Weekly digest #27 of 2025

• Conflicts of Interest: Freelancers vs Clients, by Robert Vlach — Successful freelance partnerships depend on aligning interests. Treat freelancers as partners, not commodities. Lasting alignment leads to better results, higher fees, and loyal long-term cooperation.
• I Turned ChatGPT Into My $100K Business Strategist With One Document, video by Tiago Forte (40 minutes) — Tiago explains that most people waste 80% of AI’s potential by starting every chat from scratch. The solution he presents is a “master prompt”: a single, thorough document that gives ChatGPT all your business context up front, turning it into a second brain for strategy, planning, and automation.
• How To Find Your Life's Purpose, by Daniel Pink — Instead of asking "What's my passion," try these questions: What made you weird as a kid? Where can you make the biggest contribution? What would you do if money was no object? etc. These questions can help you reconnect with your true interests, strengths, and values, and find meaningful work that serves both you and others.
• Why Funemployment Can Actually be Good for You (and Your Business), by Sara Gibson — When the “famine” part of the freelance cycle hits, see it as a chance to reconnect with your business’s purpose and direction. The article offers six practical tips (and more) on how to make the most of that downtime.
• A Family That Makes Art Together… by Courtney Martin — To boost your creativity at work, try making art at home with your family. As Courtney writes, you don’t need a fancy studio—the kitchen table works just fine. It’s about enjoying the process and making creativity part of daily life.
• Namibia: Live Stream in the Namib Desert …and if you've had enough of all the excitement, information and self-development, check out the live feed from the watering hole in the Namibian desert. Have a great summer!

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