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Today, I am killing What-Ifs. I started the week picking them of at a distance. Ping. Pyew. Pzam. Way off on the horizon I could see their little heads exploding. It took almost no effort. Zing. Zow. Their tiny silhouettes crumpled, silent, too far away to see clearly. Today, they’re closer. They crawl up my [...]
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I’ve noticed that Seth gives one piece of advice in many different situations (though probably not exclusively). When he offers it for group projects, it goes a little bit like this: Set an imminent deadline. Shoot for a month or so—but don’t set it too far out, because the energy might lull. I agree with [...]
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It’s been a whole weekend since I did That Scary Thing I Did, and I have to tell you… it doesn’t stop being scary just because it’s done. Probably because it isn’t actually done! I often find myself under the delusion that forcing the good change will get it over with and then I won’t [...]
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Do you know what’s terrifying? THE WHOLE WORLD. The whole world is a scary, horrible, terrifying place that gives no quarter in hours of stress. You can’t run away. You can’t hide. It is always out there, waiting for you. You are expected to just put up with it and be brave and be strong [...]
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Embarrassment. Fear. Dread. Uh oh. What will happen if they find out? You know, I used to feel this way all the time. I used to feel this way about every little thing under the sun. And you know what? I still feel this way a lot. But now I remember what it is, and [...]
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They tell you this when you get started, but most of the time it doesn’t sink in until later. It’s very exciting to strike out on your own—to do the thing that can’t be done, or to be one brave person in a sea of sheep. It’s incredibly empowering. There isn’t any feeling like it [...]
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This is a meme that bears repeating. Mac users close to my heart: Substitute Ctrl-Cmd-Power or hold down that power button—well, don’t actually; I’m just trying to exercise a little consideration. Anyway, you have to admit that Ctrl+Alt+Delete has a sort of ubiquitous grace… Bob Poole made a great post yesterday about rebooting yourself. What [...]
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