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The Brutal Truth About Reading: If You Don’t Take Notes Right, You’ll Forget Nearly Everything
I Spent Seven Years Studying The Best Note-Taking Methods, Experimenting With Tools, And Taking Thousands Of Pages Of Notes
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Brutal Truth: It Takes Years To Become A $100k Thought Leader Working Part-Time (Unless You're Lucky)
This post is for all of the people who are wondering what’s actually required to be a full-time thought leader earning $100,000+ a year while impacting…
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Top 100 Paid Newsletters / Newsletter That's Pioneering A Unique Curation Approach
This is an experimental post format inspired by another Substack newsletter, Documentally by Christian Payne.
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RESOURCE: 10 Case Studies Of 6-Figure Curators To Get Your First 100 Subscribers
Last week I talked about the Cold Start Problem of Thought Leadership. In a nutshell, the Cold Start Problem is that it’s extremely difficult to get…
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Tutorial: How To Become A 6-Figure Curator In One Year
I’m obsessed with helping experts become thought leaders. More specifically, I’m obsessed with helping people go from zero to one. Zero is struggling to…
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Why Paid Newsletters Are The #1 Way To Monetize Your Knowledge
Over the last 20 years, I’ve experimented with 7 different ways to monetize my knowledge, and I’ve earned 6-7 figures per year with each approach…
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How Ben Thompson Got 40,000+ Paid Newsletter Subscribers
Author’s Note: Before watching today’s video, I recommend reading the post first so you can get the most from the video lesson. Ben Thompson started his…
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James Clear Explains How He Sold 15M+ Books
James Clear's first book, Atomic Habits, has now sold 15M+ copies. James has rarely spoken about his bestseller strategy. But, in this Tim Ferriss…
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