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Essential Thoughts from a Non-Essential Worker
The week flew by. I hope everyone had a wonderful Fourth of July - if you celebrated, of course. As always, let me know if you have any feedback on these newsletters. New in this edition is the “Weekly Deals” section, let me know if you enjoy it by commenting on this post directly or sending me a DM on any of my socials.
In the News
Uber Buys Postmates for $2.65 Billion - this is no surprise to me. None of the food delivery services are profitable (incredibly low-margin), eventually there will probably be consolidation down to 2-3 players per market.
Patrick Mahomes signs close to a $500-million dollar, 10-year contract with the Kansas City Chiefs.
MrBeast, popular YouTuber, ends his “Finger on the App” competition after 70 hours. This was crazy to watch in real-time, as all you had to do was have the app and put your finger on the screen - as an endurance challenge. 4 people made it to the end of 70+ hours, where they were all awarded a $20,000 prize for…well, not sleeping.
Advertisers are fleeing Facebook (for now), I don’t think this will last. There’s literally no other marketplace digitally available online for ads besides Google. FB/IG has everyone’s screen-time and as long as they do - they’ll survive. Whether you like FB or not - they’ve weathered the most storms out of any tech company in the past decade, this “boycott” most likely will NOT be around in Q4 when all these companies would rather make profit and please shareholders.
WFH Station of the Week
This was a popular section last week. This is another workspace that I really loved, the natural wood “live edge” desk really makes this space for me. I like the headphone holder, but I would have mounted it under the desk - using something like this.
Weekly Deals
Dyson V7 Allergy Cordless Vacuum - New. Was: $329.99, Now: $179.99 on eBay
Apple AirPods Pro at Verizon.com for $30 Off: $219.99
Microsoft Mind Maps Pro (Free) - Productivity Tool
None of these are affiliate links, just what I think is a good deal right now!
Favorite Video of the Week (Length: 10:38)
This man convinced his parents to sign a contract that states he is the Favorite Sibling.
Ok all! See you NEXT Hump Day. Let me know if you have any feedback, as always.
- Humphrey