Greetings from Portland!
I’m doing a bit of work, a bit of exploring the city, and quite a bit of reading.
Ryan Holiday’s new book Perennial Seller was on a lot of people’s reading list in the last week, including mine. I finished it in two sittings.
The book is essentially about doing quality work, and marketing that work with the intention of making it last. You could argue that this has been my focus for at least the last decade, and yet Holiday’s writing kept me going, allowing me to discover excellent nuggets of useful truth all along the way.
Perennial Seller: The Art of Making and Marketing Work that Lasts (Amazon Associates)
As my business partner Sonia Simone says, don’t spend your time on shortcuts — they take too long. Start with doing something meaningful and great, and then don’t be afraid to tell the world about it.
Keep going-
Brian Clark
Further
further: resources
Play to Win
When we’re young, movement comes naturally to us. Anything can be turned into a game, so why does that have to change as adults?
The Detoxifier
The liver is a powerhouse of an organ. It performs a variety of essential tasks, ranging from producing proteins to breaking down toxins like alcohol. Keeping your liver in good shape is important for maintaining health, and these foods help.
11 Foods That Are Good for Your Liver
Counting Sheep
An eight-hour, slow-motion film without any dialogue, actors, or show-stopping dance scenes — it’s literally just sheep standing in a field. Insomnia eliminated.
This 8-hour Movie *Wants* to Put You to Sleep
Hiking Zen
Getting into a meditative state doesn’t require a yoga mat. Put on your hiking boots and head to one of these National Parks for a completely Zen, moving meditation.
Nature Calls: 4 Meditative Hikes You Need to Take
Sweat Retreat
Suddenly it seems that everyone is hosting retreats in places in places as far-flung as Mexico, Bahamas, and Spain, as well as in local hideaways in the Hamptons, Martha’s Vineyard, and Colorado. It’s clear that people were now vacationing to … work out.
Why Is Everyone Going On Vacation To Workout?
Intrinsic Creation
Very few people do incredible work, because they are more focused on what they can get than what they can give. Only a select few will become something, not for the accolades and outcomes, but for the purpose of intensifying the process of their work and contribution.
One Thing Separates Creators From Consumers
Conflict Resolution
When it comes to conflict, most of us have a default approach: we either tend to avoid it or seek it out. The avoiders among us shy away from disagreements, while seekers seem eager to engage in disagreements.
How People with Different Conflict Styles Can Work Together
Learning Leaps
We all want to learn skills — new languages, programming skills, physical skills, history, math, writing, games, so much more. But obstacles stand in our way. Let’s take them on.
The 4 Keys to Learning Anything
Automatic Thinking
It’s one of the oldest ideas in psychology. We are said to have an unconscious mind that, despite our best conscious intentions, is the real controlling force in our lives. Is it actually real, or are we simply engaging in habitual automatic behavior?
Does the Unconscious Really Exist?
Viral Hallucination
You may have already seen this Ted Talk that’s making the rounds. If not, neuroscientist Anil Seth makes the case that we’re all hallucinating all the time. When we agree about our hallucinations, we call it “reality.”
Your Brain Hallucinates Your Conscious Reality
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