I spent part of yesterday afternoon chopping through ice-covered snow in my driveway with a spade. Several times I was looking for my footing wherever I could get it. I almost slipped a few times because of the lack of friction underneath my feet. This is the way a lot of us understand the concept … Read more
As a creator, you likely understand the importance of backing up your work. If not, I’ll be glad to tell you that it’s important to back up your work. 😉 Assuming you actually do back up your work … congratulations, you take your work and your creator journey seriously. What I’m here to do today … Read more
And it’s all fun and games I was whisked back to elementary school this past Friday when my game arrived. I opened the Amazon box and the game was there. I cracked open that box and separated the seventy-five numbered balls from their plastic molds, loading them into the cage as I did so. I … Read more
Never has, never will There I was, curled up with my phone, reading an article by a new content creator I discovered. In his blurb at the end of the latest article, he had this almost as a mere afterthought: Also, WordPress sucks. Orly? I thought. I read some more of his articles and saw … Read more
And the toll it takes on energy and productivity “Oh, I need to print out that song for practice tomorrow.” “Oh, I need to send that email to Philip to invite him over.” “Oh, I need to make sure the Amazon Prime thing is handled.” These are examples of the Oh-I-Need-To’s that came up tonight. … Read more
My dad, wisely, read to me when I was young. He had whole Dr. Seuss books memorized as many times as he’d read them to me. The title of this article is a hat tip to On Beyond Zebra!, which describes many of the wonderful letters beyond Z. The Zettelkasten “alphabet” A pure “canon” Zettelkasten … Read more
Not just create, but build your community Over the past year and a half or so, I’ve been cleansing myself of low-value side hustle activities. “Get Paid To” or GPT sites were the big culprits. Do 8-minute surveys for $0.14, watch 10 videos with ads in between for $0.02, that kind of thing. Most of … Read more
A personal knowledge management system captures your thoughts and keeps them working for you. It’s part notebook, part database, and part writing assistant. For content creators, your second brain can be your best friend if you spend quality time with it. How you put your thoughts in your second brain is of course up to … Read more
I chatted before about my mastermind group and how much it has helped me along my creator journey. I learn something new from every meeting. One member of that group has gotten high-quality coaching leads on Reddit. I’m surprised by this not because of my friend, but because I’ve had the impression that it’s futile … Read more
It’s entertainment, but with a purpose For months, my after-work unwind time was pulling out my phone and scrolling through TikTok. My work doesn’t allow me to bring my phone into the building, so after I scan my notifications for anything important, TikTok comes up. I didn’t have to think where to pull it up. … Read more