If you don't take your own work seriously, why should readers?
Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2025 7:07 am
Others write books just as a "lead magnet" to attract customers to overpriced seminars. The book itself? Usually just a long sales pitch that runs to 100 pages.
At least try to write a timeless and grandiose work.
Don't confuse this with perfectionism . Perfectionism paralyzes you. Demandingness motivates you.
#Reading tip: Since we're on the subject of classics, here are the 5 best writing guides you should read.
Skill #6: Bunkering
Amateurs write half-heartedly, distractedly benin telegram screening and superficially.
Professionals write in a focused, isolated and distraction-free manner – like in a bunker.
Gary Keller emphasizes it in his book “The One Thing”: When you do your “One Thing”, you have to go into the bunker.
No cell phone, no internet, no distractions.
The reason?
Distractions cost you more time than you think. A distraction that only lasts 5 minutes costs you more energy and time to get back into the flow.
In addition, your brain wastes unnecessary resources when.
At least try to write a timeless and grandiose work.
Don't confuse this with perfectionism . Perfectionism paralyzes you. Demandingness motivates you.
#Reading tip: Since we're on the subject of classics, here are the 5 best writing guides you should read.
Skill #6: Bunkering
Amateurs write half-heartedly, distractedly benin telegram screening and superficially.
Professionals write in a focused, isolated and distraction-free manner – like in a bunker.
Gary Keller emphasizes it in his book “The One Thing”: When you do your “One Thing”, you have to go into the bunker.
No cell phone, no internet, no distractions.
The reason?
Distractions cost you more time than you think. A distraction that only lasts 5 minutes costs you more energy and time to get back into the flow.
In addition, your brain wastes unnecessary resources when.