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Want to Write Well?  Feed the Beast Your Fingers First.

Want to Write Well? Feed the Beast Your Fingers First.

February 21, 2020 Colin Theriot No Comments

“The piano is a monster that screams when you touch its teeth.” – Andres Segovia, Born Feb. 21, 1893. What’s funny is that Andres was a guitarist. So he was describing why he hates he piano and doesn’t play it. But we are sick fuck writer masochists. And our keyboards are beasts that scream when…
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Productivity, Quote, Writing

Shut Up and Finish.  Hit Publish.  Start the Next One.  Edit Later.

Shut Up and Finish. Hit Publish. Start the Next One. Edit Later.

February 20, 2020 Colin Theriot No Comments

“Much good work is lost for the lack of a little more.” – Edward H. Harriman, Born Feb. 20, 1848. You’re so close. Just finish the fucking thing. You know the thing. You brought it nearly to the end and stopped short of the finish line. Maybe some other shit came up. Maybe you had…
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Productivity, Quote, Writing

How to Quit Sucking Forever: Decide to Be Excellent Instead

How to Quit Sucking Forever: Decide to Be Excellent Instead

February 17, 2020 Colin Theriot No Comments

“If you want to achieve excellence, you can get there today. As of this second, quit doing less-than-excellent work.” – Thomas J. Watson, Born Feb. 17, 1874. If you can’t get into your writing or building your business or whatever, it might be because you aren’t being excellent. If you’re being excellent, you automatically love…
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Positioning, Productivity, Quote

The Super Ultimate Overnight “Baby Steps” Guru Transformation Technique (LOL)

The Super Ultimate Overnight “Baby Steps” Guru Transformation Technique (LOL)

February 11, 2020 Colin Theriot No Comments

“If you want to succeed in the world, you don’t have to be much cleverer than other people. You just have to be one day earlier.” – Leo Szilard, Born Feb. 11, 1898. I’m not about to give you some early bird bullshit. No rise and grind asshattery. No 10x crushing it. To be “early”…
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Positioning, Productivity, Quote

You Don’t Need to “Earn” Money.  It’s Just Paper and Imagination.

You Don’t Need to “Earn” Money. It’s Just Paper and Imagination.

February 3, 2020 Colin Theriot No Comments

“The darkest hour in any man’s life is when he sits down to plan how to get money without earning it.” – Horace Greeley, Born Feb. 3, 1811. Darkest hour, Horace? Money is an unnatural man-made invention. What about it should make one need to EARN it? As though it must be deserved before being…
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Advertising, Mindset, Productivity, Quote, Success

The Lazy Man’s Way to Productivity and Profit

The Lazy Man’s Way to Productivity and Profit

February 2, 2020 Colin Theriot 2 Comments

“Superhuman effort isn’t worth a damn unless it achieves results.” – Ernest Shackleton, Born Feb. 2, 1874. Hustle. Grind. Wake up early. Stay up late. Eat your dreams and shit success. Lots of overachievers say fuckery like that. The thing is, the best you’ve got to give won’t get you jack if you’re not doing…
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Productivity, Quote

Coffee?  Whiskey?  Weed?  Noise?  Tea?  Silence?  What Do You Need to Sit Down and Write?

Coffee? Whiskey? Weed? Noise? Tea? Silence? What Do You Need to Sit Down and Write?

January 23, 2020 Colin Theriot No Comments

“Any serious attempt to try to do something worthwhile is ritualistic.” – Derek Walcott, Born Jan. 23, 1930. Are you serious about what you’re doing or what you want to do? I once heard a talk by late copywriter Eugene Schwartz where he talked about how he keeps his desk and surroundings when he writes….
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Productivity, Quote, Writing

The Bar is Set at Only Slightly Better than Boring.

The Bar is Set at Only Slightly Better than Boring.

January 22, 2020 Colin Theriot No Comments

“A new gadget that lasts only five minutes is worth more than an immortal work that bores everyone.” – Francis Picabia, Born Jan. 22, 1878. Quit being so artsy fartsy and publish. Publish now. And later. Again. Constantly. Continuously. Not necessarily regularly. Nor predictably. Not completely, anyway. Especially here, online. Specifically here, on social media….
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influence, Productivity, Quote

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