“Anonymity was a technology that allowed me to widen my vision and there was so much to see without myself in the way.”
How Writing Anonymously Can Reinvigorate Your Writing
We All Contain Multitudes
“Maybe if we all gave each other the space to be complex people — not reduced to public perception, our professional bios, our LinkedIn profiles, others’ narratives of who we are — we might understand each other better and give ourselves the room to be messy but wondrous human beings.”
How to Make Money for Your Art Without Selling Your Soul
“If you make art without learning how to market it, you’ll probably burn out, get resentful, and blame everyone else for your failure because they don’t ‘get it.’”
30 Pieces of Advice for Entrepreneurs
“Speaking to customers about pricing can be stressful. But I promise you that not talking to them and attempting to interpret their silence is more excruciating.”
Your Big Break Is Never Coming (And That Can Be a Good Thing)
“The Big Break is a myth. Something we tell themselves out of laziness and fear of the work ahead. If Big Breaks do happen, we’d be better off not counting on them and focusing on what we can control — the work.”
10 Ideas For The Interested This Week
“Play like you’re in first. Train like you’re in second.” – Stephen Curry
How to Have an Epic Year in Seven Steps
“The amount of crap you can get done without interruption is staggering; I find that on 2-pomodoro-days, I confidently wrap up my work day an hour earlier than normal. And no one’s offended that I waited 25 minutes to respond to them.”
How to Handle Rejection
“Allow yourself to feel it. If you need a day, two, a week, fine. But then, remember this: you don’t need their permission to do the work. You didn’t need their permission to start. And: you don’t need their permission to keep going.”
How to Build an Audience of 1,000 True Fans
“If you’re serious about finding 1000 true fans for your work, you need to stop confusing attention with accomplishment and make a shift from metrics to meaning.”
An A-To-Z List of Ways to Change Your Behavior
“Once you know how the habit loop works — cue, routine, reward — you can build, break and stack habits to your heart’s content.”