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Self-publishing hangout 23 Aug 2013 | 10:22 pm
Join me on the self-publishing hangout with Sacha Greif, Nathan Barry and Justin Jackson. Over 500 people have signed up so far! WHEN: Monday, August 26th at 5pm PST. If you can’t make it (or that i...
Productivity is so unproductive 19 Aug 2013 | 07:30 pm
Today I read 15 articles on how to be productive. I found these by spending about an hour on Twitter, waiting for productivity inspiration. I spent another two hours reading those articles and making ...
I don’t live up to my online self 1 Aug 2013 | 07:55 pm
In fact, I come up very short. Online me is a fearless, straight-shooting, awesome(ish) communicator. While nothing about that is an actual lie, it’s not always true. Just like everyone else, I illust...
$25k extra in just over a year 11 Jul 2013 | 10:19 pm
Two years I didn’t have any side projects or other income streams. I was doing client work only, building websites for awesome folks. I do well at this, but I wanted to push myself further, flex my cr...
Push Fear 8 Jul 2013 | 10:26 pm
Fear plays you against yourself. It can’t actually do anything to you, but it makes you think that it’s the biggest, baddest bully in the playground, who’ll slap you down if you stand out enough for f...
Do What You Say You’ll Do 21 Jun 2013 | 05:01 am
What you actually do matters much more than what you say you’re going to do. Anyone can talk a big game or over-promise, but the actual follow-through is what creates lasting success.
Collaborative Publishing 20 Jun 2013 | 06:38 pm
I’ve never simply “self” published. That implies I did everything. I’ve always had both a team of amazing professionals working with me and an audience eager to buy and tell others about each book I’v...
Theft & Iteration 15 Jun 2013 | 08:48 pm
This is how I learned web design. In the beginning, I already knew how to program (albeit in different languages) and what I knew of design was only related to print/layout (yes I’m that old).
School vs. Life 15 Jun 2013 | 08:46 pm
I got really good grades in high school. So my parents and teachers told me that I needed to go to a University. So I chose a university with a program that was hard to get into and got in. Then I was...
Our Agreement 7 Jun 2013 | 12:56 am
Design is a combination of math, science and magic. The math and science help form the boundaries necessary to create a visual and functional language. But the magic is there because design is consume...
