In partnership with
The Miffed Moment 😤
Hello {{first_name|Motivated and Miffed Community}},
You keep promising you’ll start when you “have more time.” Spoiler: that day isn’t on the calendar. Time doesn’t arrive like a Prime package—it leaks out through emails, errands, and phantom notifications.
TL;DR
🛑 Stop waiting for “more time.”
📅 Drop one 15-min block on your calendar today.
✅ Do a single meaningful task.
🔁 Repeat tomorrow. Small wins compound stupid fast.
The Gold standard for AI news
AI keeps coming up at work, but you still don't get it?
That's exactly why 1M+ professionals working at Google, Meta, and OpenAI read Superhuman AI daily.
Here's what you get:
Daily AI news that matters for your career - Filtered from 1000s of sources so you know what affects your industry.
Step-by-step tutorials you can use immediately - Real prompts and workflows that solve actual business problems.
New AI tools tested and reviewed - We try everything to deliver tools that drive real results.
All in just 3 minutes a day
The 15-Minute Block Trick ⏰
🕒 Open your calendar
✏️ Pick any open 15-minute slot today
🎯 Name one small task that actually matters
🔒 Treat it like a meeting you can’t skip
That’s it. Newport-style control, minus the spreadsheet headache.
Why It Works (fast)
Boundaries > willpower. If it’s on the calendar, it’s real.
Compounding. 15 minutes/day ≈ ~91 hours/year.
Momentum > guilt. You stop waiting and start stacking wins.
Deepen it:
Cal Newport on planning every minute → https://calnewport.com/deep-habits-the-importance-of-planning-every-minute-of-your-work-day/
Time-blocking how-to (Todoist) → https://todoist.com/productivity-methods/time-blocking
Practical guide with examples (Clockwise) → https://www.getclockwise.com/blog/time-blocking
How do you like this new look for Motivated and Miffed?
Creator Spotlight: D-Squared — “This one GPT-5 Trick works EVERY time”
Why it’s worth 7 minutes: it kills prompt perfectionism and gives you 3 dead-simple ways to level up your AI outputs—no “prompt engineer” badge required.
Key takeaways (skimmable):
Confession as relief: D-Squared hasn’t written prompts from scratch in a year. You don’t have to either.
15-minute skill, lifetime ROI: Most folks just need a short session to learn “improve-my-prompt” workflows.
Templates are mid; workflows win: Swap rigid templates for iterative systems that fit any task.
Three approaches, one goal: Different ways to upgrade a prompt quickly—plus a free 30-day AI insights series for practice.
Reverse AI Interview (pro move): Ask one targeted question at a time, refine, then proceed. Use it for high-stakes tasks where quality matters.
Your 15-minute micro-application (do this today):
Paste your task into GPT-5.
Ask: “Before you answer, what info would make this answer 2× better?”
Provide only what it requests.
Repeat once with: “What’s still missing?”
Lock final answer, then time-block 15 minutes to use it (send the pitch, outline the video, draft the email).
[Try the Reverse AI Interview flow →]
Outro
The lie: you’re too busy.
The truth: you’re unguarded. Guard one 15-minute slot and watch it multiply.
PS: Hit reply and tell me what you blocked—I’ll cheer you on (and maybe steal your idea for next week).
Stay MOTIVATED,
Gio