You’re interesting and we need it
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From Austin Kleon: In the (perfect) movie adaptation, Hannibal calls Clarice on the phone, and he says it just a little differently: “The world’s more interesting with you in it.” This is important to remember all the time. Especially when we are going through tough times. There is always a group of people that would…
My iOS Podcasting Setup
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While I still don’t do interview shows from my iPad because I can’t record local audio and send it to the other party, I do record all my solo Podcasts directly to my iPad. I also edit all my podcasts directly on my iPad. Today we’ll walk through the gear and software I use to…
Should I Read It 033 – Real Artists Don’t Starve by Jeff Goins
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Purchase Real Artists Don’t Starve on Amazon Read the written version of this review This episode of Should I Read It is brought to you by my latest book, The Art of Focus. If you’re tired of running around trying different ideas without getting traction. If you’re tired of having ideas, but never getting to…
The Debunked Myth of the Starving Artist
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We are accustomed to a certain story about artists, one that says they are barely getting by. But Michelangelo did not suffer or starve for his work. A multimillionaire and successful entrepreneur, he was in the words of one journalist a “pivotal figure in the transition of creative geniuses from people regarded, and paid, as…
More Clear Suggestions from Rafal
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A few weeks back I wrote about 6 tips the Overwhelmed Creative can use to get control again. In response to that my friend Rafal sent me some of his tips for bringing focus back to your life. Rafal runs Sandbox Rim and it’s a great site that I have in my RSS reader. Here…
Shawn Blanc on managing photos in iOS
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Shawn has a good post on what he does. I’m still not sold on what iOS provides for digital asset management. I’m trying out Pixave to handle my video files now. It’s working okay, but has some issues I’m trying to dig deeper into. If you’ve got other options to manage, tag, sort, find digital…
My Daily Shutdown Routines in Things 3
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One of the best things I’ve added to my productivity system lately is the idea of a daily shutdown routine. Currently I have one for the end of the workday shutdown. I have one for the end of the day house shutdown and a set for Friday shutdown and Monday startup. Let’s take a look…
Tools to Stop Freelancer Feast and Famine
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Over the years I’ve been helping freelancer’s the biggest question I get is: “How do I get clients.” The big problem that most freelancer’s run into after they get an answer to that question is they get busy. Then they don’t have time to do the marketing that works and they hit a point in…
It’s sad when the ability to dream dies
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I was filling up propane for BBQ season, yes some of you Americans will call it grilling, and the lady whom I paid laughed at my shirt. At first I thought it was because it’s got more than a few visible holes in it, but that wasn’t it. She made a mistake as she read…
Specialization talk, fixing the problems of specializing on a platform like WordPress
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Lots off good tidbits. Here they talk about the problem with specializing on a platform like CraftCMS or even WordPress. The boom will end and you’ll be in trouble. Here you hear when the research really started. He emailed 50 potential clients to talk about their problem. Here they talk about the importance of having…
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