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Blog postWhen we're growing up our parents seem to know everything about everything.
They could never be wrong.
They just knew it all.
Until we realized that they didn't.
Until we realized that they're just like us.
Trying to figure things out.
And when that happened a whole new world opened up to us.
A world full of opportunities.
A world that we can shape.
Create.
And influence.
Now of course at first our w -
Blog postIs that it can't be measured.
That it can't be tracked.
That it's unpredictable.
That's it's highly inefficient.
And that it can't be replicated.
To sum it up...
The problem about creative work is that it isn't really work.
At least not the kind of work we've been trained to do over the last couple of decades.
That's why it's so hard to do.
And that's precisely why it's so valuable...
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Blog postThe hard part isn't coming up with ideas.
It's to get them out there.
It's so hard to just get your ideas out there because the moment you put them out there, they'll be judged.
And not only will they be judged, but it's very likely they might not work out.
And not spread...
People might end up not buying your product.
They might end up not hiring you.
They might end up not reading it.
They might end up not listening to it. -
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Blog postMost of the time you can't change how things look like.
But you can always change how you look at those things...
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Blog postThe problem with people who don't want to understand is that they don't want to understand.
Mostly because they are convinced that they already understand.
Just like we're convinced that we already understand.
No matter the facts, stats, common sense, research or whatever is out there.
People who don't want to understand won't understand.
No matter how hard you try.
It's as simple as that.
So don't waste your time and energy on peo -
Blog postThere are only two ways to look at life, the world and pretty much everything else out there.
Time is either working for you or it's working against you...
Unfortunately, it's a lot easier to get caught up in the second one.
And a lot harder to keep focusing on the first one...
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Blog postIt's cheap to optimize.
A lot cheaper than it is to create something new.
And it feels good to optimize.
It feels safe.
It feels like you're making progress while everybody else is still trying to catch up to you.
The problem is that at one point there's nothing left to optimize anymore.
And then the ones you thought were trying to catch up to you turn into the ones you're now trying to catch up to.
Slowly at first, then suddenly.. -
Blog postHow many ideas do you have in the back of your mind that'll probably never see the light of day?
How many ideas for books?
For blog posts?
Businesses?
Songs?
Trips?
Paintings?
Poems?
How many?
Probably too many....
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Blog postMost things happen slowly at first, then suddenly.
The problem is that we've grown too impatient.
We want everything right away.
Without putting in the work.
And if we don't get it right away, then we just leave.
Love?
Right away.
Success?
Right away.
Satisfaction?
Right away.
Happiness?
Right away.
Most things happen slowly at first, then suddenly.
Give them a chance...
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Blog postYou can run a company that has a working product, an established customer base, a sustainable cash flow and capable employees on a 4 hour work week. But it's pretty much impossible to build one on it...
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Blog postGood books almost always have good covers.
But does that mean that a good cover will make a good book?
Of course, it doesn't.
But in many situations in life we act as if it does.
We get fooled by the people who want to sell us the "cover".
Because we like to get fooled.
We take the shortcut.
Because we like taking shortcuts.
The shortcut that every book has a good cover and that a good cover will consequently make a goo -
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Blog postJust like the font doesn't matter.
Or the picture.
Or the animation.
Or the template.
Or the design.
Or whatever...
What matters is that you do the work.
Everything else is just a distraction.
A distraction that's holding you back from doing what you initially set out to do.
Here's the thing...
You can worry about all the other stuff once you've built a habit of shipping your work.
Once you've started the -
Blog postYou can't save it.
You'll never be able to get more of it.
You can't buy it.
You can't invest it so it multiplies.
And once it's gone you'll never be able to get it back again.
It's your scarcest resource and your most valuable asset.
So what are you going to do with it that lasts?
Today is a good day to think about it.
Because there's still some time left...
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Blog postIt's very likely that the numbers are against you.
That you've got a lot less experience.
A lot less traffic.
A lot less fans.
A lot less success.
A lot less friends.
And a lot less of pretty much everything...
But some time ago the numbers were also against them.
Some time ago they were the ones with a lot less experience, a lot less traffic, a lot less fans, a lot less success and a lot less friends.
But now they aren't -
Blog postYou just can't.
No one can.
And no one should.
And this is the first step to showing up.
Over and over again.
You gotta get rid of the fear.
The fear of having to be perfect every single time.
Because there's no such thing as perfect.
No one can hit a home run every single time.
The only way to hit just one home run is to hit as much and as often as you can.
Even if you're a professional you won't be able to hit a -
Blog postWhen you do work you don't enjoy doing everything will feel like a never ending uphill battle.
That's why the only way to be more productive is to do more of the things you enjoy doing.
That's probably the best productivity hack out there.
Doing more of the things you enjoy doing...
It's as simple as that.
The only problem is that it's almost impossible to only do work you enjoy doing.
As a matter of fact, to be able to do more of the thin -
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Blog postIt's always a good idea to start with the small stuff.
Because not only will it help you to build up confidence along the way but it will also help you to get better at it...
So instead of applying for that dream job right away, try to apply for the not so great ones first.
Instead of building that multi billion dollar business, start selling simple and easy stuff first.
Instead of waiting for that one big shot that will change your life forever, try to take as -
Blog postHow long did it take you to find out about that new artist, writer, singer, podcaster, blogger [insert whatever is currently the newest thing to do] that's currently exploding online?
Probably just a few seconds.
And how many years have they usually been doing what you're now seeing them doing right in front of you?
Chances are that it looks like they've just started yesterday...
But they've probably already started years ago.
Years before anybody even -
Blog postIt's hard to stop a moving train.
Or a bus.
Or a car.
Just like it's a lot harder to stop someone who's running than it is to stop someone who isn't.
Someone who isn't running, who isn't moving forward (or sometimes backwards) is easy to stop.
Easy to distract.
Easy to confuse.
And easy to convince to keep standing still.
To not start moving.
To not change.
That's why it's so important to keep moving. -
Blog postThe thing that's taking up most of our time are the inner battles that we're constantly fighting with ourselves.
The battles about whether or not we should move forward.
About whether or not it's good enough.
If it's the right thing to do.
If it'll harm us or help us.
If we're strong enough to keep pushing through....
For most of the things we do, the actual work doesn't really take that much time anymore.
What takes up most of our time
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