Why the Curious Peak Late
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Love Your Work
I have never had to face so many personal demons as I have writing this book. In 2017, I decided I needed to get serious about shipping creative work. So I challenged myself to send an email a day for 30 days. I wrote a draft of a book I'd call Getting Art Done. Some of you OGs might have signed up. That little draft was the seed of an idea that would keep me busy for the next decade. But now this art is done. The final book of the Getting Art Done trilogy is almost ready, and boy isn't it the topic fitting: Finish What Matters is now available for pre-order on Amazon Kindle. If you: Feel...
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Love Your Work
Hello, Love Your Work listeners, those who still have this pod in your feeds – thank you for staying subscribed! I do not have a new episode for you, per se, though I've certainly thought about making new episodes, the bandwidth hasn't been there, because I have been long and hard at work on my next book, Finish What Matters! In short, you can buy the preview edition at , but also let me tell you about it. Yes, after all the talk I made on this show about the subject of finishing projects, after all the mini episodes I published with various ideas such as the project halfpipe, the foundation...
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308. Why I Quit Podcasting
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After nearly eight years of the Love Your Work podcast, I’m quitting. Here’s why, and What’s Next. Podcasting is a bad business This is not the immediate reason I’m quitting, but it is at the root: Podcasting is a bad business. When the indirect benefits of an activity run out, it’s hard to keep doing it if it’s not making money. I realized long ago podcasting is a bad business, but I kept going for other reasons. I’ll explain why in a bit. Though I didn’t start my podcast with dollar signs in my eyes, I did at least hope I would grow to earn money doing it. I’ve earned about...
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307. A.I. Can't Bake
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You’ve probably heard that, in a blind taste test, even experts can’t tell between white and red wine. Even if this were true – and it’s not – it wouldn’t matter. I was in Rome last month, visiting some paintings to research my next book, and stopped by the Sistine Chapel. I’ve spent a good amount of time studying what Michelangelo painted on that ceiling. There are lots of high-resolution images on Wikipedia. But seeing a picture is nothing like the experience of seeing the Sistine Chapel. You’ve invested thousands of dollars and spent fifteen hours on planes....
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306. Summary: The Triumph of Doubt by David Michaels
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We trust the food we eat, the drinks we drink, and the air we breathe are safe. That in case they’re unsafe, someone is working to minimize our exposure, or at least tell us the risks. In The Triumph of Doubt, former head of OSHA David Michaels reveals how companies fight for their rights to sell harmful products, expose workers to health hazards, and pollute the environment. They do it by manufacturing so-called “science.” Most this science is built not upon proving they’re not causing harm, but by doing whatever they can to cast doubt. Here, in my own words, is a summary of ....
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305. Hedgehogs and Foxes
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According to philosopher Isaiah Berlin, people think in one of two different ways: They’re either hedgehogs, or foxes. If you think like a hedgehog, you’ll be more successful as a communicator. If you think like a fox, you’ll be more accurate. Isaiah Berlin coined the hedgehog/fox dichotomy (via Archilochus) In Isaiah Berlin’s 1953 essay, he quotes the ancient Greek poet, Archilochus: The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one thing. Berlin describes this as “one of the deepest differences which divide writers and thinkers, and, it may be, human beings in...
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304. Too Many Ideas, Must Pick One
Love Your Work
Many creators and aspiring creators struggle not because they don’t have enough ideas, but because they have too many. Their situations, in summary, are “Too many ideas, must pick one.” Embedded in this belief are assumptions that, if challenged, can help you feel as if you have just enough ideas. In my recent AMA, I got a question I’m asked about creativity, probably more than any other: How can you pick a creative project when you have too many ideas? I’ve experienced, “too many ideas, must pick one,” many times. I still often do. I of course , but here I’ll answer...
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303. Livestream/AMA: Publishing Outside Amazon, Focusing Curiosity, and Mind Management
Love Your Work
Today I have a special episode for you. If you missed , I’m delivering it right to your ears. In this AMA, I answered questions about: What’s the best self-publishing platform, and how did I publish 100-Word Writing Habit, non standard-sized, outside of Amazon? Buenos Aires versus Medellín, which is better for mind management? How to pick a creative project when you have too many ideas? What’s surprised me most in the past two years? What task management software do I use for mind management? How to focus on one project when you have multiple curiosities? How to keep from falling down...
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302. The Four Sources of Shiny Object Syndrome
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can be evidence of a problem, or it can be a normal part of the creative process. If you can identify the four sources of shiny object syndrome, you can tell the difference between being lost, or simply exploring. Three first three sources are problems The first three of the four sources of shiny object syndrome hold you back from finishing projects. They are: ambition, perfectionism, and distraction. Ambitious shiny object syndrome is starting projects that far outpace your abilities and resources. Perfectionistic shiny object syndrome is endlessly tweaking a project that could otherwise be...
info_outlineI have never had to face so many personal demons as I have writing this book.
In 2017, I decided I needed to get serious about shipping creative work. So I challenged myself to send an email a day for 30 days. I wrote a draft of a book I'd call Getting Art Done. Some of you OGs might have signed up.
That little draft was the seed of an idea that would keep me busy for the next decade. But now this art is done. The final book of the Getting Art Done trilogy is almost ready, and boy isn't it the topic fitting: Finish What Matters is now available for pre-order on Amazon Kindle.
If you:
- Feel like you have lots of great ideas, but don't know which to follow
- Find it tough to focus because you don't know which idea will be worth it
- Need a boost to get you through a finish line that never stops moving
...this book is for you.
I thought this book would be easy to write. After publishing several other books and shipping hundreds of podcast episodes and newsletters without getting off schedule, I thought I knew all there was to know about finishing.
But that word, matters, gnawed at me throughout the process. We only have so many ideas, and so little time to follow them. How do we know we're following the ones that matter?
This book would have changed the course of my life if I had read it when I started out on my own nearly twenty years ago. I know I will never do things the same after writing this one.
I'm really excited to see if it has the same impact when you read it.
My new book, Finish What Matters, if up for pre-order: https://kdv.co/fwmpod