Work Less and Do More

I’m stumped. We’ve had 500 visitors to YouAreNotYourInbox.com, from a variety of sources, and under 1% purchase from people who find the product via that page.
This is what we call a “learning opportunity.”
If you have visited and decided not to buy, would you be willing to share your reasons? (If you would like to share [...]

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I’m collecting the final list of tips for the book. I’m noticing there are two categories of tips and am not sure they would work together in a book. Here are samples:

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Use networking for your job search
Name files YYYYMMDD when they contain dates

Cultivate your intuition for decision-making
Clear your inbox backlog by deleting extra messages.

Will these [...]

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This link arrived in a solicitation. I’ve read books about these “long-form sales letters” and was wondering what people think of them? The link is www.membershipsitebootcamp.com.

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I’m expanding my business to include more personal productivity products. One I’m considering is a product on dealing with e-mail overload. Could you help me understand a bit about the market for such a product? Please fill out this brief survey. It will take less than a minute for you to complete.
http://is.gd/E7p
Thanks!
Stever

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I’m going off grid until June 25th. See y’all then!

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Just wrote an article for my main newsletter about groupthink and brainwashing in business. Check it out at http://steverrobbins.com/articles/groupthink-brainwashing-politics.htm.

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@stephenparker on Twitter asked an excellent question:
Is it better to be objective in our decision making, or should our relationships play a role? Is it better to be right or loyal?
What a great question. Here’s my answer:
I used to be very into “being right.” After many, many years, I reviewed it (as in my “review [...]

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