustainable Feedback Loop with Niklas Goeke
Focusing on Strategy, Mindset, and the Best Ways to Scale Your Business with Russ Ruffino
How to Craft Your Story and Make it Stand Out with Charlie Hoehn
Growing Your Business and Building Relationships Through Podcasting with Dr. Jeremy Weisz
Turning Your Ideas into a Profitable Product with Jack Butcher
Optimizing Your Marketing Strategy to Create Happy Customers with André Chaperon and Shawn Twing
Sharing Stories Through Active Learning, Collaboration, and Publication with Dr. Benjamin Hardy
How To Write Like Top 4X Pro Author Nicolas Cole
#6: Discount On Other Programs
$250 discount for the writing and relationship-building program on Substack notes that I co-run with
called Substack Campfire
#7: Miscellaneous
My personal interests stretch far beyond AI and thougt leadership. If I had to sum them up in one short phrase, I'm very invested in developing in every way a human being can develop. And while the newsletter content is focused around those two main topics, I occasionally share some of the most impactful ideas that help me grow, so you can learn from them too.
Some of them are listed below...5 ways to think like Leonardo da Vinci
The Trunk Technique: How focusing on stable knowledge is a powerful approach to building a life around
List of 100+ transformative experiences that will change your life forever
Breakdown of The 10-Year Rule that shows how fast the world will change in ten years
5 ways to use Musk’s Razor to have more fun, make better predictions, and be more successful
Lessons on how to cultivate an exquisite taste like Steve Jobs
My personal approach with aging
As of September 2024, I’ve published 230+ articles in this newsletter, and almost every one of them has an additional bonus for paid subscribers.
It was impossible for me to list them all on one page without overwhelming you, but I hope this breakdown gives you a good overview of how much and what kind of value there is for you if you choose to become a paid subscriber.
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