Feedback is essential to improvement. But it can often be tricky to get. How do you know which feedback to listen to, and what to ignore?
How to Be Prolific
I’ve written a lot of stuff here in the past ten years. 1254 articles. Four books (and another on the way). Five courses. Hundreds of videos. Additionally, I’ve written at least another 100-200 articles for other publications over the years. Being prolific has two main benefits: Talking with fledgling writers, the biggest struggle I see […]
Haters are Good: Why You Need Your Critics
Most people hate critics. But you need to live in a world where they exist. Too much praise can destroy good ideas as much as too much criticism.
Can You Change What You Like?
We tend to think mostly in terms of getting more of what we like, and less of what we don't. But what if you could change what you like? Should you?
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