I'm an entrepreneur of 18 years, and I began by raising chickens in 2008. I eventually moved on to rental ownership/management, and now at this point I'm building B2B AI automations for CPA consultants and agencies. My goals are to continue learning and solving the bottlenecks facing my niche market, and to build an 8-figure agency while I'm at it. My main bottleneck right now is qualified leads. I can't put the same amount of effort into top-of-funnel leads as I put into those who have clearly been qualified with a pain that I clearly solve.

I’m dealing with many challenges in life, including financial pressure, family responsibilities, lack of focus, procrastination, fatigue, and bad habits. In such a situation, is prioritizing 7–9 hours of sleep really worth it, and how much can good sleep improve my productivity, self-control, and ability to solve problems?

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Kasim said something on a call that made me want to check my phone settings immediately. Your inbox is other people’s to-do list. He compared every notification to a leash. Every ding and buzz is a handle that any solicitor, friend, or stranger can yank on your attention with. So he stopped opening Slack altogether. Here’s how it works for him: • His assistant monitors his email and Slack • If something is truly urgent, she texts him • Otherwise she sends a summary at the bottom of his email and he replies from there • The only notification that can reach his phone is a message from her He also turned off banners and badges. If he doesn’t see “6 unread messages,” there’s no stressor to attend to. His take: it’s the only way he’s found to get into real deep work. 👇 What’s one notification you could turn off today?

In my last post, I wrote about the realization that changed how I do business. The closest economic analogy for AI (according to AI) isn’t a technological revolution. It’s a mass extinction. No. AI doesn’t wipe out humanity. But it does wipe out most businesses (like 75%+). And it does so in a very short timeframe. My last post was about the extinction event. (If you missed it you can read the whole thing [HERE]) Today is about the survivors. The 25%. Who are the 25%? The answer changed my outlook on business entirely. There have been five mass extinction events in earth’s history (that we know of). In every instance, the living things that survived all had one thing in common… In ecology, there’s an old framework for how species survive: K-selection vs. R-selection. K-selected species reproduce later, produce much fewer offspring, and invest way more into each one. Examples: elephants, whales, gorillas, bears, you. They tend to be larger, live longer, mature slower, and far more invested in learning, development, and parental care. They evolve primarily in relatively stable environments where resources are limited and competition is fierce. Their advantage isn’t speed. It’s optimization. They make fewer bets and invest more heavily in each one. They develop deeper capabilities. They become extremely good at competing within the environment they inhabit. Think of them as nature’s specialists. They pick a game and get very, very good at playing it. Now, compare them to… R-selected species reproduce earlier, produce way more offspring, and invest way less into each one. Examples: mice, rabbits, flies, mosquitoes, frogs, fish that lay lots of eggs. They tend to mature earlier, reproduce faster, have shorter lifespans, and invest far less in parental care. They evolved primarily in unstable, unpredictable, rapidly changing environments. Their advantage isn’t optimization.