By Colby Kultgen Hey friends. Welcome to 1% Better! The newsletter where I usually share the 5 best things I find each week. But this week's issue will be a bit different... 10 priceless lessons on my 34th birthday 🎂 It's my birthday! Well, actually, it was on Saturday, but for the sake of this issue, let’s pretend it’s today. This past year taught me more than I ever expected. So today I want to share the 10 lessons that have made the biggest impact on me over the last 365 days. Let’s dive...
13 days ago • 7 min read
By Colby Kultgen A Tool to Double Your Typing Speed, How to Rebuild Your Attention Span, and 12 Ways to Engineer Luck Read online / Read time: 4 minutes Hello friends! Welcome to 1% Better. The newsletter where I share my 5 favorite ideas, lessons, and discoveries of the week—no fluff, just the good stuff. Let's get right into it. An article about rebuilding your attention span 🚨 Shameless plug alert. My latest Substack article is live: How to rebuild your attention span (without quitting the...
20 days ago • 4 min read
By Colby Kultgen An Exercise You Should Do Every Month, 29 Tips to Organize Your Life, and A Couple Apps Everyone Should Try Read online / Read time: 4 minutes Hello friends! Welcome to 1% Better. The newsletter where I share my 5 favorite ideas, lessons, and discoveries of the week—no fluff, just the good stuff. Let's get right into it. An exercise I do at least once every month Scott nailed it here. Most people don't realize just how draining these "open loops" really are. Just because...
27 days ago • 4 min read
By Colby Kultgen A Big Announcement, A Video Every Creator Should Watch, and The Value of Creating Read online / Read time: 4 minutes Hello friends! Welcome to 1% Better. The newsletter where I share my 5 favorite ideas, lessons, and discoveries of the week—no fluff, just the good stuff. Let's get right into it. A big announcement from me Friends, I have some exciting news. I've started a Substack called "chronically offline" and I'd love for you to join me there. Why "chronically offline"?...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
By Colby Kultgen 9 Life Lessons from 90 Years, Advice For Big Projects, and Ready Is a Decision Read online / Read time: 4 minutes Hello friends! Welcome to 1% Better. The newsletter where I share my 5 favorite ideas, lessons, and discoveries of the week—no fluff, just the good stuff. Let's get right into it. A sentence I can't stop thinking about This simple phrase has been living rent-free in my head for weeks: Ready isn't a feeling, it's a decision. The more I think about it, the more I...
about 1 month ago • 4 min read
By Colby Kultgen The Power of Micro-Interactions, A Stretching Routine to Feel 10 Years Younger, and Unboring Questions Read online / Read time: 4 minutes Today at a Glance: • A study everyone should know• A list of "unboring" questions• A tool to get more out of books• A reminder to use the good stuff• A stretching routine to feel younger A study everyone should know about This note reminded me of one of my favorite studies. The University of Chicago ran an experiment on this exact behavior,...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
By Colby Kultgen "Hard Reset" Your Life In 90 Days, How to Fix Your Attention Span, and A Productivity Tool Everyone Should Try Read online / Read time: 4 minutes Today at a Glance: • A guide to hard reset your life• A game changing productivity tip• A productivity tool everyone should try• A method for fixing your attention span• A recent purchase I'm enjoying A guide to "hard reset" your life before the end of the year I love this cheat sheet from my friend Dan Go. That said, trying to...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
By Colby Kultgen A Life-Changing Chart, The Importance of Discomfort and A Reset Button For Your Body Read online / Read time: 3 minutes Today at a Glance: • Chart: who we spend time with• Quote: buying an envelope• Article: importance of discomfort• Tip: a reset button for your body• Event: build a $1M LinkedIn profile A chart that will change the way you see life Every year this chart finds its way back to me.I always stop to look at it, and it never fails to hit me hard.It outlines how the...
2 months ago • 3 min read
By Colby Kultgen Practical Gratitude, Unhealthy Optimization, and A Challenge For The Last Quarter of 2025 Read online / Read time: 4 minutes Today at a Glance: • Practical ways to cultivate gratitude• Life isn't an optimization problem• My favorite AI tool of 2025• A challenge for the last quarter of 2025• A poem I'm reflecting on A few practical ways to cultivate gratitude Hot take: "Be grateful" is terrible self-help advice. Not because gratitude isn't powerful (it is). But because this...
2 months ago • 3 min read
