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I'm obsessed with living a better life each and every day. I want to share what I learn and discover with you.

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1% Better: Trying to Win Imaginary Awards, The "No Complaining" Rule, and Ghosts in Your Blood

By Colby Kultgen Trying to Win Imaginary Awards, The "No Complaining" Rule, and Ghosts in Your Blood Read online / Read time: 4 minutes Today at a Glance: • Stop trying to win imaginary awards• The "No Complaining" Rule• The best article you'll read in 2025• A reminder we all need to see• You have ghosts in your blood A question I can't get out of my head What award are you trying to win that doesn’t exist? This one stopped me in my tracks. Because the more I sat with it, the more I realized...

By Colby Kultgen Make Consistency Feel Easy, My New Favorite Productivity Tool, and Raw Dogging Your Walks Read online / Read time: 4 minutes Today at a Glance: • My new favorite productivity tool• A mindset shift to help you show up more often• A 20-min weekly challenge for better thinking• A story about patience, carpentry, and Harrison Ford• A quote that hits like a freight train My new favorite productivity tool Every week, I get messages from companies asking me to promote their...

By Colby Kultgen Résumé Virtues vs Eulogy Virtues, 100 Must-Read Life Hacks, and The Average Tuesday Rule Read online / Read time: 4 minutes Today at a Glance: Idea: Resume vs. Eulogy Virtues Quote: Powerful perspective shift Rule: The Average Tuesday List: 100 things I know Funny: Extract here Resume Virtues vs. Eulogy Virtues Answer this:Who are the people in your life you admire most? Are they:1. The ones with the longest list of achievements2. The ones who listen deeply, make you feel...

By Colby Kultgen Hey friends. If you're new here, this is the newsletter where I share the 5 best things I find each week to help you get a little better each day. Let's dive in! Today at a Glance: 1. Idea: The Anxious Middle2. Study: Happiness levels in activities3. Quote: The power of rainy days4. Story: Edison's fire5. Funny: The electric bill Read time: 3 minutes 13 seconds In partnership with Shortform An app I use to learn more every day Nonfiction is packed with life-changing ideas But...

By Colby Kultgen Hey friends. If you're new here, this is the newsletter where I share the 5 best things I find each week to help you get a little better each day. Let's dive in! Today at a Glance: 1. List: Little thing that aren't little2. Idea: Most underrated skills in life3. Parable: The Second Arrow4. Video: How to be a supercommunicator5. Visual: Go for a walk Read time: 3 minutes 45 seconds In partnership with Helix Sleep A great mattress will change your life Helix made upgrading my...

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By Colby Kultgen Hey friends. If you're new here, this is the newsletter where I share the 5 best things I find each week to help you get a little better each day. Let's dive in! Today at a Glance: 1. Advice: It's not too late2. Article: 40 thoughts on 40 3. Thread: 15 useful razors4. List: 50 years of travel tips5. Funny: Harsh truth from Clippy Read time: 3 minutes 25 seconds A piece of advice everyone should see I think about this all the time. The whole notion of “too late” is deeply...

From scars to wholeness: Exploring the significance of Kintsugi as a  narrative of life

By Colby Kultgen Happy Monday friends! This is the newsletter where I share the 5 best things I find each week to help you get a little better each day. Let's dive in! Today at a Glance: 1. Concept: Embracing imperfection2. Image: 20 powerful sentences3. Idea: Why 90% of habits fail4. Tips: Keys to happiness5. Funny: Careful what you wish for Read time: 3 minutes 37 seconds In partnership with: The Growth Without Hiring Blueprint "253 leads using your Offer Magnet system!""Two Lighthouse...

Onigiri - Minimal Timer on the Mac App Store

By Colby Kultgen Hey friends. If you're new here, this is the newsletter where I share the 5 best things I find each week to help you get a little better each day. Let's dive in! Today at a Glance: 1. Book: This book changed my life2. Tools: 3 tools making me more productive3. Quote: Accepting agitation4. Tips: Writing advice from C.S. Lewis5. Tweet: The smartest people are self-taught Read time: 3 minutes 55 seconds 1% Better is brought to you by Maya Grossman: Learn the exact steps to grow...

By Colby Kultgen Hey friends. If you're new here, this is the newsletter where I share the 5 best things I find each week to help you get a little better each day. Let's dive in! Today at a Glance: 1. Idea: How to build your focus like a muscle2. Tool: A song that reduces anxiety by 65%3. Quote: The tenacity of human beings4. Thread: One pattern in all miserable people5. Funny: Accepting all cookies Read time: 3 minutes 51 seconds 1% Better is brought to you by Helix Sleep: Make 2025 the year...

By Colby Kultgen Hey friends. If you're new here, this is the newsletter where I share the 5 best things I find each week to help you get a little better each day. Let's dive in! Today at a Glance: 1. Article: 3 tips for sustainable productivity2. List: 20 books everyone should read3. Article: 32 best pieces of advice from 20244. Story: This will make you cry5. Funny: When mom is away Read time: 3 minutes 23 seconds 3 must-read tips for sustainable productivity - Article from The...