Weekly digest #40 of 2025

• 40 One-Sentence Email Tips — Josh Spector shares bite-sized tips for writing emails smarter, not harder. His advice includes: send fewer emails, keep one idea per message, skip long intros, use your natural tone, and make the first sentence count.
• Value Creation, by Seth Godin — No one buys something unless it delivers more value than it costs. Seth argues that value can take many forms—status, peace of mind, health—and buyers don’t care how much it cost you to make. For freelancers, that means telling a clear story about the value you create and building scarcity so clients choose you, not just anyone.
• What I Learned From Sharing My Freelance Income With the World, by Lizzie Davey — In this candid episode, Lizzie reflects on sharing her £232k earnings in a Metro article — the fear, the feedback, and the assumptions that followed. She dives into the realities behind the numbers, the stereotypes about freelancing, and why transparency around success is so important.
• Long Idea #1 – Growth by Subtraction, by Austin L. Church — Sometimes growth comes not from adding more, but from cutting back. From a grandmother’s tomato garden to Steve Jobs slashing Apple’s product line, “less but better” unlocks focus, resources, and results. The challenge, according to Austin, is having the courage to cut and the patience to stay the course until subtraction pays off.
• Essentials: Using Your Nervous System to Enhance Your Immune System, by Andrew Huberman — Freelancers can’t really afford to get sick. This podcast episode breaks down the immune system’s three lines of defense and offers practical ways to stay healthy or bounce back faster. From breathing techniques and sleep positioning to supplements and mindset shifts, Huberman shares tools to keep your body resilient.

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