Live Your Own Life

Notes on What I’ve Learned

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Self-Publishing is Punk

Gatekeeping gets in the way of sharing work, which is bad because you have something of value to share. The solution is to do an end run around gatekeepers by self-publishing.

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How to be a Slacker

With flexibility in your schedule, you'll have time to think, learn, and make changes. You'll also have time to respond to a crisis or opportunity.

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Not my circus, not my monkey

I was tired and stressed and felt bad all the time, because it turns out you can't actually take responsibility for everybody's feelings. And the reason why is that you can't control how other people feel.

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Let’s Take Back Work

When I feel good about checking something off my to-do list, am I just a mindless creature of capitalism? When I push through late-afternoon sleepiness to get something done, am I just a tool of the system?

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Some Advice about Advice

On the first day of the very first week of my training at coach school, the facilitator told us that coaches don't give advice. Advice is not part of coaching.

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Unqualified Success

Here is a thing about me that I'm ashamed of: I don't have a fancy degree. I'm ashamed because to me, degree means smart. And I want people to know that I'm smart.

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Is Comparison All Bad?

People love this phrase. It's pithy and kind of old-timey sounding. You hear it from well-meaning folks when we compare our piddly achievements to those of other people. But I think that if you’re careful, comparison can be useful.

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