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Lunacy: the beginnings of a manifesto

July 26th, 2010

My lizard brain wants me to take the safe route. I want to be a lunatic instead, and do things that are “dangerous” and crazy. Like not work all the time so I can spend more time with my family.

Linchpin Review Part 3: Shipping

July 23rd, 2010

“Real artists ship.” This is how the second part of Linchpin opens. That line just hit me between the eyes. Perfectionism (resistance) keeps you from delivering.

Linchpin Review Part 2: The Resistance

July 21st, 2010

The second part of Linchpin draws from The War of Art in reference to The Resistance. People who are linchpins are artists in some form or another, and doing art is all about fighting Resistance.

Ambition: Just Do It

March 4th, 2010

In December 2009, I (just like everybody else) was thinking about the end of the year and the things I […]

Just Do It, Part 2: Stop Making Things So Complicated

March 4th, 2010

In addition to working on being more motivated, I need to stop making things so hard. I have a tendency […]