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The book talks about sharing the day-to-day process. Just documenting the process of learning something in a notebook and keep track of what’s going on and what you’re working on. I was thinking…and then he brought it up that…you need to focus on getting work done rather than showing your work being the end result….

The book says that nearly dying gives you a new lease on life. Benedict Cumberbatch talks about getting a new lease on life after his kidnapping. I tend to be with Tim Kennedy though, where he talks in his book, ‘Scars and Stripes,’ about (and Jocko brings it up in Jocko Podcast episode***) how he…

The book says, ‘Watching amateurs at work can also inspire us to attempt the work ourselves.’ I wonder if it’s because we have the instinctive competitive thought of, ‘I can do better than that!’ Hmmm… The book says, ‘Find a scenius for ideas,’ which means something like a scene where geniuses (genii???) gather and get…

I’m not here to show off my work. I’m here because I read a lot of books but sometimes I don’t put what I’ve read into action. Tony Robbins said (somewhere, and I’m probably butchering it), ‘If you say, I know that, when you read things, but aren’t actually doing it, then you don’t really…

Show Your Work by Austin Kleon I first heard of it from a YouTube video that I found myself on while looking for a solution to something else I was working on. I am not affiliated with this guy but you can watch it here: The book starts off by saying this is an alternative…

Gonna start reading a book (10 pages of a book) a day, possibly one from the Jocko Podcast list to keep it relevant and writing about it daily. At least 100 words and then doing a roundup post at the end.  I’ll work on it in the evening. No, I’ll read in the AM and…

This article was written by a friend of mine, and not me, but used with permission. Happy Easter, y’all! Easter is a Christian festival that celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ. It is the most important holy day of the Christian religion. On that day nearly 2000 years ago, God showed His love to man…