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👋 Work Less Wednesday — October 22, 2025
Work Less Wednesday: October 22👋 Hey Reader! This is issue #177 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. My Latest Substack Post - You Are The Bottleneck.This week's Substack is a double header. In it, you'll learn:
Because here's the truth: Most businesses are constrained more by the founder’s internal bottlenecks than the external bottlenecks of the business. Entrepreneurs often “know” exactly what they should do in order to grow their business. Yet they’re still not doing it. 📕 2. Book I'm Reading - The Science Of Scaling by Dr. Ben HardyThis week I'm reading The Science of Scaling. I've found reading it to be valuable, but not because I learned anything new from it. I'm familiar with nearly all of the concepts in the book. They're all great business first principles:
But they're not the reason I found it valuable. Sometimes a good nonfiction book hits us at the right time and reminds us of our priorities. It's my belief that most books people find to be "life-changing" are that way because they hit the person at the exact right time. When they were primed for change. So while The Science of Scaling was nothing new, it was the right message at the right time for me. Often we need to be reminded more than we need to be taught. 👍 3. Website I Am Inspired By - The Public Domain ReviewOne of the sites I've been most enjoying recently is The Public Domain Review.
The Public Domain Review is dedicated to the exploration of curious and compelling works from the history of art, literature, and ideas – focusing on works now fallen into the public domain, the vast commons of out-of-copyright material that everyone is free to enjoy, share, and build upon without restrictions. Not only are their essays fascinating, I've really enjoyed their archive of curated public-domain artwork. I also recently purchased their coffee table book Affinities. 👥 4. How To Film Yourself - Video by @quinnslcm
Helpful short (6 min) video if you're struggling to get in front of the camera. I've shared this with a few clients and they've found it beneficial. 🖐 5. More Things I'm Into This Week...⛪️ YouTube Video I Loved - The Sistine Chapel Explained 🎬 Film I Enjoyed This Week - Him 🤖 OpenAI Just Launched Its ChatGPT Browser - Atlas 📙 Book I Purchased This Week - The 12 Steps. Symbols, Myths & Archetypes of Recovery 💬 Quote I’m Pondering…
A creation without a creator is like a body without a heartbeat. It exists, but it doesn’t live.
- Naval Ravikant
How we can work togetherWhen you’re ready, here are two free ways I can help you:
And one paid engagement:
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Rich Webster
13 years in recovery. Two $500k/y businesses. Creator of 🏖️How To Work Less. 32k read my newsletter. ⬇️
Work Less Wednesday: October 15 👋 Hey Reader! This is issue #176 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. Writing I Like - Your Inner Compass: Restoring Lost Intelligence by Patrick McAndrew Nuanced and important Substack post by my friend Patrick McAndrew on how modern technology impacts our ability to tap into important inner signals from our body. Modern products are...
Work Less Wednesday: October 8 👋 Hey Reader! This is issue #175 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. I Dropped My First Substack Post - “Entrepreneurship is self help.” This week I officially launched my new Substack “inner entrepreneur.” My first post is about how you can use entrepreneurship as a tool for personal development. I’ll be using the Substack to share my...
Work Less Wednesday: October 1 👋 Hey Reader! This is issue #174 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. I’m Launching A Substack Next Week - inner entrepreneur There’s a lot going on in Rich-land, and I’m going to add one more thing to the mix. Next week, I’m publishing my first post on my new Substack “inner entrepreneur.” It will be setting the stage for the rollout of some...