• Write for yourself
• Write to learn more
• Write to build a business
• Write to clarify your thoughts
But most importantly, writing is leadership at scale.
And it will carry your ideas further than anything.
https://t.co/ZPpgosgUu9
To master the creative process, give yourself permission to create junk.
This is one of the many things I learned diving into everything @jamesclear has published on creativity and building a writing habit.
Here's a thread of his best articles, tweets, and podcast appearances:
• Write for yourself
• Write to learn more
• Write to build a business
• Write to clarify your thoughts
But most importantly, writing is leadership at scale.
And it will carry your ideas further than anything.
https://t.co/ZPpgosgUu9
1) Give yourself permission to create junk
2) Create on a schedule
3) Finishing something
4) Stop judging your own work
5) Hold yourself accountable
I can't overstate the value of this resource 👇🏼
https://t.co/BcXkWFskel
• The first obstacle: overcoming your own judgment
• But once you start publishing, you will meet external judgment.
His advice comes from Mario Andretti:
Focus on the road, not the wall.
https://t.co/xzglcZH1zl
1) Publish on a schedule
2) Share your writing publicly
3) Write about what fascinates you
https://t.co/LrrwBUqYJD
3 tips for getting started as a writer
— James Clear (@JamesClear) March 20, 2019
1. Publish on a schedule. Consistency develops ability.
2. Share your writing publicly. Writing is a magnet. It attracts like-minded people.
3. Write about what fascinates you. You don't need to be an expert. Curiosity leads to expertise.
You don't need to be an expert to start writing.
You become an expert through writing.
Writing is the antidote to impostor syndrome.
https://t.co/8y9YkK04OT
Early on, I had these same types of questions and feelings of imposter syndrome. (Still do, whenever I venture into a new area.)
— James Clear (@JamesClear) October 24, 2018
I was given the following advice: "You become an expert by writing about it each week."
Wise words. Put in your reps. Expertise will come. https://t.co/YEnkgov5gL
You don't need to have everything figure out before you start writing.
You figure everything out once you start writing.
https://t.co/Lt509q3WVy
Writing is the antidote to confusion.
— James Clear (@JamesClear) May 14, 2020
Just like lifting weights builds strength, writing builds clarity of thought.
Both are hard. But they're supposed to be.
https://t.co/IZ9ERcsm67
Many people assume they are bad at writing because it is hard. This is like assuming you are bad at weightlifting because the weight is heavy.
— James Clear (@JamesClear) August 2, 2020
Writing is useful because it is hard. It's the effort that goes into writing a clear sentence that leads to better thinking.
Teaching something is the best way to learn.
And the best way to teach is through writing.
When you're forced to write something, you'll quickly identify the gaps in your knowledge.
Start writing before you understand.
https://t.co/kyJF7lSVjO
Your teaching ability is constrained by your writing ability.
— James Clear (@JamesClear) July 5, 2019
If you can\u2019t write it down, it will be nearly impossible to teach it to others.
The best writing simplifies, distills, and connects.
https://t.co/wbdYdSSWfR
The trick to writing well is to...
— James Clear (@JamesClear) June 27, 2020
- take long sentences and make them short
- take confusing ideas and make them clear
- take unrelated concepts and make them related
...without losing the main idea in the process.
James had dropped knowledge on an incredible number of podcasts.
These were my favorites where he dug into his writing process:
The first was this episode with of the Elevate Podcast with @robert_glazer:
https://t.co/8QY7S44tpM
The next was this episode of the Creative Elements podcast with @jayclouse
https://t.co/aOHdhDqAMo
And finally, this episode with @jposhaughnessy and @jfc_3_ was an absolute gem as well.
https://t.co/hBiQFu6hP9
If you're looking to build a strong writing habit, these resources make up everything you need.
And most importantly, pick up a copy of @jamesclear's Atomic Habits, the book I've gifted more than any other book.
https://t.co/kvMYkOmmQ6
James Clear's habit-building techniques and advice on the creative process are the foundation of our community
• Build a writing habit
• Meet like-minded people
https://t.co/JJNKZQKb75
1. Follow me for threads 4x per week on writing, growth, and optimization
2. Jump up to the top of the thread and share it with others so they can find it too!
https://t.co/mzl8hn672c
To master the creative process, give yourself permission to create junk.
— Dickie Bush \U0001f6a2 (@dickiebush) March 1, 2021
This is one of the many things I learned diving into everything @jamesclear has published on creativity and building a writing habit.
Here's a thread of his best articles, tweets, and podcast appearances:
More from Dickie Bush 🚢
THREAD: I've thought a lot about what it means to be wealthy.
But putting a "number" on it is a one-way ticket to the rat race.
Instead, here are 10 indicators of wealth (which have nothing to do with money):
1.
Wealth is the ability to choose:
• How you spend your time
• Where you spend your time
• Who you spend your time with
Learned from the wise @jamesclear
2.
Wealth is freedom from:
• Negative people
• Negative thoughts
• Negative emotions
• Forced obligations
@EricJorgenson's Almanack of @naval says it best:
Wealth is not freedom to, it's freedom from.
3.
Wealth is a calendar without recurring meetings.
Recurring meetings mean you're on someone else's schedule.
Empty calendars mean you're on your own schedule.
Here's an example
4.
Wealth is the ability to say no.
Early on, building wealth requires saying yes.
Yes to people, projects, and places you're not thrilled about.
But you've found wealth when you start saying no.
But putting a "number" on it is a one-way ticket to the rat race.
Instead, here are 10 indicators of wealth (which have nothing to do with money):
1.
Wealth is the ability to choose:
• How you spend your time
• Where you spend your time
• Who you spend your time with
Learned from the wise @jamesclear
2.
Wealth is freedom from:
• Negative people
• Negative thoughts
• Negative emotions
• Forced obligations
@EricJorgenson's Almanack of @naval says it best:
Wealth is not freedom to, it's freedom from.
3.
Wealth is a calendar without recurring meetings.
Recurring meetings mean you're on someone else's schedule.
Empty calendars mean you're on your own schedule.
Here's an example
Wealth pic.twitter.com/iS395O2h0Z
— Jack Butcher (@jackbutcher) February 3, 2021
4.
Wealth is the ability to say no.
Early on, building wealth requires saying yes.
Yes to people, projects, and places you're not thrilled about.
But you've found wealth when you start saying no.
Atomic Habits from @jamesclear changed my life.
In Atomic Habits, James lays out the Four Laws of Behavior Change.
1. Make it obvious
2. Make it attractive
3. Make it easy
4. Make it satisfying
Here's how to leverage them to build a daily writing habit (🧵✍🏼):
Habits are made up of a four-part feedback loop:
1. Cue
2. Craving
3. Response
4. Reward
Building a habit means intentionally designing each part of this feedback loop.
1. Make it obvious
2. Make it attractive
3. Make it easy
4. Make it
Before you start to build a writing habit, it's important to understand the real goal.
Your goal isn't to start writing.
Your goal is to become a writer.
Why the subtle difference?
Because behavior change is identity change.
We don't stick to habits that aren't aligned with our identity.
Luckily, habits that align with your identity are easy to stick to.
Every action you take is a vote for the type of person you want to become.
So to become a writer, we have to consistently cast "writer votes."
Step 1: Make it obvious
Time and location are the most important habit cues.
You MUST leverage them to build your writing habit.
Every great writer has their sacred hours.
This thread can help you find
In Atomic Habits, James lays out the Four Laws of Behavior Change.
1. Make it obvious
2. Make it attractive
3. Make it easy
4. Make it satisfying
Here's how to leverage them to build a daily writing habit (🧵✍🏼):
Habits are made up of a four-part feedback loop:
1. Cue
2. Craving
3. Response
4. Reward
Building a habit means intentionally designing each part of this feedback loop.
1. Make it obvious
2. Make it attractive
3. Make it easy
4. Make it
The Habit Loop
— James Clear (@JamesClear) November 5, 2018
To better understand how a habit works and how to improve it, let's divide a habit into four stages.
1. Cue
2. Craving
3. Response
4. Reward
These four stages create a feedback loop. Your mind is endlessly running this loop and learning from its experiences. pic.twitter.com/sURCbTPp3N
Before you start to build a writing habit, it's important to understand the real goal.
Your goal isn't to start writing.
Your goal is to become a writer.
Why the subtle difference?
Because behavior change is identity change.
We don't stick to habits that aren't aligned with our identity.
Luckily, habits that align with your identity are easy to stick to.
Every action you take is a vote for the type of person you want to become.
So to become a writer, we have to consistently cast "writer votes."
Step 1: Make it obvious
Time and location are the most important habit cues.
You MUST leverage them to build your writing habit.
Every great writer has their sacred hours.
This thread can help you find
Sacred Hours...
— Dickie Bush \U0001f6a2 (@dickiebush) December 2, 2020
A life-changing concept.
What are they and how to find yours: (thread) pic.twitter.com/AHSMqwtTb0
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#ஆதித்தியஹ்ருதயம் ஸ்தோத்திரம்
இது சூரிய குலத்தில் உதித்த இராமபிரானுக்கு தமிழ் முனிவர் அகத்தியர் உபதேசித்ததாக வால்மீகி இராமாயணத்தில் வருகிறது. ஆதித்ய ஹ்ருதயத்தைத் தினமும் ஓதினால் பெரும் பயன் பெறலாம் என மகான்களும் ஞானிகளும் காலம் காலமாகக் கூறி வருகின்றனர். ராம-ராவண யுத்தத்தை
தேவர்களுடன் சேர்ந்து பார்க்க வந்திருந்த அகத்தியர், அப்போது போரினால் களைத்து, கவலையுடன் காணப்பட்ட ராமபிரானை அணுகி, மனிதர்களிலேயே சிறந்தவனான ராமா போரில் எந்த மந்திரத்தைப் பாராயணம் செய்தால் எல்லா பகைவர்களையும் வெல்ல முடியுமோ அந்த ரகசிய மந்திரத்தை, வேதத்தில் சொல்லப்பட்டுள்ளதை உனக்கு
நான் உபதேசிக்கிறேன், கேள் என்று கூறி உபதேசித்தார். முதல் இரு சுலோகங்கள் சூழ்நிலையை விவரிக்கின்றன. மூன்றாவது சுலோகம் அகத்தியர் இராமபிரானை விளித்துக் கூறுவதாக அமைந்திருக்கிறது. நான்காவது சுலோகம் முதல் முப்பதாம் சுலோகம் வரை ஆதித்ய ஹ்ருதயம் என்னும் நூல். முப்பத்தி ஒன்றாம் சுலோகம்
இந்தத் துதியால் மகிழ்ந்த சூரியன் இராமனை வாழ்த்துவதைக் கூறுவதாக அமைந்திருக்கிறது.
ஐந்தாவது ஸ்லோகம்:
ஸர்வ மங்கள் மாங்கல்யம் ஸர்வ பாப ப்ரநாசனம்
சிந்தா சோக ப்ரசமனம் ஆயுர் வர்த்தனம் உத்தமம்
பொருள்: இந்த அதித்ய ஹ்ருதயம் என்ற துதி மங்களங்களில் சிறந்தது, பாவங்களையும் கவலைகளையும்
குழப்பங்களையும் நீக்குவது, வாழ்நாளை நீட்டிப்பது, மிகவும் சிறந்தது. இதயத்தில் வசிக்கும் பகவானுடைய அனுக்ரகத்தை அளிப்பதாகும்.
முழு ஸ்லோக லிங்க் பொருளுடன் இங்கே உள்ளது https://t.co/Q3qm1TfPmk
சூரியன் உலக இயக்கத்திற்கு மிக முக்கியமானவர். சூரிய சக்தியால்தான் ஜீவராசிகள், பயிர்கள்
இது சூரிய குலத்தில் உதித்த இராமபிரானுக்கு தமிழ் முனிவர் அகத்தியர் உபதேசித்ததாக வால்மீகி இராமாயணத்தில் வருகிறது. ஆதித்ய ஹ்ருதயத்தைத் தினமும் ஓதினால் பெரும் பயன் பெறலாம் என மகான்களும் ஞானிகளும் காலம் காலமாகக் கூறி வருகின்றனர். ராம-ராவண யுத்தத்தை
தேவர்களுடன் சேர்ந்து பார்க்க வந்திருந்த அகத்தியர், அப்போது போரினால் களைத்து, கவலையுடன் காணப்பட்ட ராமபிரானை அணுகி, மனிதர்களிலேயே சிறந்தவனான ராமா போரில் எந்த மந்திரத்தைப் பாராயணம் செய்தால் எல்லா பகைவர்களையும் வெல்ல முடியுமோ அந்த ரகசிய மந்திரத்தை, வேதத்தில் சொல்லப்பட்டுள்ளதை உனக்கு
நான் உபதேசிக்கிறேன், கேள் என்று கூறி உபதேசித்தார். முதல் இரு சுலோகங்கள் சூழ்நிலையை விவரிக்கின்றன. மூன்றாவது சுலோகம் அகத்தியர் இராமபிரானை விளித்துக் கூறுவதாக அமைந்திருக்கிறது. நான்காவது சுலோகம் முதல் முப்பதாம் சுலோகம் வரை ஆதித்ய ஹ்ருதயம் என்னும் நூல். முப்பத்தி ஒன்றாம் சுலோகம்
இந்தத் துதியால் மகிழ்ந்த சூரியன் இராமனை வாழ்த்துவதைக் கூறுவதாக அமைந்திருக்கிறது.
ஐந்தாவது ஸ்லோகம்:
ஸர்வ மங்கள் மாங்கல்யம் ஸர்வ பாப ப்ரநாசனம்
சிந்தா சோக ப்ரசமனம் ஆயுர் வர்த்தனம் உத்தமம்
பொருள்: இந்த அதித்ய ஹ்ருதயம் என்ற துதி மங்களங்களில் சிறந்தது, பாவங்களையும் கவலைகளையும்
குழப்பங்களையும் நீக்குவது, வாழ்நாளை நீட்டிப்பது, மிகவும் சிறந்தது. இதயத்தில் வசிக்கும் பகவானுடைய அனுக்ரகத்தை அளிப்பதாகும்.
முழு ஸ்லோக லிங்க் பொருளுடன் இங்கே உள்ளது https://t.co/Q3qm1TfPmk
சூரியன் உலக இயக்கத்திற்கு மிக முக்கியமானவர். சூரிய சக்தியால்தான் ஜீவராசிகள், பயிர்கள்
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First update to https://t.co/lDdqjtKTZL since the challenge ended – Medium links!! Go add your Medium profile now 👀📝 (thanks @diannamallen for the suggestion 😁)
Just added Telegram links to https://t.co/lDdqjtKTZL too! Now you can provide a nice easy way for people to message you :)
Less than 1 hour since I started adding stuff to https://t.co/lDdqjtKTZL again, and profile pages are now responsive!!! 🥳 Check it out -> https://t.co/fVkEL4fu0L
Accounts page is now also responsive!! 📱✨
💪 I managed to make the whole site responsive in about an hour. On my roadmap I had it down as 4-5 hours!!! 🤘🤠🤘
Just added Telegram links to https://t.co/lDdqjtKTZL too! Now you can provide a nice easy way for people to message you :)
Less than 1 hour since I started adding stuff to https://t.co/lDdqjtKTZL again, and profile pages are now responsive!!! 🥳 Check it out -> https://t.co/fVkEL4fu0L
Accounts page is now also responsive!! 📱✨
💪 I managed to make the whole site responsive in about an hour. On my roadmap I had it down as 4-5 hours!!! 🤘🤠🤘
I’m torn on how to approach the idea of luck. I’m the first to admit that I am one of the luckiest people on the planet. To be born into a prosperous American family in 1960 with smart parents is to start life on third base. The odds against my very existence are astronomical.
I’ve always felt that the luckiest people I know had a talent for recognizing circumstances, not of their own making, that were conducive to a favorable outcome and their ability to quickly take advantage of them.
In other words, dumb luck was just that, it required no awareness on the person’s part, whereas “smart” luck involved awareness followed by action before the circumstances changed.
So, was I “lucky” to be born when I was—nothing I had any control over—and that I came of age just as huge databases and computers were advancing to the point where I could use those tools to write “What Works on Wall Street?” Absolutely.
Was I lucky to start my stock market investments near the peak of interest rates which allowed me to spend the majority of my adult life in a falling rate environment? Yup.
Ironies of Luck https://t.co/5BPWGbAxFi
— Morgan Housel (@morganhousel) March 14, 2018
"Luck is the flip side of risk. They are mirrored cousins, driven by the same thing: You are one person in a 7 billion player game, and the accidental impact of other people\u2019s actions can be more consequential than your own."
I’ve always felt that the luckiest people I know had a talent for recognizing circumstances, not of their own making, that were conducive to a favorable outcome and their ability to quickly take advantage of them.
In other words, dumb luck was just that, it required no awareness on the person’s part, whereas “smart” luck involved awareness followed by action before the circumstances changed.
So, was I “lucky” to be born when I was—nothing I had any control over—and that I came of age just as huge databases and computers were advancing to the point where I could use those tools to write “What Works on Wall Street?” Absolutely.
Was I lucky to start my stock market investments near the peak of interest rates which allowed me to spend the majority of my adult life in a falling rate environment? Yup.
