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πŸ‘‹ Work Less Wednesday β€” April 9, 2025

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Work Less Wednesday: April 9

πŸ‘‹ Hey Reader!

This is issue #122 of Work Less Wednesday, where I share with you 5 things you should know about, in 5 minutes or less. That leaves you with 10,075 other minutes this week.

πŸ–οΈ 1. How To Work Less Flash Sale - Get $2,000 Off For The Next 4 Days!​

I'm trying something fun this week.

πŸ–οΈHow To Work Less is $2,000 OFF for the next 4 days.

Our full price students pay $3,000.

You can get it for $995.

If you know me, I don't do this often.

This is a fun opportunity to get your hands on the course at a crazy good discount.

Flash sale ends Monday at 12pm EST.

Count down to 2025-04-14T16:00:00.000Z​

​Grab it before its gone.​

πŸ•ΈοΈ 2. "Web Scraping" Tool I'm Using To Make My AI Work Better - APIFY​

If you're using LLMs like ChatGPT or Claude and your outputs suck, this is why:

The quality if the output is only as good as the inputs you provide.

This means you need good data and good questions.

"Web Scraping" is slept on tool for anyone interested in incorporating better data into their AI prompts.

APIFY has tools for scraping data like:

When I discovered APIFY, it was a HUGE gamechanger.

In my case, I've been looking for ways to utilize the massive library of writing I've created over the last 4 years.

But the first challenge is... I need to get it all into a file.

So I've been looking for a way to scrape all of my content off the internet so I can upload it into Claude or ChatGPT.

That's right, I'm scraping MY OWN content.

Using APIFY, In under 20 seconds each, I was able to pull all the transcripts from my YouTube videos and my top 1000 best performing Twitter posts.

That's now supercharging my writing with my whole history of content to date.

​Check it out here. (not an ad, I'm literally just a fan)

πŸ”’ 3. The Cost Of Pursuing Freedom Through Financial Security - Article by Patrick McAndrew​

Ask most entrepreneurs what they want from their business and they'll tell you one word: Freedom.

Ask them their planned route to get there, and they'll say one word: Money.

But when you tie your freedom to something external (money), you end up trapped in a prison of your own making.

So why do we pursue financial security at all costs, when what we really want is freedom?

​Read the full article here to find out.​

πŸƒ 4. Activity I Had A Great Blast At This Week - Magic The Gathering Pre-Release​

You may remember that I have a bit of a backstory as a pro gamer.

​Who can forget my epic Tavern v. Tavern victory at Blizzcon 2017?​

But I've been retired for years at this point.

This weekend, I hit up my local game store for some nostalgia and card slinging fun at a Magic The Gathering Pre-Release.

Pre-Releases are cool - you get a chance to try out the latest set of cards, build a deck, play some games in a tournament, and win some prizes, all in about 4-5 hours.

70 people played in the event I attended and it was a blast.

If you're curious to learn more about MTG Pre-Releases, check out this video.

πŸ– 5. More Things I'm Into This Week...

πŸ”— New "Link In Bio" Tool I'm Testing - Stan (See mine here.)

🎧 What I'm Listening To - Phish - Tweezer 6/24/00 - Lakewood Amphitheatre (Skip to 5:00 and start your deep work sesh)​

πŸ“• Audiobook I'm Listening To - Deliver Me from Nowhere: The Making of Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska by Warren Zanes​

πŸ€– AI Word Processor I'm Experimenting With - LEX​

πŸ’¬ Quote I'm Pondering - From The Creative Act by Rick Rubin​

When we make a discovery that serves our work, it’s not unusual to concretize this into a formula. On occasion, we decide this formula is who we are as an artist. What our voice is and isn’t. While this may benefit certain makers, it can be a limitation for others. Sometimes a formula has diminishing returns. Other times, we don’t recognize that the formula is only a small aspect of what gives the work its charge.

🎧 ON THE PODCAST 🎧

Ep. 28 - 10 Shifts From $100k
To $500k As A Solopreneur

In this episode, I cover:

  • How I scaled two solo businesses to $500k+/year and the exact shifts you need to make to get there.
  • Why you need to pick a clear path between two business models to break through the $100k ceiling.
  • How to charge 2-5x your current rates by making one simple shift.
  • Why your success thermostat may be secretly sabotaging your business growth (and how to reset it).

​Or listen to audio only here.​

How we can work together

When you’re ready, here are 2 free ways I can help you:

  1. 🎧 My Podcast. Listen to or watch my free podcast The Rich Webster Show. It is an unfiltered look behind the scenes at my life and work.
  2. πŸ› οΈ 6-Figure Solopreneur Systems. Free email course. Steal the exact systems I used to run TWO multi-six-figure solo businesses in under 20 hours a week.

And 2 paid engagements:

  1. πŸ– How To Work Less. From 2012-2023, I built a design agency that made me $500k/year, working 10 hours a week. πŸ–How To Work Less gives the playbook. Enrolling now. (350+ past students. 5 stars)
  2. πŸ§ͺ The Lab. I advise and mentor 6-7 figure Creative Solopreneurs. If you want to work closely with me (i.e. we speak 1-2 times a week), watch this video, then let's talk.

😊 Have a great week - Rich

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Rich Webster

Designer/Writer. Mentor/Consultant.

13 years in recovery. Two $500k/y businesses. Creator of πŸ–οΈHow To Work Less. 32k read my newsletter. ⬇️

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