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✿ Turn Wisdom Into Throughput - Meet Pacey, Ideya, Sage, and Codex: The Friday Brain Upgrade
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Turn Wisdom Into Throughput - Meet Pacey, Ideya, Sage, and CodexSomething unusual happened this week. Progress started showing up between sessions. → PACTs were written. → Workshops delivered. → A crucial conversation prepared—calmly. In Cohort #02, the systems clicked. Simon defined his 12 Favorite Problems—the set he’ll focus on—then refined a laser-sharp PACT: “I will publish one LinkedIn post every Friday afternoon for 9 weeks, synthesizing my course learnings with expert research and ending with a ‘What if?’ question.” Two attendees used the 4MAT learning cycle to prepare client workshops. Another used 4MAT to guide a development conversation that mattered. What united these different wins? Members who made the most progress borrowed support between sessions: a small team of assistants handling the unglamorous, essential work. Less friction. More follow‑through. Imagine this for your week
If that picture raises your curiosity, you’re close. Here’s how you get there. Meet your small AI team — inside the Productivity Suite. Pacey — Goal setting into actionWant a personal goal that actually moves you? Pacey co-crafts well-formed PACTs—with you or for you. Ideya — Extending one idea 17 waysGot an idea or hunch? Ideya expands it 17 ways—counterfactuals, analogies, surprising angles, and more. Sage — Curate your curiosity to Find focusDrowning in information and craving focus? Sage guides you to your core dozen topics. It taps Richard Feynman’s approach—compound impact by defining your 12 Favorite Problems. Codex — Your Second Brain guideWant your knowledge organized so it actually serves you? Meet Codex—your brand-new Second Brain assistant and setup guide. Coming soon: Dr. Throughput and 📚 Book.To.Action. Your next stepI’m opening the Productivity Suite so you can use Pacey, Ideya, Sage, and Codex now. → Reserved for newsletter subscribers → 100,000 bonus credits with coupon: NEWSLETTER100K → Activate here: https://assistants.quintsmart.com/auth?coupon=NEWSLETTER100K → Window closes Tue, Aug 12 at 23:59 CEST Notes:
I wish you fun exploring and working with the team. I’d love your feedback or questions—learning through your insights is the point. P.S. Some assistants offer Unlimited Access, with full setup instructions, a rich knowledge base, and background videos—no token limits, and you can customize them to your workflow. To respond to this newsletter, just hit reply. I love getting replies, read all of them, and reply to as many as possible(And if you received this email from a friend, and would like to subscribe, please go here: https://pages.quintsmart.com/) |
The Friday Brain Upgrade
Welcome to my weekly newsletter where I write about how to unlock the art of effective learning, replace frustrating and outdated approaches, and finally achieve meaningful results while enjoying the process.
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