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Sharpen a knife properly with what's already in your house

No fancy stones, no gadget clamps. A marker pen, something flat, and twenty minutes gets you a knife that slices paper.

GuideMoneyRay Okonkwo22 Sept 20266 min

What to do with a lump sum before it quietly disappears

A bonus, an inheritance or a settlement is the easiest money in the world to lose. The arithmetic for keeping most of it is simple.

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Build me a revision plan that I will actually stick to

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GuideStartupsRay Okonkwo22 Sept 20266 min

Quit when the work is already there, not before

The honest test for leaving a paycheck to run your own service business, and the seasons when staying put is the braver call.

CancerDefying.com — The research, protocols and reading in one place

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Skills6 min read

How To Get Into A Trade Nobody Else Is Entering

The shortage is real, but it doesn't pay you anything until you're the one they can't afford to lose. Start to finish, in the order it's done.

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Where does your phone charge overnight?

BRO TakeNewsMarcus Vale22 Sept 20265 min

Do your own research became an insult for a reason

The phrase collapsed because it usually arrives with no source attached. The skill underneath it's real, and most people have never been taught it.

GuideStartupsRay Okonkwo22 Sept 20266 min

The first ten thousand dollars teaches you everything else

Your first ten grand in revenue isn't about the money. It's the cheapest, fastest way to find out whether you have a business or a hobby.

Coconut.com — Tell us when. We find where the sun is.

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GuideSkillsCal Brennan22 Sept 20265 min

What to do in the ten minutes before the ambulance arrives

Most emergencies are decided by an untrained person standing closest to the problem. Learn the order, and you stop being useless.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

Five questions, honestly answered, and a plan for the next fortnight.

GuideMoneyRay Okonkwo22 Sept 20265 min

How to read a job posting before you lose a week to it

Fifteen minutes with a calculator tells you more about a job than fifteen hours with a cover letter ever will.

GuideStartupsRay Okonkwo22 Sept 20265 min

Raising your rates after years of charging too little

The arithmetic, the notice, the clients who leave, and the four ways people talk themselves out of it at the last minute.

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GuideSkillsRay Okonkwo22 Sept 20266 min

How to negotiate hard and stay easy to deal with

Most people either roll over or turn unpleasant. There's a third way, and it works better than both.

GermProof.com — An invisible germ barrier on your skin for hours

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GuideBusinessRay Okonkwo22 Sept 20266 min

Run your week off one page of numbers

Monthly financials land three weeks too late to change anything. A twenty-minute Monday review on a single page will.

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How often do you see your closest friends?

GuideStartupsMarcus Vale22 Sept 20265 min

Getting your first ten customers when nobody knows your name

Your first ten clients almost never come from marketing. They come from a list of names, a plain message, and the willingness to send it.

GuideSkillsMarcus Vale22 Sept 20265 min

How To Speak In Front Of People Without Falling Apart

The order it's actually done, from the first email asking you to speak to the ninety seconds after you sit back down.

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GuideBusinessRay Okonkwo22 Sept 20265 min

The weekly numbers that keep a small business out of trouble

Monthly accounts tell you what already happened. These eight figures, reviewed every week on one page, tell you what's about to.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

Six questions. No email required, no sales pitch at the end.

News5 min

How to read economic news without being fooled by the headline

Skills6 min

Six knots, and the order to learn them in

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Pressure-test my business idea

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GuideBusinessRay Okonkwo22 Sept 20265 min

The numbers to check every Monday before you open your email

Your monthly P&L arrives three weeks late and tells you what already happened. A one-page weekly review tells you what's about to.

Delicious.com — Nine thousand recipes and a plan for tonight

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Money3 min read

How to ask for a raise without sounding like you're asking

Most men negotiate once, badly, at the worst possible moment. This is the version that works.

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When did you last ask for a raise?

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