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✅ Today’s Checklist:
- A new tool to help with automations
- Make presentation day stress-free
- 7 signs to check if your leadership is working
- Easy costumes you can pull off before happy hour
QUICK LINKS
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PRODUCTIVITY
How to Automate Workflows Using Make
Takeaways:
- Make is a free automation tool that connects your favorite apps like Google Forms, Google Sheets, and Microsoft Teams to handle repetitive tasks such as tracking orders, sending thank-you emails, and notifying teams.
- For example, you can trigger an automation from a Google Form submission, log data in Google Sheets, filter for orders, then auto-email customers and send Teams updates with order details.
- Advanced tools like filters, branching, and scheduling let you tailor workflows to your needs, helping you save time and automate without learning to code.
YOUR SECOND BRAIN
Always Be 2 Steps Ahead
Highlight quietly works in the background capturing, summarizing, and surfacing exactly what you need before you even think to ask.
It connects your meetings, emails, Slack, and Notion to deliver context you can actually use: daily briefings, action items, and AI-powered prep pulled straight from your real work.
You’ll love it if you want to:
- Stay present in meetings while it captures the to-dos for you
- Walk into every meeting prepped with one-click research on people and topics
- Get a morning brief that reminds you what’s next (and what fell through the cracks)
- Keep it all secure with enterprise-grade privacy
Your brain deserves backup.
WORKFLOW UPGRADE
Presentations Without the Pain? Yes, Please.
Takeaways:
- Gamma turns a short prompt into a polished presentation. Set the number of slides, choose how much text to include per slide, and customize with keywords or style preferences. You can also paste in existing text or import documents.
- Once generated, you can edit slides, change themes, regenerate images or text using AI, and insert elements like videos, buttons, or web embeds. Everything is customizable once the presentation is created.
- Gamma is free to use and includes 400 AI credits, PDF/PPT export options, and basic analytics. Paid plans unlock custom fonts, detailed analytics, and remove branding.
GOOD LEADERSHIP
7 Signs You’re a Leader People Actually Want to Follow
Takeaways:
- True leaders show up. They roll up their sleeves, stay late when needed, and lead by example. Actions always speak louder than orders.
- They build trust through transparency, humility, and consistency. Great leaders own mistakes, ask for help, and align their behavior with their values.
- It’s never just about the work. The best leaders invest in people, share credit, and genuinely care about the team behind the results.
BETTER PERFORMANCE
Chewable Creatine Done Right
You already know the science: creatine supports focus, energy, and long-term strength. The harder part? Taking it every day.
That’s why we’re loving Momentous Creatine Chews right now. Each lemon-lime chew delivers a clinically effective 1g of Creapure® creatine monohydrate (the same form used in research and trusted by performance experts) without the mess, mixing, or guesswork.
They’re NSF Certified for Sport®, free from fillers or artificial sweeteners, and designed for one simple goal: make consistency doable.
Because you don’t need another trend. You need results you can sink your teeth into.
P.S. They’ve basically replaced our candy stash. Same satisfaction, way better payoff.
COSTUME CHECK
Last-Minute Costumes You Can Put Together Tonight
Takeaways:
- You don’t need a big budget or weeks of prep to pull off a festive look. A few staples like a red dress, black gloves, or pearl necklace can go a long way.
- Channel icons like Betty Boop, Breakfast at Tiffany’s, or the Wicked Witch of the West using basics you already own and a little creativity.
- Accessories make the costume. Think bold lipstick, lashes, tights, or a statement headband for instant transformation.
STAFF PICKS
Stuff We’re Loving This Week
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