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		<title>My One Word for 2026</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Jan 2026 04:04:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I’ve been thinking about my &#8220;one word&#8221; for 2026. I pick one every year, not as a goal but like a North Star. It needs to be something I can come back to when I feel stuck, hesitant, or tempted to overcomplicate things that don’t need it. This year’s word surprised me a little: Dumb. [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>My 2025 Year in Review</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 14:04:17 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Hey everyone, it&#8217;s time for my 2025 annual review! If you’ve been following me for a while, you know I do these every year. And if you’re here just to see how my year went in my own words, I really appreciate you. Thanks for being here. I’m sharing this because I believe there’s something [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Best Books I Read In 2025</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2025 03:49:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This is one of my favorite emails to write each year because I get to share the books that made a difference in how I think and live. Before we start, a quick note: these aren’t all books released in 2025. These are books I discovered and read for the first time this year. Some [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Developing Intuition &#038; Trust in Your Ideas</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2025 13:15:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[One of the most interesting books I&#8217;ve read the past year is Rick Rubin&#8217;s&#160;The Creative Act. You have have heard or seen Rubin on his podcast tour last year promoting the book, he hit all the big shows — my favorite was on&#160;Dan Carlin&#8217;s podcast&#160;(he of Hardcore History fame). I find Rubin interesting not only [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>From Paper to Pixel — A Simple System for Managing Your Work</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2025 14:08:57 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Bullet Journal]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Most of my best ideas start on paper, but that&#8217;s not where they stay. Like many of you, I love the focus and simplicity of analog tools—they help me stay present and think clearly. But I also need reliable ways to track, organize, and finish my work. After years of experimenting, I&#8217;ve discovered a rhythm [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>How Sam Altman Takes Analog Notes (and Why I Do It Differently)</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2025 14:40:42 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Sam Altman doesn’t see himself as a big note-taker. But he literally&#160;rips&#160;through a 100-page notebook every 2–3 weeks. He’s analog, fast—and surprisingly prolific. Altman, founder of OpenAI (i.e. ChatGPT) uses a spiral-bound notebook. He jots quick ideas, then rips out the pages, processes each idea, then crumples up each page onto the floor. His goal? [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>How I Run My Annual Review</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Dec 2024 17:33:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s that time of year &#8211; when we start thinking about what went well, what didn&#8217;t, and what we want to change. But before we dive into the full annual review later this month, I want to share a simple but powerful framework that will help make your reflection more meaningful (and actually useful). The [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>2024 WRAP Annual Review</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Dec 2024 17:24:22 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[If I had to sum up 2024 in one word, it would be rollercoaster 🎢 Is that two words? You&#8217;ll have to forgive me if so. This year brought incredible highs, challenging lows, and pivotal realizations that shaped not only my work but also how I think about the life I want to lead. Let’s [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>2024 WRAP Reading List</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Dec 2024 16:25:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[2024, like 2023, was another big year of fiction for me. I did manage to read more in 2024 than 2023, and I credit that to many a night with my baby girl or waiting for one of the boys to fall asleep. I made it point of emphasis to be on my phone less [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>The 100 Rep Rule — on Turning Pro &#038; Achieving Mastery</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2024 12:07:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Getting Started: The 10 Rep Rule Starting something new isn’t always easy. That’s where the 10 Rep Rule comes in. It’s a simple idea that helps you get past those first unsure steps when you try a new habit or skill. The rule says that you should do something ten times to really understand how [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Do More of What You Love with &#8220;Happy Stacking&#8221;</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Apr 2024 11:36:49 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[You may have heard about the concept of habit stacking. Habit stacking refers to the practice of using a keystone habit as a foundation and then building other habits on top of it using the discipline gained from the initial habit. For instance, engaging in regular exercise can lead to the development of healthy eating [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>First Principles of the Full Stack Creator</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2024 02:02:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[My goal is to help you become what I call a &#8220;full-stack&#8221; creator &#8211; but what does that mean? The term &#8220;full-stack&#8221; comes from software engineering, i.e. coders. It means that an engineer can work on a range of programming languages. They&#8217;re in very high demand because they are so versatile. In the creator economy [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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