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Dan Silvestre

I help knowledge workers like you master procrastination and get things done through minimalist productivity. Every Monday, I send out an exclusive email with the five coolest things I’ve found (or explored) that week. Enter your email address to subscribe! ;)

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5-Bullet Monday #174: Things I Found Cool this Week

Happy Monday! Nothing new this week. On to the Medley ;) What I'm sharing— The Paradox of Effort by Sahil Bloom: You have to put in more effort to make something appear effortless. Effortless, elegant performances are often just the result of a large volume of effortful, gritty practice. Small...
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about 22 hours ago • 2 min read

5-Bullet Monday #173: Things I Found Cool this Week

Happy... Wednesday! Apologies for sending this issue so late. I was completely off-the-grid in Tayrona National Park and then got some sort of virus and was sick for a couple of days. Anyways, here we are... On to the Medley ;) What I'm sharing— The age of average by Alex Murrell. Super...
6 days ago • 2 min read

5-Bullet Monday #172: Things I Found Cool this Week

Happy Monday! Nothing new this week. On to the Medley ;) What I'm sharing— How We Spend Our Days Is How We Spend Our Lives: Annie Dillard on Choosing Presence Over Productivity by Maria Popova: How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives. What we do with this hour, and that one,...
15 days ago • 2 min read

5-Bullet Monday #171: Things I Found Cool this Week

Happy Monday! Nothing new this week. On to the Medley ;) What I'm sharing— The Trap of the Extraordinary by Sahil Bloom: This is about dislocating your happiness from any "ends" you're trying to reach. It's about avoiding the "when, then" psychology that says "when I get [X], then I'll be...
22 days ago • 1 min read

5-Bullet Monday #170: Things I Found Cool this Week

Happy Monday! Nothing new this week. On to the Medley ;) What I'm sharing— 6 Harsh Truths That Will Make You a Better Person by Jason Pargin. Old but gold: If you want to know why society seems to shun you, or why you seem to get no respect, it's because society is full of people who need things....
29 days ago • 2 min read

5-Bullet Monday #169: Things I Found Cool this Week

Happy Monday! Quick reminder that you can now access the Productivity Bundle. Check it out here​ It's massive value and an INSANE discount. It's highly I'll do anything like this in the future. And if you get it in the next 48 hours, I'll also include My EXCLUSIVE course ‘Which Procrastination...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read

5-Bullet Monday #168: Things I Found Cool this Week

Happy Monday! Nothing new this week. On to the Medley ;) What I'm sharing— Life After Lifestyle by Toby Shorin. Fantastic article: Stare long enough, and you begin to see the whole: an economy where culture is made in service of brands. To be even more literal: cultural production has become a...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read

5-Bullet Monday #167: Things I Found Cool this Week

Happy Monday! I hope you had a happy Easter 🐰 Nothing new this week. On to the Medley ;) What I'm sharing— Repair and Remain by Kurt Armstrong: Repair and remain. Work with what you’ve got. Sit still for a moment, take stock, make some changes. Big changes, if necessary." What I'm pondering— If...
about 2 months ago • 2 min read

5-Bullet Monday #166: Things I Found Cool this Week

Happy Monday! If you haven't already, you can still grab GTD Email at pre-launch price. Click here to get GTD Email​ On to the Medley ;) What I'm sharing— The Art of Productive Procrastination by Saul Griffith: Frankly, I’m not sure we’re designed to focus on only one thing for eight or ten hours...
about 2 months ago • 2 min read

5-Bullet Monday #165: Things I Found Cool this Week

Happy Monday! You'll notice a new section after my favorite things of this week. Want to give some feedback on it? Hit reply and let me know! On to the Medley ;) What I'm sharing— What if you're already on top of things? by Oliver Burkeman: But a done list isn't merely a way to feel better about...
2 months ago • 2 min read
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