Tag Archives: focus

Getting unstuck after a day out

February 19, 2010 – 10:11 am

Now if you seriously though my advice for three days of change applied to real 24 hour days you are in for a surprise. At least I am again because I have just had two days of removing obstacles and I suspect this day is also going that direction.
In the end what you want is [...]

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How to become a successful writer in just three days

February 17, 2010 – 8:53 am

This thing about writing being difficult is whole lot of malarkey. I can show you how to become a successful writer in just three days. I’ve done it and if I can do it anybody can.
Ready? Here goes.
Day 1: Decide to be a writer
That’s it. You’ve done enough for the day. Go take a nap.
Okay, [...]

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All the arts are not equal

February 16, 2010 – 8:30 pm

It might come as a surprise to some people but some decisions, even if they are good decisions that took a lot of careful examination and deliberation, need to be taken a number of times before they stick.
I just came to the decision (again) today that I will no longer pursue a career as a [...]

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What does it take to get better at writing stuff

February 12, 2010 – 4:09 pm

As I see it there are three things that determine that and how you get better at writing stuff like books, stories, articles or even blog posts. These are frequency, quantity and quality. They work together so that if you work on one you tend to improve the other two by default. The only thing [...]

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When reality bites

January 16, 2010 – 3:06 pm

Two weeks into the new year reality starts to bite. You kicked of with all your resolutions and threw all your energy into your favourite projects. You showed great discipline and focus and things were really clicking along.
But now you get to the point where the admin you have been ignoring, just to get everything [...]

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