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Enjoy Your Stupid Life
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đź“š Hey, good morning! Time to win.
I have something lighter for you today.
This guy…I don’t even know how to “explain” him to you.
Other than to say that his videos are the ONLY YouTube videos I don’t speed up to 1.5x-2x.
Now…30 seconds in, you’re going to wonder why the hell I’m sending you this.
But then it kicks in, and by the 45-second mark, Rodney Norman may become one of your favorite people on YouTube.
I just feel…BETTER after listening to him speak. Again, I can’t explain it.
Here’s his most popular video, viewed more than 3,000,000 times, just called “enjoy your stupid life.”
Then if you’re up for it, there’s “The solution to all your problems.”
None of these videos are more than 2 minutes long or so, and one of my favorites is this one, “The Secret to Happiness.”
Again, I mean…he’s an odd dude.
But give Rodney a chance and I can almost guarantee he’ll make you feel better if you’re feeling down, or more alive if you’re already feeling pretty good.
Anyway, that’s all I have for you.
“That’s it now.”
“Okay bye.”
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Woke Up: 1:00PM
Sleep Quality: 83%
Pages Read: 22
Workout: Chest + Triceps
Incline DB Press - 55lbs, 50lbs, 45lbs, 45lbs - (8 reps, last set to failure)
BB Bench - 155lbs, 155lbs, 145lbs, 135lbs - (8 reps, last set to failure)
Cable Fly - 18lbs, 18lbs, 18lbs, 18lbs - (12 reps, last set to failure)
Tricep Pushdowns - 53lbs, 53lbs, 53lbs, 48lbs - (12 reps, last set to failure)
I cut my workout short by one exercise because it was getting late and I need to prioritize my sleep and recovery, but it was a great first “real” workout back. Felt great to train to failure again, strange as that is to say.
Work Completed:
Posted 2x on Instagram
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Posted 2x on Facebook
Posted 1x to YouTube Community Tab
Published 1 Medium Article
Worked on Updating Backend Pages of My Website
Worked on My Email Welcome Sequence and Marketing Funnel
Got in Touch with 10 Authors Regarding Book Marketing
Scripted and Recorded Some New YouTube Videos
Completely Organized My Workflow for Tomorrow
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Another great day in the books, although sleep remains an issue for me. I can get to sleep no problem, it’s getting to BED that’s the problem. I seriously need to prioritize it even more, and it’s costing me quite a bit of productivity, if I’m being honest.
Anyway, lots of things went right today, and tomorrow I get another crack at it. As always, I’m going to do my best.
But hey, it’s 5:12AM here right now and I’m going to bed!
All the best,
Matt Karamazov
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