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Template Slop, Morals, Money, and Dreams

Get smarter, get money, and get 3rd thing.

We covered a lot of ground today kids. Template slop, what to do if you’re offered a high-paying gig for a client with icky politics, and changing up your dreams.

Reference Links:

Getting Smarter:

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sometimes on sundays when it’s nice out I sit with my boyfriend in tompkins (substack just tried to correct this word into tampon like five times) square park and we watch the skaters do their tricks. I can’t really tell left from right but am always impressed of watching people put in their 10.000 hours doing the same thing over and over and over again until they land one thing. what I do know is that the kids in the park can do what only pro skaters could do in the 90s…
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Getting Money:

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You're Scared of Getting Laid Off and Scared to Be Visible Online. You Can't Afford to Be Both.
If you’re a high-achieving woman in 2026, there’s a good chance you’re holding two fears at the same time. The first is that your job isn’t as safe as it used to be, and you’re right about that…
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Homework: Think about how your own positioning. Entrepreneurs and solos, think about these questions:

  1. Who are you for?

  2. What tensions do you resolve?

  3. What’s your edge?

Comics and creatives:

  1. Who is in your audience?

  2. What tensions/topics do draw from?

  3. What’s your edge?

Need help? Start here.

See ya next week!

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