Issue #394 (Hard Truths About Side Hustling) 08/31/26
3 Money Habits Teens Can Start Building Now
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Doomscrolling might currently be the most prolific, yet harmful, hobby among both young people and adults. I'm always on the lookout for any studies, articles, or tools that can help in this area (or basically anything that deals with tech addictions).
One such article provides a direct answer to this social media problem: 21 five-minute activities to do instead of doomscrolling that will protect your brain health.
It sounds like a long list, but it's really just a brief list you can scan in a few seconds, or you can spend a little more time reading the short paragraph for each tip.
And these tips are nothing special – they're just everyday suggestions to get us off the device and to instead to something physical or analog (e.g. read two pages of a book or organize your spice rack).
Now on to this week's hand-picked productivity links!
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BudgetBee — An open source, self-hosted personal finance management app that enables you to track expenses, set budgets, and gain full control over your money.
Mailtwine — An inbox plugin that functions as an email triage, sorting messages, drafting mail, routing, following up, and handling approved routine work, with support for Google Workspace, Outlook, MS 365, Fastmail, and more.
The One Options Trade I Make Every Week — A single 0-day options trade, handed to you with the strike, the entry price, and the exit already mapped. Grab this week's free report to see how it works before the next signal drops. sponsor
Crossposter — An open source, selft-hosted private dashboard that allows you to cross-post to multiple social media accounts at once, with support for 11 different platforms including X, Bluesky, LinkedIn, Instagram, Mastadon, YouTube, and more.
Merzing — Generate hundreds of documents at once from Excel data, or fill in a form to create the one document you need right now. Supports Word (docx) and PowerPoint (pptx) templates.
MultiDrive — A high-speed disk management toolkit for Windows that allows you to backup, clone, erase, and restore entire drives with ease, with free CLI support included.
Terrapin — An app for individuals, teams, and accountants to track receipts from anywhere (e.g. inbox, camera roll, bank), with integrations for QuickBooks, Google Drive, Xero, and more.
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Stop Blaming Remote Work for Sloppy Communication Habits — For teams that want to remain remote, it's important to optimize how they communicate in order to boost productivity.
The One Trait That Actually Predicts Startup Success (Hint: It’s Not Age) —According to the data, it's not youth, boldness, or speed, but a result of bringing in advisors, hires, and board members who have valuable experience (that's the trait) which will provide clarity, pattern recognition, discipline, and resilience.
How Daily 'Stock Bets' Hit 87% of the Time — Every single day from 3-4 PM EST, Option Pit's “stock betting” system helps you crush it with stock bets that can pay off in minutes. Your first week is free! sponsor
Why is Everyone in Tech So Sad? — Are people in tech seeking and longing for things that take them 'off the grid' so to speak, like taking up pottery, painting, crochet, or other analog hobbies?
Tools Should Be There To Help You — "Finding the right tools for the job are important - but it’s also important not to use too many or you’ll end up not using them correctly and that’s when everything falls apart."
20 Hard Truths About Side Hustling — From a solopreneur who has been her own boss for five years, these are some important lessons to take to heart if you want to go down this road yourself or continue doing it.
The Four Core Areas of Responsibility for an Engineering Manager — From an engineering lead at Reddit, his 'four pillars of EM' and why they're important for coordinating a team.
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