The Accidental Minimalist and the Truth About The Internet Lifestyle

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I have been afforded the privilege of waking up without an alarm clock, something most people can only dream of. On beautiful, sunny summer mornings I wake up anywhere between 9am and noon and I go for a walk. I enjoy each and every day. When I work, it doesn't feel like work. It's ...

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How To Make Your Blog Boring As Fuck

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With so many newcomers jumping aboard the blogging bandwagon, I'm really discouraged by the fact that there aren't more boring blogs out there. The amount of interesting content we have on the web now is overkill, pure and simple. If you're like me (and I'm willing to bet you are), then you'd rather resentfully ...

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Idea Idolatry: Letting Go of Ineffective Ideas No Matter How Much You Like Them

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Tibetan Buddhists have this tradition of crafting mandalas out of crushed and dyed stones. They spend weeks drawing out very specific geometric measurements for the mandala and then, starting from the center and moving outwards, a team of monks create intricate designs and patterns one section at a time using the simplest tools. To ...

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Free Ebook: 5 Essential Steps to Becoming an Awesome Blogger

As I'm sure you know, I've been working on a blogging course for almost three months and now it's finally winding down! We're in week eleven of twelve and it's getting really exciting! It's been such an amazing journey and I've seen so many awesome people do so many great things because of ...

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The Secret to Quick and Consistently-Awesome Writing

Two months ago I felt like a semi-successful blogger. I’d built up a decent readership and I was pumping out some good content on a pretty regular basis. However, I wouldn’t have told you I was a great blogger or even a good blogger. I was an okay blogger. No matter what I did or what advice I read or what kind of plan I implemented, I felt like I was sorely lacking in one very significant area. I felt like all the best bloggers had this one thing that I didn’t have, this one thing I needed to finally feel legitimate… Consistency.

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