📫 Unlocks & Underdawgs – Weekend Words #076

Powerful reminders for a smarter weekend

March 21, 2026

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Your weekend words are: unlocks and underdawgs.

Don’t ask: “What’s the hardest thing?”
Ask: “What unlocks everything else?”

Sometimes that’s the hardest task.
Often, it’s a smaller move that creates traction.

Productivity isn’t about suffering early.
It’s about sequencing intelligently.

Do the thing that makes the next thing easier.

— Andrew Levine, Co-Founder of Slightly Smarter

More on leverage in Tuesday’s email

“Calculated as a 200-to-1 shot to win, Butler came this close to beating the heavily favored, perennial leaders of college basketball: the Duke Blue Devils in 2010.

And in 2011, Butler advanced again to the finals, ultimately losing to UConn—but accomplishing so much. Underdawgs tells the incredible and uplifting story.”

— David Woods, Underdawgs

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