By Colby Kultgen Everyone Should Try a 30-Day Challenge, A Word That's Changing How I See the World, and LinkedIn Speak 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. Why I think everyone should try a 30-day challenge I don't mean to alarm you, but we're almost a quarter of the way through 2026. How are those January goals...
9 days ago • 3 min read
By Colby Kultgen A Year Without Screens, A Cure For Procrastination, and An Important Lesson For Spending Money 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. 1. A series that might cure your procrastination - How Long Does it Actually Take? This is my current favorite thing on the internet. Christi Newrutzen runs a series...
16 days ago • 2 min read
By Colby Kultgen Turn ChatGPT Into a Brutal Critic, Self-Help Is A Trap, and The 1,000 Rejections Challenge 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. The 1,000 Rejections Challenge A few weeks ago, I shared a quote that said: If you knew you were 100 rejections away from your dream, think how excited you would be every...
23 days ago • 5 min read
By Colby Kultgen The Tell Them Theory, iPhone Shortcuts Everyone Should Know, and Learning How to Learn 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 simple rule that I'm embracing A few weeks ago, I caught myself thinking "wow, that was a really good presentation" about someone I work with. And then I just...didn't say...
30 days ago • 3 min read
By Colby Kultgen Schedule Your Fun Before Work, How to Disconnect From Tech in 2026, and The Truth About Competition 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 simple rule to prevent work from taking over your life credit: Scott D. Clary The most dangerous 8 words in the English language: “I’ll do it when work gets less...
about 1 month ago • 3 min read
By Colby Kultgen Digital Intermittent Fasting, Viral Content Breakdowns, and Happiness Survivor's Guilt Read online / Read time: 4 minutes 1% Better is brought to you by: Wispr Flow was my favorite discovery last year. It's a voice-powered AI keyboard that turns whatever you say into clean, well-punctuated text. It works in Slack, Gmail, Notes, and anywhere else you write. Try it out for free right now. The digital intermittent fasting challenge I'm starting I'm not going to lie, this tweet...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
By Colby Kultgen How to actually stay close with friends, the "No Power" Hour, and a meal prep recipe I'm addicted to 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 60-minute practice that might change your life Last year, I wrote about something I call The "No-Power" Hour which really seemed to resonate with people....
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
By Colby Kultgen An App That Tells You Which Products Are Killing You, Everyone Should Have an Analog Bag, and The "Teach Myself List" 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 powerful question to get a bad day back on track I love this question that therapist and best-selling author Lori Gottlieb uses with her clients:...
2 months ago • 3 min read
By Colby Kultgen National Quitter's Day, A Few Friend Nights You Should Try, and How to Manage Anxious Thoughts in 60 Seconds Read online / Read time: 4 minutes 1% Better is brought to you by: I struggled with negative self-talk for years. So when Joel Bein reached out and showed me his innovative method for disrupting those patterns, I knew I wanted to share it with you. He’s created a free guide called 5 Steps to End Negative Self-Talk, built around a 10-minute technique for clearing the...
2 months ago • 4 min read
