STOP Hitting Yourself in the Head with Bricks

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📚 Hey, good morning! Time to win.

I posted a new YouTube video today.

It’s about how to get everything you want in life by doing less work.

But notice that I said LESS work, not: NO work.

I’m not in the business of gaslighting anybody, which is why I will never, EVER tell you that you can achieve stunning, outrageous success in life without working hard and being dedicated.

Even though the principle I lay out in this video will make your life approximately 1000000% easier, by no means am I implying that success involves anything less than total, unwavering commitment to getting to where you want to go.

That being said…

Stop hitting yourself in the head with bricks!

In the video, I also drop the names of five of my favorite books of ALL TIME.

Actually, one of them was the 500th book I had ever read, interestingly enough. That was back in 2018: The Collected Letters of Alan Watts.

Highly, highly, HIGHLY recommend, especially if you’re into Eastern philosophy.

But today’s video doesn’t have to do with that necessarily.

It's for the people who are tired of the self-sabotage, the broken promises to themselves, and the lack of the success and fulfillment that they deserve.

It's for people who are ready to work smart AND hard, and stop getting in their own way.

Watch the video and see how easy it can be :)

As always, at the bottom of this email I’ll lay out everything I did today to move closer to my Ultimate Vision. This is to keep me accountable and to show you that I’m working as hard as I’m encouraging you to work…

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Woke Up: 12:30PM

Sleep Quality: 80%

Pages Read: 84

Workout: OFF

I actually skipped the gym today, speaking of working less hard haha. It was an organizational thing. I probably could have made it had I better allocated the time spent updating my platform/sales pages/etc. I don’t regret the work I accomplished today, but I also can’t claim that making it to the gym was IMPOSSIBLE. I just didn’t do it. No excuses.

Work Completed:

Updated My Book Notes for No B.S. Marketing to the Affluent

Posted 4x on Twitter

Posted 2x on Threads

Posted 1x on Facebook

Posted 2x on LinkedIn

Worked on Next Edition of The Reading Life Newsletter

Worked on New Sales Page for Skool Community

Worked on New Sales Video for Coaching Program

Published a New YouTube Video

Scripted Next YouTube Video

Organized My Workflow for Tomorrow

Really good day today, minus skipping the gym, and I really feel good about where I’m at professionally and business-wise.

I’ve been thinking a lot about what I want my career to be ABOUT, and obviously, books are going to remain a major part of that. I have a real shot at being a world authority in books, literature, and reading, and more importantly than that…a CHAMPION of the written word.

I want my whole life and career to center around inspiring people to read the best books, realize their true potential and worth, and make the future an exciting, wonderful place to live.

That’s not going to be “achieved” this year, or next year, or TEN years from now. It’s a lifetime deal, and I don’t know man, I’m just really looking forward to seeing where this all goes and how I can positively impact humanity’s future.

Maybe that sounds a little grandiose haha. But I stand by it!

Anyway, I also need sleep. So that’s where I’m headed.

Until next time…happy reading!

All the best,

Matt Karamazov

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