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Review: The War of Art

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In The War of Art, Steven Pressfield makes the case that Resistance prevents people from doing their work. To combat Resistance, you need to cultivate a professional attitude toward your work. Once you do, you’ll be rewarded by the muse and other divine intervention. Learn more…

Need Ideas? Try an Inspiration Binge

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The Bard went on inspiration binges.

An inspiration binge is a creative technique involving the immoderate consumption of cultural entertainments for the purpose of generating ideas. Read more…

How to Manage Procrastination

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Why do people procrastinate? How can we manage procrastination? Read on to find out…

How I Became a Better Writer…and You Can Too!

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The money cow

If you want to become a better writer, you need to write everyday. That’s obvious. But how can you develop the daily writing habit? Read more to find out…

The Power of a Routine

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I wrote more in the last year than I did in the last six years combined. How did I do it? Read more to find out…

What is Flow?

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Csikszentmihalyi’s concept of Flow is like being focused, relaxed, and energized all at once. This article takes a look at what Flow is, why it’s important, and provides some tips for finding Flow. Read more…

Increase Creativity With Mind Mapping

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Learning to use mind maps is like getting an adrenaline shot in your creative heart. This post will show you how to load the syringe. All you have to do is push the plunger. Click the title to read more.

Removing Physical Barriers to Creating Amazing Things

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Lazy Goat

The less barriers you face encounter to working on a project, the more likely you are to work on that project. This post looks at ways to remove those barriers. Click the title for more.

Week 48 & 49 Roundup

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Vintage Krampus

How to Conduct Your Own Annual Review, How to Make Yourself Lucky, Santa’s dark half, another Matador article from this writer, and a really cool browser bookmarklet.

32 Tips for Better Journal Writing

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Journal Writing is one of the best things you can do to improve your memory, clarify your thinking, increase your creativity, and just become a more all-around awesome person. Here’s a list of tips for better journal writing.

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