Hi everyone,

I've completed the first part of one of my biggest projects of this year, purchasing, refurbishing & moving into a new apartment. I'm open to hearing any household organization tips, hit reply to share yours!

This week we're diving into how to write good cold emails, frameworks and values for career growth, internal vs external benchmarks. Thanks for reading always!

P.S. The track that inspired this week's issue title: Gryffin ft. Bipolar Sunshine – Whole Heart (Young Bombs Remix)

Cheers,
Janel

What Makes A Cultural Superpower?
The hit Netflix show Squid Game — the most-watched program in the platform’s history — once again has everyone talking about the amazing success of South Korea’s cultural exports. K-pop (and the group BTS), the movie Parasite and even K-beauty (makeup and skincare) are gaining cultural ground.

Values, Money, Ego, and Capabilities
When asking about advice about career decisions, you need to first understand your own framework & values. Dive into this useful thought exercise to check in on what matters and help you architect what is best for you related to career or work choices. This will enable you to be nimble & responsive to opportunities that come your way.

Indexing The Creator Economy
Stripe indexed the creator economy by measuring the growth across 50 platforms. The number of creators is up a whopping 48% year-over-year and I'm pretty sure there are no signs of stopping.

Internal vs External Benchmarks
There are two ways to measure how you’re doing: Against yourself and against others. Always remember that people play different games, some of which might not be related to your own goals. "External benchmarks are deceiving because accomplishments are advertised while the ugly, hard, and painful parts of life are often hidden from view"

How To Write Good Cold Emails
A thread about how to write great cold emails. 
The features of a great cold email:
• Short & Sweet
• Personalized
• Credentials or Social Proof
• Create Value
• Clear CTA

Triangulation: The Narcissists Best Play
Some people might tell you secrets about others to form a "close bond" with you. If that happens, run for the hills, because they might be talking about you too!

Triangulation can occur in any relationship. What is triangulation, exactly? Why it is it such a common manipulation tactic? And how can you recognize it?

SaaS Metrics That Matter
If you're investing into SaaS companies or running one yourself, these are important metrics to look out for.

Creator Stash - A curation of tools for creators to create, grow, manage and monetize.

Saas Email Templates - Learn from other Saas marketers and designers through this collection of  email template examples created by leading SaaS companies.

Doodle Ipsum - The lorem ipsum of illustrations. Customize your doodles on the site, grab the code and use them everywhere.

Homesick - An extensive soundboard for you to recreate memories of your home, office or city. Birds chirping? Cooking? Fireworks? Neighbors having a mystery stampede? They've got you covered.

What is your best example of 'buy it before you need it' ? - Interesting /r/AskReddit thread on items you should actually buy. Coming up top: fire extinguishers, carbon monoxide detectors, dash cams.

City Underwater - These graphics show how far under water your some cities will be.

This To That - People need to glue different materials to other materials. This site tells you what to use to guarantee the best result.