By Colby Kultgen 14 Questions to Ask If You're Stressed, How to Get Luckier In Life, and The Sudoku Packing Method Read online / Read time: 4 minutes Hello friends! Here is your weekly dose of 1% Better. The newsletter where I share my 5 favorite ideas, lessons, and discoveries of the week. No fluff, just the good stuff. This edition is brought to you by our friends at Shortform. jumpscare warning As I was writing this, I realized I've been using Shortform for nearly 5 years(!) While pretty...
21 days ago • 4 min read
By Colby Kultgen A 168-Hour Template, The Fig Tree Dilemma, and a Reddit Post That Made Me Cry Read online / Read time: 4 minutes Hello friends! Here is your weekly dose of 1% Better. The newsletter where I share my 5 favorite ideas, lessons, and discoveries of the week. 1. A spreadsheet to find out where your time is really going - The 168 Hours Template Last week, I asked what you guys wanted to see more of in this newsletter. The top response? Productivity tips (feet pics were a close...
28 days ago • 3 min read
By Colby Kultgen The Odyssey Plan, Napping is Good For You, and One of The Coolest Things On The Internet Read online / Read time: 4 minutes Hello friends! Before we get started, I have a small request: Reply to this email telling me ONE thing you'd like to see more of in this newsletter. Productivity tips, AI tools, YouTube videos, feet pics, interesting articles. You name it. Feedback is what helps me make this a banger every week. 1. An exercise I wish I'd done 10 years ago This post from...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
By Colby Kultgen Microdosing Content, Showering In The Dark, and Cold-Emailing Billionaires Read online / Read time: 4 minutes Hey friends! A bit under the weather this week, so I'm keeping this issue short and sweet. A system for intentional content consumption - Tired of Doomscrolling? Try This Consuming content isn't inherently bad. Where we run into problems is when we constantly let the algorithm decide what content we consume. This video proposes something I haven't seen before. Instead...
about 2 months ago • 2 min read
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...
about 2 months 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...
2 months 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...
2 months 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...
3 months 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...
3 months ago • 3 min read
