I’m putting the finishing touches on the agenda for the live kick-off session of The Annual Review 2026 this Thursday, and I couldn’t be more excited to meet everyone in the program.
We just crossed 500 people enrolled this morning. And they're already making their way through the first few chapters of my upcoming book Life in Perspective.
Quick reminder that enrollment closes in just over 24 hours—at midnight PT tomorrow, Dec. 3.
So this is your last chance to join us.
Let’s kick off 2026 together with clarity, purpose, and intention!
How I Build Presentations in Minutes, Not Days (ft. Gamma)
I used to spend entire days perfecting slide decks, scrolling through image libraries, and obsessing over bullet points.
For my Annual Review program, slides alone would eat up 30-40% of my preparation time. This year, I discovered Gamma, and I'm building the presentation in 30 minutes instead of 3 days.
In this video, I walk you through the full process: generating complete decks from outlines, using AI to research and fact-check claims, and customizing content for different audiences in seconds.
What changes is where you spend your time – less on design decisions, more on the work that requires your expertise.
Rest Is Rising in Value Right Now
Something interesting came up in our recent Membership Q&A that I’ve been noticing in my own life: AI was supposed to free up our time, but it’s actually making rest harder.
Here’s the paradox: you now have a team of highly capable helpers at your fingertips. Every minute you’re not there, prompting, managing, or orchestrating feels like your entire team is lying fallow. It’s as if you’re failing to utilize the most powerful tool humanity has ever created.
You hear about this everywhere. At AI companies, people aren’t working less. They’re working way more. And I see it in my own work too. The more capable AI becomes, the harder it is to step away.
This is making the ability to truly rest one of the most valuable skills you can develop right now. Not just taking breaks, but actually resting. Stepping back without that nagging feeling that you should be leveraging AI for something.
Your turn: This week, just notice when you feel that pressure—the “I should be using AI right now” thought. Don’t try to fix it. Just observe when it shows up. Reply and tell me what you noticed.
Why Your Content Isn't Converting
Billy Broas is one of the few marketing experts I trust. He advised me in the early days of Building a Second Brain and helped me transform it from a side project into a seven-figure education company.
Here's something he taught me that changed how I think about content marketing.
Most advice tells you to "educate around your topic." Share tips. Add value. Post consistently. But Billy pointed out the problem: that's just throwing information out there, hoping something sticks.
The alternative is what he calls argument-driven marketing—where every piece of content builds toward a specific case you're making.
Here's the difference:
- Topic-based: "Here are 5 note-taking methods you should know about"
- Argument-driven: "Your notes are useless because you're capturing information instead of building knowledge—here's why that distinction matters"
The first is educational trivia. The second builds a belief that leads somewhere.
Billy puts it this way: education on its own is random. But education nested within an argument has direction. You're not just adding value. You're building a case, piece by piece, until the conclusion becomes obvious.
This is one of the core ideas in Simple Marketing for Smart People, the book Billy and I wrote together. If your content feels scattered or isn't converting, this distinction is probably why.
The Kindle version is currently available for only $0.99!
Have You Talked to My Clone Yet?
You can now get personalized advice from me directly at any time you want.
This is possible thanks to Delphi, a digital cloning platform that can capture how you think – making your knowledge, experiences, personality, and opinions available to others, in a personalized way.
Delphi trained my digital clone on my blog, podcast, and books. So any questions you have or topics you want to learn about related to knowledge management and productivity, ask away!
Can’t think of a question? You’ll find popular questions other people have asked, sorted by topics, at the bottom of the page.
