๐Ÿ‘‹ Work Less Wednesday โ€” September 23, 2026


Work Less Wednesday: September 23

๐Ÿ‘‹ Hey Reader!

This is issue #211 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.


๐ŸŽ™๏ธ 1. New Podcast - โ€œhโ€‹ow i deal with people STEALING my work - rich diary 003โ€

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Another week another new podcast!

Weโ€™re getting into some juicy stuff this week - among other things, this week I discuss:

  • latest update on my book proposal
  • soft launching a new offer
  • what i'm up to this week
  • how to deal with people COPYING you
  • how to build self-trust

I welcome any and all feedback - just hit reply and let me know!

โ€‹You can watch the YouTube (video) version here.โ€‹

โ€‹Or take me on the go with the Spotify (audio) version.โ€‹


โšก2. Article That Blew My Mind - People Would Rather Be Shocked Than Be Alone With Their Thoughtsโ€‹

Came across this article while reading Jonny Miller's "How to Unclench" - which I featured here last week.

This literally shocked me - lol.

It turns out people would rather be shocked than be alone with their thoughts.

Yes, actually electrocuted.

From UVA psychology professor Timothy D. Wilsonโ€™s work:

Eighteen men were put in the room with a device that would give them a small electrical shock if they pressed a button. Twelve of them administered the electric shocks to themselves rather than continue to sit alone with their thoughts during their session. One participant pushed the โ€œshockโ€ button 190 times.

As someone who loves both meditation and being alone - this was pretty disturbing - but also taught me a lot about the average person: They donโ€™t want to be left alone with their mind.

โ€‹Check out the study in Science.โ€‹


๐Ÿƒ 3. Event Iโ€™m Attending This Weekend - Magic The Gathering Pre-Releaseโ€‹

Very excited to be attending another Magic: The Gathering pre-release event this week, this time for the new set Reality Fracture.

Iโ€™ll be attending 3 pre-release tournaments at my local game store this weekend.

This is how it works:

You get to open 6 packs of cards and make a deck from the cards.

Then you play 3 rounds of a tournament and win prizes based on how well you perform.

Super fun casual event, highly recommend it!


๐Ÿ“š4. Book + Clothing I Just Bought - Now-Timeโ€‹

Very into this company (Iโ€™ve shared them before in here).

Just picked up the latest drop from Now-Time - a company that combines design and philosophy in a way that majorly speaks to me.

Usually their drops of books and clothes sell out almost instantlyโ€ฆ but their latest book is currently available still (for now!)

โ€‹Grab it here.โ€‹


๐Ÿ– 5. More Things I'm Into This Week...

๐ŸŽง What Iโ€™m Listening To - Getting Killed by Geese (seeing them next week!)

๐Ÿฆ Great Window Decals To Stop Birds From Hitting Our Windows - Strip Prism Window Collision Clingsโ€‹

๐Ÿ’ฌ Amazing Speech I Enjoyed Reading - John Gardnerโ€™s Personal Renewal Speech (1990)โ€‹

๐ŸŽฎ Elden Ring Video I Enjoyed (Gamers Only) - What Makes Leyndell So Special?โ€‹

๐Ÿ’ฌ Quote Iโ€™m Ponderingโ€ฆ

โ€œThe final test of freedom is this: Can you remain the same person in praise, in insult, in gain, and in loss?โ€ - Seneca

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How we can work together

When youโ€™re ready, here are two free ways I can help you:

  • ๐Ÿ‘ค My Substack. My weekly Substack inner entrepreneur discusses the internal side of entrepreneurship - mindset & growth.
  • ๐ŸŽง 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.

And you can work with me here:

  • ๐Ÿค Creative Partnership. I work closely with high-level creative entrepreneurs + consultants to hit their first (or next) million in revenue.
  • ๐Ÿง  Private Advisory. Executive coaching for founders & CEOs on strategy, inner work, and influence.

๐Ÿ˜Š Have a great week - Rich

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Rich Webster

13 years in recovery. Two $500k/y businesses. Creator of ๐Ÿ–๏ธHow To Work Less. 32k read my newsletter. โฌ‡๏ธ

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