Screens are teaching kids to treat reality like an app. There is a warning, when touchscreens become normal, Books, bodies and everyday life feel confusing instead of comforting.

When agencies hit a plateau, the default reaction is predictable: “Let’s get more leads.” More traffic. More outreach. More campaigns. But most AI agencies don’t have a lead shortage. They have a lead handling problem. Here’s what actually breaks as volume increases: • response time slows down • qualification gets rushed • sales talks to the wrong people • good leads wait, bad leads consume attention Revenue doesn’t scale with volume. It scales with decision quality. The hidden cost of chasing volume

Here’s the full list and how community, connection & serving others does every single one!! ☑ AI and big data You don’t just hear about AI. You use it. While most professionals are still “planning to learn ChatGPT,” you’re on your 500th conversation. Daily reps with tools others are still exploring. That gap compounds fast. ☑ Analytical thinking What worked? What didn’t? Why? When you build in public, you get immediate feedback loops. You stop guessing and start measuring. Over time, you develop an instinct for what resonates - backed by data, not hope. ☑ Leadership and social influence You don’t wait for a title to lead. You earn trust by sharing what you know, helping others solve problems, and showing up consistently. Influence isn’t given. It’s built - one post, one insight, one conversation at a time.

Does anyone typically seek feedback or approval from their client on the first message of the sleeping beauty automation? I figure that the message needs to align with the client's business but could also be complemented with the client's feedback as well. Is this a common practice, or do most of you only seek feedback

Most people treat their calendar like it's sacred. They block off time for deep work, focus sessions, creative thinking. Then they wonder why they're not making money. Here's the thing: your calendar should be full of sales conversations. That's it. That's the entire job. If you're not booking 10 meetings per week, you don't have a business. You have a hobby that might become a business someday. Deep work is great. But deep work on what? On a product nobody's buying? On a feature nobody asked for? On documentation for users you don't have yet? The only deep work that matters before $10k/month is outbound. Everything else is procrastination with better branding. Cold email exists to fill your calendar with qualified conversations. That's the entire mechanism. 1,000 emails → 25 replies → 5 meetings. Do that twice per week and you have 10 meetings. Do that for a month and you have 40 meetings. Close 10% and you have 4 customers. Even better have someone experienced to it better for you, so you have more time for sales calls. But most people won't do it because "they need focus time." Focus time for what? You already know how to build. The constraint isn't skill. It's conversations. If your calendar isn't full of sales calls, you're optimizing the wrong constraint. What about you?