š² Five Things to Know #1
Upgrade your mindset, develop better habitsā£, and build a profitable business.
Welcome to the first edition of Five Things to Know, where I share five things for you to read, watch, listen, buy, and try every weekāso you can upgrade your mindset, develop better habitsā£, and build a profitable business.
ā Nicholas (@focusandhustle)
In this issue
š§ Moneyās greatest intrinsic value
š Think different
š§ Netflix vs. Blockbuster
š A ring that tracks your sleep
š The connection between reading and stress
š§ Read
InĀ The Psychology of Money, award-winning author Morgan Housel shares 19 short stories exploring the strange ways people think about money and teaches you how to make better sense of one of lifeās most important topics.
Hereās one of my favorite quotes:
Moneyās greatest intrinsic valueāand this canāt be overstatedāis its ability to give you control over your time.
āĀ Morgan Housel
š Watch
Whatever your personal opinion of Steve Jobs may be, most people would agree that he was a masterful storyteller.
And in this video you can see first hand how he announced Appleās launch of the āThink Differentā campaign, which went on to be one of the most successful and memorable marketing campaigns in modern history.
š§ Listen
Near the top of my list of favorite business podcasts is Business Wars from Wondery.
Get the unauthorized, real story of what drives these companies and their leaders, inventors, investors and executives to new heights ā or to ruin.
A great episode to start with is Netflix vs. Blockbuster.
š Buy
Iāve recently started tracking my sleep using the Oura Ring and connected app.
It measures the physiological signals of your body, understands your lifestyle, and guides you to make your own optimal daily choices.
The data is easy to understand and gives me a quick way of monitoring and adjusting my sleep routine.
š Try
Stressed out? It might be time to work some daily reading into your routine.
In fact, thereās a direct connection between reading and stress reduction.
A 2009 study by the University of Sussex found that reading for just six minutes can reduce stress levels by as much as 68%.
Thatās all!
šĀ Nicholas (@focusandhustle)