Hello my friends,

“Pleased but not satisfied”

I was talking to a friend and influential creative this week.

They told me that they are continuously pleased but not satisfied with their work.

It’s a useful mental model.

It doesn’t block you from launching, but enables you to make progress while striving for improvement.

More below ↓

— Andy

Product

• If you’ve been reading CMMN WLTH for a while you’ll know I’m a fan of Calm Technology. Many of its applications remain niche but Timex absolutely nailed it with their recent collaboration ↓

• It’s no secret that physical activity can elevate cognitive performance. In the remote work era, these gym/co-working spaces are promoting working and working out away from home.

• And if you’re struggling to find a workout partner, here’s one that won’t let you down ↓

People

• The Covid pandemic opened everyone’s eyes to new ways of working and in some cases not working. For many, it simply changed their priorities. The phenomenon of quiet quitting.

• “If I were a guy, I wouldn’t be writing this because I’d be out there playing and winning while my wife was doing the physical labor of expanding our family.” — Serena Williams

  There have been two notable retirements in the past few weeks. Tennis legend Serena Williams and F1 driver Sebastian Vettel announced that they’re moving on to the next stage of their lives. Williams will work on expanding her Venture Fund and Vettel hinted at what’s next for him in this top class announcement.

• A long deadline can give permission to delay which is why it’s surprising that no deadline is interpreted as “get this done asap”. How to stop people procrastinating.

Process

• Your idea is brilliant, your idea is worthless. How to make them a reality.

• “Whatever it is that you deny yourself will become your new prison."

  How to find and cultivate happiness ↓

• Julian Shapiro’s Creativity Faucet frames one of my favorite mental models. Flush out the bad ideas to get to your most creative thoughts ↓

Julian Shapiro @Julian

Video of John Mayer using the creativity faucet to write a new song on the fly. I looove these types of videos:

August 6th 2022

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