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January is a scam. Try this instead.

Published 5 months agoΒ β€’Β 1 min read

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Three free things to make Monday suck less.

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Dear Sparkler,
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Tomorrow, millions of people drag themselves back to work.

Inbox exploding. "Circling back" emails hunting you down. Sad salads. A gym membership you'll abandon by February. Performing "new year new me" energy you absolutely do not feel.
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January is a scam. It's the Monday of months.

So here's a different idea - and three free things to help.
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​FREE THING #1: The Fuck-It List Essay​
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What if instead of another list of things you SHOULD do, you wrote a list of what you're finally saying FUCK IT to?

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Not a bucket list. Those are dreams for someday. Not a "stop doing" list. That's just running away.

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A Fuck-It List says FUCK IT to fear, perfectionism, other people's rules, and the voice that whispers "who do you think you are?" β€” then says YES to the bold moves you've been circling. Maybe for years.

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I've written the full methodology: what it is, why profanity matters (there's research), plus my actual list β€” done and still-to-do.

Read the full essay on Substack β†’ here (takes about 5 mins to read)
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​FREE THING #2: The Fuck-It List Workbook​
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Not a PDF that gathers dust. It's designed to take 15-20 minutes. Today. Before Monday hits.

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Access the workbook here ...

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​FREE THING #3: How to Ask for a Raise (YouTube)
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If "get paid what I'm worth" is on your Fuck-It List (it's on mine, still), this one's for you.

​Watch on YouTube β†’

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​One more thing:
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I've launched a Substack called Nishma Unfiltered. It's where I'm writing longer essays, sharing the Fuck-It List methodology, AI walk-throughs and show+tell, and building a community for those overlooked, understimated, frustrated or fired up, or simply done waiting for permission.
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This newsletter isn't going anywhere - you'll still get event invites, Spotlight interviews, and Glittersphere news here.
But if you want the essays, AI reveals too, subscribe:
​Nishma Unfiltered.

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​The rules are being rewritten. ​
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This time, we hold the pen.​
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Nish x

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P.S. Coming up: Dr. Anne-Laure Le Cunff at Shoreditch House on the 13th. Tiny experiments + building a life you don't need to escape from). You don't want to miss this.

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