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03 Jun

Hey, Friends! 

This week I have 14 must-read stories for you to enjoy and share:

Subject Line Explained: Getty Museum hid an emoji in the pic below 👇, there are still smart uses of Twitter out there…

FYI: Last week’s most popular must read story was how to fix a broken company culture.

Must Read Articles Of The Week 

  1. How To Stop Overthinking 🛑 Metacognitive strategies sound intimidating but they really help you break your cycles of overthinking and being anxious & remove the what-if questions. - Read the helpful article

  2. Deep-dive into Instagram Giveaways 🏆  Instagram giveaways are everywhere but do people actually win? I know decent companies ensure there are winners, however, not every comp has a winner This article explains all of the large giveaways  - Read the full story 

  3. 7 Business Lessons From Elon Musk 🚀 Elon is one of the most successful entrepreneurs in modern history, here are 7 rules you should roll out in your business - Read the 7 lessons

  4. How A $14 New York Sandwich Losses Money 🥪 The economics of coffee is often one that blows people’s mind, how one coffee costs 99¢ and others cost $6, well this economics of a $14 sandwich helps anyone to understand how restaurants of any size lose money. - Read the full breakdown

  5. How To Stop Self Sabotaging At Work 😥 We all do it but this article helps to break down what actions we can take to stop our next screw up or deliberately looking to impact it. - Read the full story

  6. Personality Type Switch For Introverts 🤨 Read how introverts can change their personalities depending on the situation & thrive, I’m not convinced they aren’t suggesting ambiverts in the article (which I am btw) but as the world is powered by introverts and you might be too, take a read… - Read the full story

  7. The Star Of Naomi Osaka 🎾 I am a huge tennis fan, a very average player but more than just an armchair Wimbledon fan. Naomi is a huge star unfortunately she had to withdraw from the French Open tournament due to mental health concerns, (TLDR she is a big deal for the game currently world number 2 & for sponsors). Last year Naomi started to get the attention she deserved from sponsors, this is a deep-dive into her personality and why so many brands (alongside Nike, Nissan who have rightly backed her through her unfortunate public struggles) want to be connected to her. - Read the full story

  8. Vending Machine Cereal 🥣 I am a huge vending machine fan, IMHO vending machines are the most powerful marketing and business machines you could invest in 2021, this is a smart idea from Kellog’s - Read the full story

  9. The Marathon Stars Who Can’t Stop Running 🏃‍♀️ This long read from GQ is a great read on why many runners can’t stop running and the pressure they are under. - Read the full story

  10. The 2021 Work Life Balance Index The work life balance index was released this week and threw up some interesting cultural differences. - See the full breakdown and index

  11. Bee’s Are Incredible 🐝 Just another reminder that bees are incredible and understand time & jet lag… - Watch the video

  12. How Gen Z (aka Depop Gen) Thinks About Luxury 💵 Bain & Vogue Business joined together to create a report on how Gen Z think about shopping, fashion and anxiety. Take this with a pinch of salt but interesting to see what is discussed and how luxury frames Gen Z. Worth noting Etsy brought depop for $1.6bn this week. - Read the full articleHow To Make It As A Fashion Brand 🧥 — A related read to the above story, well worth a read if you are connected to marketing, product or brand (does not have to be in fashion) - Read the full article with cheatsheet

  13. The App Store Makes 0 Sense 🤷‍♀️ The power of social media and apps is unparalleled, a very simple copy and paste app (called Paste Keyboard) just ranked 1 in downloads, because of tiktok. We have seen this before but not at the rate we have recently. It will likely be a trend we see continue but the question is will this help these small apps or break them…likely break. - Read the full story

  14. 💯 Interesting Reads From Me 🚨 Each week I write an anonymous career advice column (happily submit a question by filling out the form), this week I tackled - broken career paths 🧑‍💼

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Quote Of The Week:  

"Hire character. Train skill." — Peter Schutz

Thanks for reading again this week Must Readers, have a great weekend!  

Danny Denhard - Must Reads Editor & Focus Founder Let’s connect on Twitter Or LinkedIn

PS. Here is the best article from Focus this week - how OKR’s can negatively impact your company