This blog has always been a place for random half-baked insights, but in 2018 I’m going to be more deliberate about what kind of content I share and post. I’ve also decided to focus on ONE long epic heavily researched article on each major topic or challenge facing creative entrepreneurs, instead of a hundred short articles. I’ve also decided to …

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ADD: Badiou, creative process. resistance, rebellion; breaking the norms of what is, standing over the void and leaping. True creativity is always a personal risk AND a social revolution. Add quotes. make it a MAINpost. A person is most happy when they are submissive to a loving authority. A person must submit willingly. If people feel forced to do something …

Personal history, research. Stories.   Want to make a living doing what you love? Join over 20,000 passionate creatives and turn your vision into a profitable business. My FREE manifesto and email series will help discover your source of genius and create work that matters, so you can make a living with your art or writing, quit your job and change …

Depending on others, gatekeepers, wanting others to do it for you, blaming everyone else… determination to succeed, to win, triumph. Embittered, angry, cruel. ONE amazing piece of art/cover… one LONG thoughtful article about failed, angry artist who were complete assholes, even successful creatives.   Want to make a living doing what you love? Join over 20,000 passionate creatives and turn your …

  Want to make a living doing what you love? Join over 20,000 passionate creatives and turn your vision into a profitable business. My FREE manifesto and email series will help discover your source of genius and create work that matters, so you can make a living with your art or writing, quit your job and change the world. Click here …

  Want to make a living doing what you love? Join over 20,000 passionate creatives and turn your vision into a profitable business. My FREE manifesto and email series will help discover your source of genius and create work that matters, so you can make a living with your art or writing, quit your job and change the world. Click here …

You’re early! These are just quick notes to myself…   Deep work Mindset. Doing the important work first. Organized intent/awareness Deep work -Saying no (thesis research, refusal, defiance.) Bartleby the Scrivener, I’d rather not. -outsourcing   Habits Triggers Rewards Sleep schedule Food Solitude   Community/competition   Supplements Tea Coffee (Bulletproof) Caffeine Water Lion’s Mane Gapapentin Kratom Marijuana Modafinil Ritalin “Men …

For awhile I’ve been feeling really bad about procrastinating and wasting time. It makes me feel guilty. And you have no idea – I’ll watch TV and movies for 16 straight hours to procrastinate from doing any work. I feel almost OCD about it. The reluctance I have towards something I know I have to do is overwhelming for me. …

2018 Update: I often share book marketing tactics or “hacks” without fully explaining my entire creative ideology, which can lead people unfamiliar with my brand to confuse me with other authors who are doing unscrupulous things. So first, let me explain that I don’t believe in gifting thousands of copies to “hack” the USA Today or NYT Bestseller lists (those letters …