Early this morning, I had an appointment with the dentist. 8am, on January 2. What a nice way to begin the new year. I was worried I would have to get an inlay. Another dentist had discovered some caries and advised me to get it done just a month ago. But then, today’s dentist ((That’s […]
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The Nothing Alternative
Raymond Chandler had an interesting approach to getting things done. In his case: Getting things written. Here’s what he said, according to Roy Baumeister and John Tierney in their book, Willpower: ((More on Willpower very soon. That book really is a blast if you know what to take from it.)) Chandler had his own system […]
Print is Dad
To kick off the new year, Chris Guillebeau just launched his Unconventional Guide to Publishing. ((Note: I am an affiliate for Chris’ products because he always delivers great quality to his readers. If you buy the guide through one of my links, I will get a commission that helps me to keep The Friendly Anarchist […]
Consistency and Your Creative Work
Do you know how many pages a day Norman Mailer wrote when working on his novel The Naked and the Dead? Seven. Double-spaced. Assuming that he could fit an average of 250 words on a page, that sums up to about 1750 words. 1750 words a day. And these 1750 words per day were reached […]