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The Art of Momentum: Why Your Ideas Need Speed
When we lose momentum, we become vulnerable to distraction, self-doubt, and apathy. A look at how constant motion is crucial to idea execution.
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Finish Your Masterpiece with Deliberate Goal Planning
To achieve great things, start by clarifying your end game. A look at how to finish creative projects, with examples from Michelangelo to the Beatles.
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How to Budget for an Irregular Income
Money management isn't exactly second nature for most of us creatives. J.D. Roth breaks down how to budget for an irregular income & come out on top…
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A New Kind of New Year’s Resolution: Saying No
Increased efficiency is not the only solution to feeling overwhelmed. Remaining true to our resolutions also requires the audacity to say “No.”
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RSS Creativity: Routines, Systems, Spontaneity
Not just a single process, creativity is really a series of interlocking activities. A look at how to lay the groundwork for your "aha!" moment.
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Worry Only About the Problems in Your Circle of Influence
Stop spinning your wheels. By concentrating only on the stuff that you can influence directly, setting priorities and making progress becomes simpler…
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Reclaim Focus, One Day at a Time
To overcome “reactionary workflow,” we experiment with how to build laser-like task focus, day by day.
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Beware of Reactionary Workflow
As our penchant for over-communication makes reaching "Inbox Zero" increasingly unlikely, we look at some key ways to combat "reactionary workflow."
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Behold the Power of Appreciations
Creatives use the term "constructive criticism," but is criticism the only way? Storyteller Jay O'Callahan champions the power of "appreciations."
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Send Ideas to the Graveyard
Most ideas are like bad relationships: you know you have to move on but the idea of letting go seems too unbearable to handle.
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Generate Ideas In Moderation
Generating new ideas can be intoxicating, but it can also throw you off course and fritter away your team's focus on projects already underway.
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Checkpoints: Discipline
Discipline is a set of imposed expectations and boundaries that help you keep your energy and time focused on what is most important.
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