KISS Friday - 11 April, 2025

Reads from awesome Substack writers

Moon Arica

Apr 11, 2025

Every Friday, I’ll be showcasing some fine works from Substack writers on different topics.

Handpicked by yours truly.

Send me your recommendations if you want to be featured!

🚴‍♂️Experience

TheOpenBook

7 Japanese Mental Models That Rewire Your Brain for Calm and Clarity

One day, a professor at a university visited a Zen master to study Zen…

3 months ago · 356 likes · 17 comments · Singh Bhai

Voicemail

How a copywriting book changed the way I do messaging.

Welcome to Voicemail — a newsletter about copywriting for B2B product marketers who want to bring their messaging to life…

4 months ago · 64 likes · 14 comments · Grace Baldwin | Brand Strategy

Creator Compass

Talk to strangers. It will change your life.

People are bored…

2 months ago · 17 likes · 6 comments · Samuel

🪁Storytelling

The Unshakeable Woman

Courage, Creativity, and Letting Go of What People Think

Hello beautiful people…

7 months ago · 26 likes · 18 comments · Sarah-Frances McCormick

The Art of the Unravel

What Do You Want to be When You Grow Up?

Once upon a time, this question was asked by every auntie and uncle who had no clue how else to engage with kids beyond inquiring about their future goals towards furthering the capitalist system. Still, this particular kid used to find the question exciting because it signalled possibilities, an array of options from which to craft her identity. Her an…

2 months ago · 5 likes · 2 comments · Nida Elley

Sleep. Move. Thrive

The Path of Least Resistance

My hometown in mainland China is only a three-hour drive from the renowned Shaolin Temple — the birthplace of Shaolin kung fu, and a four-hour drive from Wu Dang Temple, which is celebrated for its Tai Chi and Daoism practices. It is steeped in rich cultural heritage…

3 months ago · 7 likes · 2 comments · Fang Wei

🎼Creativity

TheOpenBook

6 Things You Do Daily That Trick Your Brain Into Being Lazy

You don’t need a lobotomy to lose some IQ points. A phone and a couple of habits. That's it…

2 months ago · 19 likes · 1 comment · Singh Bhai

Empowered Self-Help

Remembering Your Self-Worth

Our self-worth is a given. You were born with it. It is inherent and indestructible…

2 months ago · 1 like · Larry Burton

apple girl!

On Becoming

3 months ago · 23 likes · 8 comments · Kylie Love

🧲 TL;DR - Top rave

Deep Thinkers

Embody Your Philosophy

To the deep thinkers…

3 months ago · 35 likes · 11 comments · Jon Soto

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