Lessons from Steven Pressfield to Help You Write Something Worthwhile
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Have you ever wondered why you write and write and … you don’t get the traction you want? Your dreams of readers flocking to you just don’t happen? You wonder why nobody wants to read your shit? Well, Steven Pressfield, wrote an aptly titled book called Nobody Wants to Read Your Shit, to try to…
Should I Read It 020 – Nobody Wants To Read Your Shit by Steven Pressfield
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Today we’re going to walk with Steven Pressfield as we look at why nobody wants to read the crap you write. Purchase Nobody Wants to Read Your Shit on Amazon Written look at Nobody Wants to Read Your Shit This episode of Should I Read It is brought to you by The 8 Week Business…
I Agree With This Sentiment on the iPad Pro
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From The Sweet Setup I’ll highlight a few portions I agree with. The iPad has been my main computing device since the Pro line came out. Being without it for a few weeks has really highlighted why I prefer the iPad, and in many cases, has shown me how I can do more than on…
Bad clients happen
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Bad clients happen. They still happen to me and I have a long developed client vetting process. The thing is, each time it happens it’s your fault. You missed something about them that should have tipped you off. You rush through to the proposal so you didn’t have time to get to know them. Don’t…
Everything in life shouldn’t be a competition
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Thoughts stemming from this article: I certainly don’t agree with the statement than workaholism is a badge of honour, but yes we quantify so much of ourselves that much of life is a competition. I’ve had to choose balance a number of times, and even been told I’m terribly unprofessional and that no one should…
Another take on working smarter
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I already wrote today about my filter documents and how I hand write them. No typing allowed. Then I come across this great post from Farnam Street using another method to look at the units of productivity you have in a day. Not sure I’ll use it, but each system will work for some people.…
My Sweet Setup was on The Sweet Setup Today
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You can see my desk and my iPad screen and a cute picture of my youngest kid over on The Sweet Setup today. Yup, I’m still using my iPad Pro 9.7” for 90% of my work. Sitting in the library right now after writing, doing some design for a product giveaway and doing some coding.…
If You Haven’t Planned Where You’re Going You’ll Hate Where You End Up
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How do you set goals and then pull them down into weekly and daily actions? How do you take all the ideas that buzz through your head, and get the vital few done? The first thing you need is a set of filtering documents. When I start a new notebook I do the regular Bullet…
Are you looking past the top layer?
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From Seth Godin: The thing is: 90% of the strawberries in a quart are hidden from view. They’re beneath the top layer. There’s no strategy to tell which quart is better than the other, unless you (erroneously) believe that the top layer is an accurate indicator of what lies below. Where are you only looking…
Work, family or social life
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From Austin Kleon: Work, children, or a social life. You may pick two at a time. (Nobody wants to hear this.) I choose work and family. My only social life currently is the runs that one or two people want to come on. That has meant large numbers of friends I no longer hang out…
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