Work Less Wednesday: July 2

👋 Hey Reader!

This is issue #162 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.

🎧 1. Podcast with Chris Do - Quit Client Work & Work Less for More Money​

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A couple months ago I sat down with one of my mentors Chris Do to catch up.

Lucky for you, the conversation was recorded.

And this week the podcast dropped.

Here are a few quotes to set the stage:

🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts​

🎙️ Listen on Spotify​

📺 Watch on YouTube​

🔗 Software + Tools I’m Currently Using - 2025 Edition

Wanted to share a quick update on my tech stack and what tools I’m using DAILY right now to run my biz.

I hope you’ll find a few gems in here.

🌐 Browser: Arc / Dia​

🎨 Design: Figma​

💻 Business Ops: Notion / Notion Mail / Notion Calendar​

✍️ Writing: Lex​

📝 Taking Notes (iPad): Notability​

🎧 Deep Work Music: Endel​

👥 Client Community: Skool​

💹 Personal Finance: Monarch​

🤖 AI: Claude / ChatGPT​

📨 Email Sending: Kit​

🔑 Passwords: 1Password​

(None of these are affiliate links, just what I use.)

🪨3. Easy Choices, Hard Life - Substack by Drew English​

A great read (maybe I’m biased because I’m in the article 😂) from a client, killer cinematographer, and friend named Drew English.

It talks about the biggest business hack no one wants to hear:

The way you win is by continuing to show up.

People think they need to kill themselves every day in order to be successful.

It’s just not the case.

All of the “impressive” things in my life and business are the direct result a consistent daily action:

• 14 years in recovery (go to meetings regularly)
• 300,000+ Instagram followers (posted daily for 2 years)
• Multiple $500k/year businesses (get in 3-4 hours of deep work daily)

You’ll notice none of these things are a result of burnout weeks and all-nighters.

​Read the full article here.​

🧪 4. The Lab Sold Out - Get On The Waitlist​

Last week I shared that I’d be increasing the price of my mentorship group Work Less Lab by $6k on July 1st.

But I had 8 slots left at the old price.

Well… It’s July 2nd, and they’re gone.

If you want to hop on the waitlist for when I reopen the doors, just click this link and you’ll be automatically added.​

🖐 5. More Things I'm Into This Week...

🎂 Big Milestone I Celebrated Last Week - 14 Years In Recovery From Addiction

🤖 Huge Unlock: How To Link Your Notion + Claude Using MCP - Article by Ole Lehmann​

🎮 My Favorite Meme Of The Week -

🐟 Phish Live Show Clip Getting Me Pumped For Summer Tour Next Week - Watch On YouTube​

💬 Quote I’m Pondering…

😊 Have a great week - Rich