Being Accountable for a New Habit
I wrote at the beginning of the year about establishing habits instead of making resolutions (you don't hear much about resolution anymore do you?). I wrote that because I started a habit back then and wanted to see if I could keep it going six weeks. Why six
Evaluating Apps for My Next Book
I wrote a few years ago [https://www.cjchilvers.com/blog/new-book/] about the apps I was using to build the A Lesser Photographer book. The challenge was compiling the 400 or so blog posts into one book. Since then, I've posted another 500-ish blog posts.
The Ad Model Reckoning Is Upon Us
Newsweek editor Gersh Kuntzman [https://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek-editors-blast-executive-to-his-face-what-youre-doing-is-bullshit-you-dont-understand-journalism/] to Newsweek Media Group interim Chief Content Officer Johnathan Davis: > “So you should be honest with everybody in this room: Are we running a money
In the Unlikely Event of Whitespace
I'm learning to schedule better. One of the things I've learned is to build in enough space to compete a task and then add a little padding. I should almost never be surprised by something taking longer than I thought, and often be surprised by something
"We Need Publishers"
Seth Godin in his other blog, The Domino Project [https://www.thedominoproject.com/2018/01/shift-real-forever-books-numbers.html] : > “As always, books have always been a long tail business, but now more than ever. The bestselling book of the year will likely be read by fewer than
IBS Saved My Life
I’m a mess. I don’t know anyone, who’s honest, who isn’t a mess. It’s the mess that forms us far more than any successes. Like about 10% of males my age, I have IBS [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irritable_bowel_syndrome]. I’ve been
You Don't Need to Start a Podcast
With all [https://www.smartpassiveincome.com/podcasts/starting-a-podcast/] the [https://www.inc.com/paul-jarvis/podcasting-for-entrepreneurs.html] cheerleading [https://www.wired.com/story/apple-podcast-analytics-first-month/] for podcasting, including some I've done myself, it can seem like you're really missing
An Update on My Most Important Daily Writing Assignment
I'm still doing it [https://www.cjchilvers.com/my-most-important-daily-writing-assignment/]. And I'm not alone [http://jorgeq.com/jorgeqfolio/2017/12/19/my-most-important-daily-writing-assignment] .
Welcome Back Blogging?
From the iA blog [https://ia.net/topics/web-trend-map-2018/] (I really wish they had included the writer’s name): > “There seems to be a weak undercurrent of old and young bloggers like us that feel sentimental or curious and want to bring back blogging. Blogging won’
Schedule Your Creativity
Author/entrepreneur Joanna Penn [https://overcast.fm/+PM0kwT6M/37:02] on scheduling: > "When people ask me how I get everything done my answer always involves scheduling. I schedule my time way in advance, and that includes my writing time as well as business meetings, social events, holidays and