Do You Consume Or Create? Join Me For National Creation Day!

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Creative Definition Magnifier Showing Original Ideas Or Artistic Designs In almost every exchange, someone gets the better deal.

Who do you think gets a better deal in the exchange between creator and consumer?

The consumer has to pay a little or even nothing to consume what the creator made, such as a movie or a blog post. The consumer is then entertained by the creation, if it’s any good. That sounds like a pretty good deal.

The creator has to work hard to create something of value. He must challenge his mind for ideas and sacrifice time and energy that could be spent consuming. Most creators receive no monetary compensation. That sounds like a pretty lousy deal.

Round one goes to the consumers. Is this why there are so many more consumers than creators?

Consumers press a button and enjoy. Creators work hard without any guaranteed reward.

But what about the aftermath? What about round two?Read More

The “Poor Finisher” Myth – Why There Are Only Poor Starters

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“Starting isn’t my problem, it’s finishing I struggle with.”

If you think finishing is your weakness, I want you to think about a time when you didn’t finish a project. Have one in mind? Ok, now think about what this question means and answer it honestly.

Wasn’t the real problem that you stopped starting?Read More

The Significant Minimalist Lifestyle Benefit You Never Hear About – Having Fewer Choices

There is no "wrong" choice here, unless you're on a diet, in which case they're all so...deliciously...wrong.

There is no “wrong” choice here, unless you’re on a diet. If this plate was within one mile of me, I would eat it all. Guaranteed. Even those garnishes wouldn’t stand a chance. I should know better than to write hungry.

Imagine. You’re in an ice cream shop and they have more than 300 flavors.

There are vertical levels of ice cream four levels high that you access with a sliding ladder, like the ones in old libraries. On the ladder peering into an bucket of peanut butter chocolate explosion, you salivate. Oops.

The guy below you looks up and complains about a “leak in the roof.” You smile guiltily, but he doesn’t catch on.

Now looking across the shop at the menu, you see the famous elephant bowl comes with seven flavors! Suddenly, you are in a daze, looking at the same spot on the floor for an embarrassing amount of time.

How are you going to choose? Are you even going to be able to see all of the flavors before they close? Do they have paprika?

“It’s too much.”

The thought pops into your head, and your pro-ice-cream instincts curse the thought of too many ice cream flavors. The shop owner, Jack, glares at you from the second level where all the berry flavors are kept. Jack reads minds.Read More

How To Get Focused Anywhere In 5 Minutes

Three things stop people from doing something they want to do.

  1. It’s too hard.
  2. It takes too much time.
  3. It costs too much money.

If you want to focus, this solution is easy, takes 5 minutes, and is free. It’s an excuse killer. 🙂

Fast cheetah

Cheetahs are lightning bolts, and they’re excellent at focusing on catching their prey. It’s a lethal combination. Learn to focus with the intensity and speed of a cheetah, and you’ll be lethal to mediocre days…or something.

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