My Weekly Constraint | One-Shot #12

Every week Jay waits until the last minute to write his weekly newsletter, why? In this short episode, Jay unpacks why he puts a weekly constraint on himself and how that has served as a tactic to wrestle with, dance with, and address his persistent maker monster. SHARE THE SHOW: Help others find Unthinkable in their favorite podcast player by sharing this link: https://pod.link/jay SUBSCRIBE TO THE NEWSLETTER: https://jayacunzo.com/newsletter Every Friday, I send a new idea, story, or framework for crafting more resonant work to thousands of subscribers, ranging from entrepreneurs, freelancers, and independent creators, to marketers and leaders at brands like Adobe, Red Bull, Shopify, Salesforce, the BBC, Wistia, HubSpot, Drift, ProfitWell, a16z, and the New York Times. SPONSOR: THE JUICE Discover the world's best and brightest thinking and resources for sales and marketing pros on The Juice. They're like the Spotify of B2B, with content playlists and suggestions based on your job title and level. Avoid the endless lead-gen forms, skip all the system-gamers found via Google searches, and browse the most useful and transformative ideas affecting your work, for free. Learn more at https://thejuicehq.com The Modern Day Marketer's Guide to Turning Down the Volume and Turning Up the Quality: The Modern Day Marketer's Guide to Turning Down the Volume Game and Turning Up Quality Content [eBook] | The Juice CONNECT WITH US ELSEWHERE: - Twitter: https://twitter.com/jayacunzo and https://twitter.com/UnthinkableShow - Instagram: https://instagram.com/jacunzo - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/jayacunzo - Email: [email protected] PRODUCTION: - Creator, host, writer, and editor: Jay Acunzo - https://jayacunzo.com - Producer and researcher: Ilana Nevins - https://www.ilananevins.com ABOUT THE SHOW: Unthinkable is a storytelling podcast about creative people who break from conventional thinking to make what matters most. We’re traveling the business world to learn how to create work that resonates — with powerful stories from makers, marketers, and leaders like the CEOs of Zoom and Patreon, execs from Adobe and Disney, and creators like writer Tim Urban, comedian Sarah Cooper, and photographer Chase Jarvis. From artisans to entrepreneurs, writers, designers, podcasters, video creators, and all the weird and wonderful nooks of the working world, we’re meeting inspiring people to learn what we can do to resonate more deeply with the work we create. Listeners have called the show “This American Life for my work” with stories “as captivating as some of the best, like Malcolm Gladwell and Dan Carlin.” Thanks for listening and supporting Unthinkable!