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content/references/5 ways to pursue a passion project while working a full-time job - Big Think.md → content/references/5 ways to pursue a passion project while working a full-time job.md

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-> Create a morning routine 
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 > for an example: Hendrick spends 30 minutes reading then another half hour working on a single step in business, like registering a domain name or starting a website.
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-> ### Work in increments 
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 > “Work on your passion project in 15-minute increments,” says Debra Eckerling, a productivity coach and author of [_Your Goal Guide: A Roadmap for Setting, Planning, and Achieving Your Goals_](http://yourgoalguidebook.com/). “While sometimes you need to carve out an entire afternoon to work on big-picture tasks, consistently working in small pockets of time adds up.”
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-> ### Practice the 5 of 7 rule 
 
 
+> ### Practice the 5 of 7 rule 
 > Eckerling’s “5 of 7 rule,” which provides the flexibility to decide how many days you can realistically work on your project per week. Most opt for five of seven days, but it can be fewer, too. 
 
 
 > ### Track your progress 
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 > “After you complete whatever task during each designated passion project time, make a note about your progress within the appointment,” she says. That way, “at the end of the week or month, if you are frustrated that you didn’t get more done, you can look at your calendar and be proud of your accomplishments and dedication.” 
 
 
 > ### Get enough sleep 
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 > “If you’re chronically sleep deprived, you won’t have the energy or the creativity you will need to pick up that side gig at the end of a long day,” 
 
 

content/references/Follow Curiosity - by Jakob Greenfeld - Play Permissionless.md

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 > “To yell at your creativity, saying, ‘You must earn money for me!’ is sort of like yelling at a cat; it has no idea what you’re talking about, and all you’re doing is scaring it away.” — Liz Gilbert 
 
 
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 > Instead, excitement is simply information.
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 > It’s your body telling you that you’re on the right track.

content/references/How to Feel Good About Going Slow.md

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 > The [philosopher Kieran Setiya](https://bookshop.org/p/books/midlife-a-philosophical-guide-kieran-setiya/16645041?ean=9780691183282) divides our activities into two categories: _telic_ and _atelic_. Telic activities are those that we do for their end product. The purpose of telic activities is to get to the end. But atelic activities are those we do to do them. The purpose of atelic activities is that the _process_ of doing them has value. 
 
 

content/references/Joe Abercrombie and Brandon Sanderson Live Chat!.md

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 - in order for a book to be good, you have to break all its bones and rebuild it
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 - Sanderson loves the first draft process, thats why he's able to write so much. Its a slow and steady part, which keeps it enjoyable. But it can't be forces. With revisions, he's able to stick himself in a room for 10 hours stuck up to a deadline, using "the stick" Its a bright, fast burn with revision, but the process of writing the first draft can't be treated that way. it needs to be more flow like for him
 	- there was something related to this that i read recently, about how rewarding yourself for reading a chapter is bad, it's not enough. you need to enjoy doing the work for the work's sake
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 - Abercrombie sets out to write the kind of book he'd want to read.
 	- someone else said this recently too, but I can't remember. Something about creating the art you wish you could see - or creating the music you wish you could listen to
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 - A chef may have a love of food, and loves all different cuisines, but it behoves him to open a restautant of just one type, then bring in those inspirations to his creations, but still give his customers somethign they expect. reliability, but novelty. a baseline expectation, but novelty and delight on top of that.