By Colby Kultgen The Slow Tech Movement, Don't Use AI to Write For You, and A Genius Tip to Be More Charismatic Read online / Read time: 4 minutes Today at a Glance: • Post: A case for "slow tech"• Study: Writing is thinking• Tip: How to make people like you more• Idea: Curate your inputs• Funny: How your email finds me A case for tech that does less, not more I can’t stop thinking about this Substack post I read last week: I bought my kids an old-school phone to keep smartphones out of their...
12 days ago • 3 min read
By Colby Kultgen The Best Ideas of 2025 (So Far) Read online / Read time: 6 minutes Well friends, we’re officially past the halfway mark of 2025. Felt like the perfect time to hit pause and revisit some of the best ideas I’ve come across this year. So I opened up the archives.Reread every issue. And pulled the 10 that seemed to resonate most. Here they are in all their glory (plus a little extra commentary from yours truly). Enjoy! 1. A list of tips from 50 years of travelling I was shocked...
19 days ago • 6 min read
By Colby Kultgen A 4-Step System to Learn Anything, Why You Should Stop Saying "Sorry", and A Book Everyone Should Read Read online / Read time: 4 minutes Today at a Glance: • Why you should stop apologizing• A 4-step system to learn anything• A masterclass to get unstuck in your career• An all-time favorite book I'm revisiting• An image that made me chuckle A powerful mindset shift to bring into the week Stumbled across this post from The Artidote which I thought you guys would appreciate:...
26 days ago • 3 min read
By Colby Kultgen A Breathing Technique Everyone Should Know, Stoic Rules for a Better Life, and Excitement Engineering Read online / Read time: 4 minutes Today at a Glance: • A breathing technique that blew my mind• A list of Stoic rules for a better life• How to grow your social media presence in 2025• A list of underrated qualities for success• The power of Excitement Engineering A breathing technique every human should know OH. MY. GOD. This seriously helped me take the deepest breaths...
about 1 month ago • 3 min read
By Colby Kultgen A Speech That (Seriously) Changed My Life, My Favorite AI Tool of 2025, and Must-Know Life Hacks Read online / Read time: 4 minutes Today at a Glance: • An article worth reading twice• A journal prompt to finish the year strong• My favorite AI tool of 2025• A poem to inspire in tough times• A thread of must-know life hacks An article I'll read every year for the rest of my life - The Multidisciplinary Approach to Thinking Every so often, you come across a piece of writing so...
about 1 month ago • 5 min read
By Colby Kultgen 99% of People Benefit From This Technique, Increasing Luck Surface Area, and Very Bad Advice Read online / Read time: 4 minutes Today at a Glance: • How to increase your luck surface area• A problem 99% of people struggle with• A tool to cut your typing time in half• A few pieces of very bad advice• A decision-making filter for a better life How to increase your luck surface area Source: George Mack on X This past week, I've been trying something...different. I made it my...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
By Colby Kultgen A Game Changing Way to Use ChatGPT, 3 Tools to 2x Your Productivity, and Powerful Razors for Decisions Read online / Read time: 4 minutes Today at a Glance: • 3 razors for sharper decision-making• 3 tools that boosted my productivity• My go-to resource for learning faster• A must-read $10M solo biz breakdown• A game changing way to use ChatGPT 3 powerful razors for making better decisions in life This week's newsletter is brought to you by the number 3. Ok, not really. But...
about 2 months ago • 4 min read
By Colby Kultgen 4,000 Tuesdays, An AI Tool I Use Every Day, and Why You Should Go First In Life Read online / Read time: 4 minutes Today at a Glance: • A life philosophy I'm adopting• Two quotes to spend time better• An AI tool I use every day• A quote on living in the present• An overlooked way to improve your life A philosophy for life I'm adopting Starting this issue on a somber but hopeful note. I spent most of last week in the ICU with one of my close family members. It all happened so...
2 months ago • 3 min read
By Colby Kultgen 100-Day Reading Challenge, Learn Copywriting in 76 Minutes, and A Focus Tool I'm Obsessed With Read online / Read time: 4 minutes Today at a Glance: • Resource: 100-Day Reading Challenge• Video: Learn copywriting in 76 minutes• Tool: Visual timer for productivity• Article: How to find your Zone of Genius• Funny: Watching a movie is deep focus A 100-day reading challenge to fix your attention span Let's face it, the modern attention span is cooked. Reading is becoming a lost...
2 months ago • 3 min read
