Cal Newport on The Attention Blogs Get
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Cal Newport writing on his own site: As I noted in Deep Work, if you took the contents of the standard Facebook or Instagram feed and published it on a blog, it wouldn’t attract any readers, or comments, or links. But put this content on a Facebook wall and there’s an implicit social contract in…
Freelance Friday 035 – Dec 7 2018
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This week was a great one around the McHale household. Booked a coffee with a friend that I haven’t seen in a few months. Had a friend I haven’t seen in 15 years over for the night, yup 6 kids were watched while the four adults went out. It also was tough in that I…
Reflecting on 2018 and Setting Up my Bullet Journal for 2019
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With 2019 approaching I’m looking at how I’ll be breaking in my new Bullet Journal. Let’s take a look at how I have started my Journal in the past and what I’m planning on changing for 2019. I’ve typically started with the three exercises I have in my Business BootCamp course. 5 Year Life 4…
How I use FiLMiC Pro
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I wrote a post for The Sweet Setup touring my FiLMiC Pro setup with a few details on how to you use. I’ve found the app invaluable as I do more video work for YouTube. Read about FiLMiC Pro and follow me on YouTube.
Learn Word of Mouth Marketing with Talk Triggers
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\ \ You can subscribe to Should I Read It so you don’t miss a book that matters. Marketing is hard and there is so much advice out there about it. Should you be doing long form content? YouTube is a a huge market, but what about writing books? Before you decide what type of…
Why I Use a Bullet Journal Instead of Productivity Software
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A day doesn’t go by without some new productivity tool coming across my radar. Most recently it’s been Notion, which looks great and at the same time seems to fall into the same categories you see with so many other applications. Notion lets you build what you want in a productivity tool. Need a calendar,…
Cal Newport on Facebook and Network Effects
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Newport says that unlike adding a phone to your life in 1908 would give you something you couldn’t get anywhere else, real time communication with people over distance, social networks provide: In 2018, joining a network like Facebook enables you to connect with or monitor the status of people you know using digital networks. Unlike…
Jeff Perry and GTD Capture
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Jeff writing for Rocket Panda on Capture: When it comes to GTD, the first thing you are introduced to is the idea of “Capture.” For the most part it’s straightforward. You can’t store your ideas without getting them out of your head, so you need to have a system in place to make it seamless…
Newt Scamander and masculinity
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Very much enjoyed watching this video on Newt and how he shows masculinity in a non-traditional way. I watched the movie and enjoyed it, but I didn’t think of his masculinity on the terms provided. We do need male role models that break out of the typical role model we get stuck with.
Freelance Friday 034 – Nov 30 2018
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It is a big week. You’ve got a few hours left to join Jason and I and Stop the Freelance Feast and Famine Cycle. We present at 12:30 Pacific. The second big thing was the launch of my latest book The Freelancer’s Guide to Getting Started. If you’ve been looking for a plan to get…
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