• Getting Unstuck: The Pieces You Need to Make Your Freelance Business Successful

    Getting Unstuck: The Pieces You Need to Make Your Freelance Business Successful

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    When my oldest daughter started to read on her own it took so much concentration. Every single word involved 120% of her attention. She’d start to sound out a word, get close and guess and then ask me because it wasn’t quite right. I’d tell her what word she was searching for and she’d go…

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  • @SamHarrisOrg on getting stuck with a belief despite proof that it’s a bad idea

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    I said a while ago that the only skill that will stay in demand for a freelancer is making good decisions. Today I bring you a podcast that has little to do with business but contains a thought provoking conversation on gender, race, equality, social media and many other topics that can cause lots of…

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  • I Talked about Analogue Productivity with Asian Efficiency

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    On the heals of some Bullet Journal news, I recently talked to Asian Efficiency about Analogue Productivity. We dive into different methods and then an overview is what i do to stay effective with an analogue system. I also did a whole module for their membership community on the topic so if you want more join…

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  • @matthewlang bullet journals too

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    My friend Matthew also uses the Bullet Journal System and tells us a bit about it. I also love the constraints that paper brings to the table. I’ll be diving deep into my process for paper productivity in February. Currrently around 20k words and lots to write still.

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  • How I Started My New Notebook for 2018

    How I Started My New Notebook for 2018

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    Welcome to 2018, it can be a good one if you’re willing to do the work. I don’t make any resolutions for the year, though I do use the regular downtime during The Holiday’s to plan what my year is going to look like, and to start a new notebook. Along with that new notebook…

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  • @avclark on what seems to work for him productively

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    Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about how we’re all wired differently and we’re so much happier and more productive if we play to our strengths rather than try to conform to some external system. Via my friend Adam on Medium. This is true. All I can do is tell you what has been working…

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  • Not GTD But Find Something Worth Doing from @austinkleon

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    And maybe stop worrying so much about productivity and getting things done. Worry about things worth doing. Austin Kleon speaking about his productivity advice. I’ve long disliked Productivity and tried to talk about effectiveness. That’s what I call the category on this site. Don’t do more, do less but better.

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  • The Best Marketing According to @danblank

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    Great post from Dan on the best marketing being creating. I absolutely agree and despite putting out 215k words last year and 2 books, I’m looking to up my output this year as well. You’ll see one new book come out on Tuesday. Maybe another one for February and quite possibly a third for March.…

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  • Celebrate Making Gains

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    From my friend Matthew Lang: I wouldn’t say that 2017 was a significant success using this technique, but I did make some gains. I’m aiming to do better with my three words for 2018 I do like that he’s going to start asking for money for DailyMuse but the thing I love the most is that…

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  • And More books for you

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    I’m a sucker for a list of books, and here are 15 new recommendations. I grabbed: The Origins of Happiness When The Motivation Myth Brotopia Willpower Doesn’t work Big Potential I also agree very much with: The most productive, wealthy and highly efficient people devote at least 30 minutes a day to reading. If it…

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