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Hey folks! Hope your week is going well! A couple things on my mind... 1. Claude Is Winning: About every other month or so I'll try out Gemini, Grok, and Claude to see if they can dethrone the primary use of ChatGPT. Just did it again this week and wow. Claude is winning - like no competition. Specifically the writing style emulation and deep analysis combination has got me over the edge to become my default for marketing work. Also, their new ad campaign is so good - latching onto one key insight and throwing rocks. Chef's kiss. 2. Air Filter: I bought this little air purifier and it has a spot for diffuser oil (this is the one i like) for my office, and it is absolutely delightful. I really have noticed the difference in the freshness in the room (I have a fireplace in here) and people have commented how nice it smells. Cheap way to make a room way more pleasant. 3. How To Keep Your Kids In Bed: I had someone ask about how to make sure young kids stay in bed in the Family Team Accelerator this week, and I figured I'd share my answer from that: My wife and i have 7 kiddos 14 to 1, so have spent about 12 years battling this haha. a couple notes:
1. Consequence right away is better than tomorrow consequence. It amps them up initially, but then they calm down when they realize you're serious.
2. Rewards in the morning for staying in bed all night (special breakfast, small toy, whatever ) is worth it - if you can get 5 days straight you'll beat the game.
3. Camping out right outside the door - camping out in the room is a trap (never do it), but right outside the door so you can catch them immediately does help.
4. Talking quietly in bed to each other as they go to sleep is actually really good for their relationship, they get consequences for getting out or being loud, not for quietly talking
5. Reading / looking at books in bed (only light from the hallway) is fine, they'll fall asleep fast.
6. You as the dad have to get super determined that this ends now, and they need to sense that you are a brick wall - literally NEVER cave and make it clear you NEVER will.
7. You're never "done" - you don't fix this problem. its more like gardening, you can thin out the weeds, but eventually you'll need to tend to it again.
That's it for this week! Hope you have a great one! Best, Blake |
A couple things on my mind...
Entrepreneur and father of 7. I write about applying entrepreneurial frameworks at work and at home. 15,000+ people read my free newsletter. Press "Get Newsletter" to join.
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