“Midweek Material” curates articles, podcasts, videos, etc. on a variety of topics including law, marketing/sales, productivity and more.
It is the little things [Article]:
Excelling at the small choices that compound over time perpetually leaves you in favorable circumstances. No matter what happens in the world, you’re never in a position where you are forced into a bad decision.
The Small Steps Of Giant Leaps [Shane Parrish, Farnam Street]
Creating personal “shortcuts” for life’s difficult situations [Podcast]:
My take on a manifesto is a more modern and personal one. I think that rather than recruiting others, what we really need to do these days is to recruit ourselves.
You Need A Manifesto: How To Communicate Your Convictions [Matt Abrahams, Think Fast, Talk Smart]
Incorporating AI into sales [Article]:
The risk [of AI mistakes] is less when these models are fine-tuned on knowledge from the company’s context. Through added data, training, and feedback, accuracy and consistency improve. (Just like with people!) AI-generated answers in risky contexts must be reviewed by a person. Fortunately, human review is a natural part of salespeople’s and sales managers’ workflow.
How Generative AI Will Change Sales [Prabhakant Sinha, Arun Shastri, and Sally E. Lorimer, Harvard Business Review]
“Reframes” to change how you think about your career [Video]:
5 Highly Effective Ways To Transform Your Career Mindset [Amy Blaschka, Forbes]