# What I read this week

By [Michael Vargas](https://paragraph.com/@michaelvargas) · 2024-11-17

marketing, life, self-development, selfcare

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[1,000 True Fans](https://kk.org/thetechnium/1000-true-fans/)
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Blog by Kevin Kelly.

Kevin Kelly states that you only need 1,000 true fans to make a living (not a fortune). He defines a fan as someone who loves you and will buy whatever product you sell. The only thing to this is that you must have direct contact with the fans, no intermediary, the reason for this is that in this way, you get to retain 100% of the money your fan is paying. Another point is that if you focus solely on your true fans, they will buy what you have to offer and bring other people to you. Focus on your true fans, and your creator business will grow.

[Make the Dash Count](https://www.sahilbloom.com/newsletter/make-the-dash-count)
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By Sahil Bloom

When Sahil says, “Make the dash count,” he’s talking about the dash**”** between the day you were born and the day you died. The idea behind this is that a simple dash represents your life, all your dreams, experiences, pains, and sorrows—in fewer words, “your life.” The Dash holds everything.

*   Time is our most precious asset
    
*   Life goes fast and is short, but we still waste too much time.
    
    *   “Memento Mori” means “remember that you must die”
        

Otras lecturas
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*   Scientific Speed Reading: How to Read 300% Faster in 20 Minutes. [Blog by Tim Ferriss](https://tim.blog/2009/07/30/speed-reading-and-accelerated-learning/?utm_source=convertkit&utm_medium=convertkit&utm_campaign=welcome)
    
*   3 Minute Monday – Monk Mode, Students & Hard Things. [Blog by Chris Williamson](https://chriswillx.com/3-minute-monday-monk-mode-students-hard-things/)
    
    *   Don’t obsess for too long in solitude for personal growth or you’ll struggle to reintegrate.
        
    *   **The Reverse Region Beta Paradox.** Being in an aggressively terrible working cadence or environment but having such a tolerance for discomfort that you can endure it for a lifetime.
        
*   The Pygmalion Effect. Video on [X](https://x.com/SystemSunday/status/1857769200837607858)
    
*   Peter Thiel 4 questions for Hiring. Thread on [X](https://x.com/shawnchauhan1/status/1855960858217845103)
    
*   How can I become Rich on a poor country? On [Quora](https://qr.ae/p2zOKE)
    
*   Make the Dash Count by [Sahil Bloom](https://www.sahilbloom.com/newsletter/make-the-dash-count)
    
*   Buy products from Ads on TV by [Marketing Brew](https://www.notion.so/Articulo-10-13ab7b51fb828036b9a7d8aeb713f866?pvs=21).
    
    *   It’s buying what you see on your favorite programs.
        
*   Your Life on Weeks by [Tim Urban](https://waitbutwhy.com/2014/05/life-weeks.html)
    

Quotes
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> “Delayed gratification in the extreme results in no gratification” - Bill Perkins

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