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Rich Webster

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

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πŸ‘‹ Work Less (Friday) β€” September 18, 2026

Work Less Wednesday: September 18 πŸ‘‹ Hey Reader! This is issue #210 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. πŸŽ™οΈ 1. New Podcast - β€œmy lessons from $50k+ of mentorship - rich diary 002” Week 2 - we are back! Thank you for all the positive feedback (messages, DMs, comments) - sounds like we will be going with this format for a while. Among other things, this week I discuss: Book...

Hieronymus Bosch

Work Less Wednesday: September 10 πŸ‘‹ Hey Reader! This is issue #208 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. πŸŽ™οΈ 1. New Podcast - β€œbiz update, book proposal, plateauing, ai-proof skills - rich diary 001” Got a fun one this week - I’m trying something new! New podcast format - a business + life update from me. Among other things, i discuss: Latest updates on my business What content...

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Work Less Wednesday: August 27 πŸ‘‹ Hey Reader! This is issue #208 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. πŸŽ™οΈ 1. Podcast I Recorded This Week - β€œWhen your business becomes a past version of you” with Patrick McAndrew This week sat down with my good friend Patrick McAndrew to record a podcast. In this wide-ranging convo, Patrick and I shared our experiences and work with clients...

The Duskbloods

Work Less Wednesday: August 19 πŸ‘‹ Hey Reader! This is issue #207 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. New Substack Article This Week - How To Say β€œNo.” This week I revisited a topic that is near and dear to my heart - the art of subtraction. As I grew an audience online over the last 5 years, I had to learn this the hard way - there was simply too many...

Magic The Gathering The Hobbit Prerelease

Work Less Wednesday: August 12 πŸ‘‹ Hey Reader! This is issue #206 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. Site I’m Continuing To Returning To - Antislop Came across this site online a few months ago and have found myself returning to it often. Antislop is a curated collection of 5 links, every day. β€œThat’s it. No algorithm. No infinite feed. Five links. Here today, gone...

You owe it to your clients to be good at sales.

Work Less Wednesday: August 6 πŸ‘‹ Hey Reader! This is issue #205 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’Έ 1. New Substack Article - You owe it to your clients to be good at sales. I’m back on Substack! Today we tackle one of the most common issues facing entrepreneurs - the fear of sales. There’s a whole micro-industry that is devoted to selling solutions to your sales shame: β€œHow...

you can just do things

Work Less Wednesday: July 22 πŸ‘‹ Hey Reader! This is issue #204 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“• 1. Book I’m Reading - You Can Just Do Things by Cate Hall & Sasha Chapin I already knew this book was going to be good before I read it. I’ve been following the writing of Cate & Sasha (her husband and co-author) on Substack for a while, and when I saw their book was coming out,...

The Public Domain Image Archive

Work Less Wednesday: July 15 πŸ‘‹ Hey Reader! This is issue #203 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€– 1. Is AI Killing The Billable Hour? - From The Neuron My client Adan sent me this article this week - and it confirms what I’ve been saying for years: Billing by the hour doesn’t make sense. From the article: β€œSee, the WSJ just reported that consulting firms are trying to move...

Work Less Wednesday: June 10 πŸ‘‹ Hey Reader! This is issue #202 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€– 1. Actually Helpful Advice For 2026 Grads - The Old World Is Dying by Jasmine Sun You've probably seen the numerous graduation speeches this year where the speaker mentioned AI and was loudly booed by the crowd. There's a reason for that. Most students don't want to hear that...

Free Workshop Friday - ?β€œHow To Charge More In 2026”

Work Less Wednesday: April 29 πŸ‘‹ Hey Reader! This is issue #200 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. Celebrating Issue #200 - Thank You For Reading! First order of business this week: This is issue 200 of Work Less Wednesday! I want to take a minute to thank everyone who reads WLW. Especially the 175 readers who have been here since issue 1!!! You are the real early...