Productivity
“A lot of writing consists of waiting around for the aquarium to settle so you can see the fish. Walking around muttering seems to hasten the process. Taking public transportation nowhere helps. Looking out the bus window lets the back of your mind move forward. Don’t listen to anything but natural sound. Don’t look at anything you have to turn on.... See more
Austin Kleon • The North Shore
The true test, though, is learning to guess at how long something will take
Aaron Mahnke • Frictionless Freelancing
Copy and paste these ChatGPT prompts to complete your hours of work in seconds: https://t.co/DL42GAU7Of
Rookies think it’s because they didn’t work hard enough, but in reality it’s because they didn’t plan hard enough.
Aaron Mahnke • Frictionless Freelancing
capturing things is the key to freelancing victory.
Aaron Mahnke • Frictionless Freelancing
“The phone gives us a lot but it takes away three key elements of discovery: loneliness, uncertainty, and boredom. Those have always been where creative ideas come from.” —Lynda Barry
Austin Kleon • Keep Going: a book by Austin Kleon
Let go of the thing that you’re trying to be (the noun), and focus on the actual work you need to be doing (the verb). Doing the verb will take you someplace further and far more interesting.