David Elikwu

David Elikwu

I help +30,000 driven people think deeper, work smarter, and make high-quality decisions.

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Seven Frames: A free book

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Career Craft Manual

The complete guide to building a future-proof career.

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My most popular posts

64: Constraints and consistency 🎲

People become great by being creative within the boundaries and pushing the expectations of those who merely tow the line.

62: The hard thing about hard work

Brandon Sanderson is one of my favourite authors. If he writes something I’m going to eat it up. But not immediately. Because Brandon likes to write big beefy books that could double as self-defence weapons or stools for small cats. He writes a LOT. He recently surprised [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6a-k6eaT-jQ…

33: All in your head

Behind the scenes, the powerful machine in your head can bring your imagination, hopes and expectations to life. This is a double-edged sword. Use it carefully. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I’ve recently had the pleasure of immersing myself in g…

25: Dissecting African time

In my efforts to disentangle myself from the manufactured speed of the digital age, I’ve been giving more thought to what we can learn from African concepts of time. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In the Capitalist plutocracies that dominate the W…

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Life Wheel (Notion template)

Take control of your life trajectory and continually hone the balance between the areas of your life you care most about. This tool helps you chart your progress in various areas of your life both as a visual wheel and with progression bars.As you review your wheel, you’re guided through a series of…

Wellbeing Tracker

A tool I built to track habits, wellbeing and mental health. Try it!

Focus Mode (Notion template)

A dedicated space for flash writing sessions. Any time you want to go into deep focus mode you can come here and write without distraction.Notion already has minimal frills but this template incorporates pomodoro timers and creative stimuli to get you on your way!You’ll Get:- Dedicated writing space…

Fitness Tracker (Notion template)

An aesthetically pleasing exercise tracker that logs your training history, and automatically determines calories burned after performing activities like: walking, jogging, running, hiking, biking, stair climbing, boxing and sprinting.You’ll get:Exercise Log: A straightforward log of your recent exe…

More from Me

67: Not all that glitters 🪩

Mini-metaverses, echo chambers, and how algorithms subtly shape your thoughts

45: A guide for better gifts

How to give the best gifts to your past, present and future selves.

65: What you want for dinner 🍽

Long lunches in france, home ownership, pad thai, and other psyops which hack your preferences