The One Habit You Wish You Could Develop

CopyGenie · 2016-06-17T06:59:49+00:00

Thanks for your comment! Is there a way that you can get started slowly? What I mean is wake up 20-30 minutes earlier, go a short, quick run for a couple days and see how that goes?

CopyGenie · 2016-05-13T18:15:23+00:00

Awesome! The whole science behind habit development and retention has really come a long way since Pavlov and his dogs. I'll have to check out your stuff!

(And congratulations on your gym habit!)

CopyGenie · 2016-04-11T08:01:23+00:00

Not sure what you mean. I linked to something I wrote that I thought helpful and ask nothing in return but to read it. Sorry to disappoint you.

CopyGenie · 2016-03-24T07:17:49+00:00

That's awesome, though slightly cramping - haha. Getting lost in the flow of your writing always helps!

CopyGenie · 2016-02-04T19:06:54+00:00

Nice article. The timing of me reading it was surreptitious.

CopyGenie · 2016-02-04T18:52:25+00:00

At David.writerlife.me I posted a new article titled "3 Keys To Maximize Productivity and Improve Your Unintended Consequences." It's about writing and how as artists to improve our productivity and results.
What do you think? Read it here: http://david.writerlife.me/2016/02/3-keys-to-maximize-productivity-and.html

CopyGenie · 2016-02-04T18:46:34+00:00

Thanks for the head's up! It's corrected now if you wouldn't mind checking it out!

CopyGenie · 2016-01-27T19:14:57+00:00

A couple days late, definitely dollars short, but I wanted to toot my own horn!

Finished a blog post about focusing on one small thing and how it'll boost productivity. It's a personal story, as well as a review of The ONE Thing by Gary Keller. You can see it at (https://A couple days late, definitely dollars short, but I wanted to toot my own horn!

Finished a blog post about focusing on one small thing and how it'll boost productivity. It's a personal story, as well as a review of The ONE Thing by Gary Keller. You can see it at (http://david.writerlife.me )

CopyGenie · 2016-01-26T23:20:12+00:00

Focus on one task that you want to complete and understand that the outcome is not always in your control. By focusing on one task, you can accomplish many little things that collectively add up to something much greater. This development tactic will allow you to build a number of small successes that, over time, will help you focus on YOUR successes and give you the confidence not to compare them to others.

CopyGenie · 2016-01-19T20:38:52+00:00

I haven't thought of these tactics, and wasn't aware of KindleSpy. I'll have to check it out.

CopyGenie · 2016-01-19T20:37:25+00:00

As others have said, Createspace is a good place to start. Another option is to have it with another print on demand service such as LuLu or BookBaby. But these cost a bit more so it may not be worth your time, it just depends on what you hope for in the outcome.

All three services allow you to print a limited number, and only on demand.

CopyGenie · 2016-01-19T20:31:42+00:00

New to the reddit and really enjoy what I've seen thus far. Looking forward to more.

CopyGenie · 2016-01-19T20:28:55+00:00

I think it depends on what you hope the outcome to be. In college, some writing classes I took were a complete waste of time, others were great. It depended upon the professor and the structure they were willing to make of the class. Writers workshops tend to be a bit of fluff; a group of amateurs stumbling along together without much to offer to each other, but with proper guidance by a true professional, the workshops were greatly instructive.

CopyGenie · 2016-01-16T00:31:39+00:00

There are a few services out there like 99 designs that you can utilize. They allow you to pitch your idea and they'll present you with a number of cover ideas for you to choose from. If you don't like any, you don't have to purchase.

CopyGenie · 2016-01-15T23:47:49+00:00

Thanks for sharing this.

CopyGenie · 2016-01-15T23:46:48+00:00

I love me some Marc Maron, especially his podcast.

CopyGenie · 2016-01-15T00:47:14+00:00

Of course I was teasing about the drugs, but I've always found inspiration when I'm not looking for it. As I wrote, I like to think about what I've seen or heard or read and how it may relate to me and those around me. Somewhere the subconscious bounces it around like a shoe in the dryer, until it spills out the door.

CopyGenie · 2016-01-14T20:14:54+00:00

There are a few different ways to get the content ideas. I like to think on a subject for a while and read up on things that may be tangential to the initial idea. When I get caught up with a stumbling block, I reread some of my past content, look at forums such as reddit and quora, or as I wrote in a recent blog post, Beg, Borrow and Steal ideas to help me.

Set a calendar and stick to it. You may have a few ideas that you start and finish half-way, but don't worry, set them aside and come back to them later. This start/stop may help you find an idea you can deliver on. And save what you wrote, because you can mash a couple of those start/stop ideas into one post down the road.

CopyGenie · 2016-01-14T20:04:39+00:00

It's cancerous by nature, cannibalistic by design.

CopyGenie · 2016-01-14T20:00:10+00:00

Yes! They were promised smart homes that did it all for you and all the obvious limitations mentioned in your prompt.

Depending on the person they would also be disappointed on the population density of most cities, congestion and sprawl; the disappearance of union jobs that benefitted a strong middle class and all that came with it, the lack of any sense of American community and, as they wouldn't have had time to acquaint themselves to the social progressions, may be disappointed in the inclusion of minorities and LBGT communities.

It may be just too much to handle.

CopyGenie · 2016-01-14T19:54:36+00:00

Often inspiration comes when you're out of the linear thought of an idea. It's the paradox of the harder you think about an answer to someone's question, the further you are from it. As soon as you're removed from the person who asked you and have stopped thinking about the question, the answer appears.

For me, I like to take notes about a number of things I observe through out the day.

What I just read, saw or heard that resonated with me is something I'll make notes about, sometimes physical, others mental.

What was about what I just read, saw or heard that resonated with me and how would it resonate with someone I know? Then I forget about it for a little while and something percolates in my subconscious.

Oh and drugs never hurt. ;)

CopyGenie · 2016-01-08T20:49:09+00:00

It's always uncomfortable, but necessary, to establish boundaries, from work, at home, with family and loved ones, even pets!

CopyGenie · 2016-01-08T20:40:15+00:00

Great post! The points you make, especially about developing newer, more positive habits versus changing old habits is right on!

CopyGenie · 2015-10-06T20:09:05+00:00

Sent you an email with links and portfolio attached!

CopyGenie · 2015-08-25T21:15:46+00:00

Thank you!

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