Category: Content Creation
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Some Thoughts on Perfectionism
No other destructive trait disguises itself as a virtue as well as perfectionism does. That’s why people bring it up during job interviews, or use it as an excuse for being an absolute nightmare to work with. I remember being proud of the fact that I could name 10 things wrong with any object, any…
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Some Thoughts on Perseverance
Sometimes life just sucks. In one week I got an IRS letter, got my insurance cancelled, as well as some not-so-great news concerning health of the loved one. Sometimes a day feels extremely long and overwhelming, and then I look at the clock, and it’s not even noon yet. If you know this feeling, congratulations…
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A Word You Should Avoid To Become A Better Blogger
There’s nothing worse than getting through a lazy uninspired blog post that is written for the sake of writing and posting at least something. This one simple fix will make any article you write sound more engaging no matter what you’re writing about and who your audience is! Read the following paragraph attentively. Can you…
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Some Thoughts on Modern Info Business
So, I just spent an hour on another info business webinar. The lecturer was recommended to me by a dear friend who owns an info business company herself (her link was not referral, no 🙂 ) The webinar was about traffic, a social media platform, and a search for a perfect client. You know the…
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Overthinking My Relationship with Cooking
Cooking has been such a controversial topic for me over the years. I took my time thinking if I should even bring it up – after all, it’s such a source of insecurity for me. I feel complicated about it, so I’d love to hear about experiences and opinions of other people! Personally, I loathed…
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3 Ways to Apply Marie Kondo’s Tidying Up Rules to Creative Life
Marie Kondo’s book The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing has been on must-read lists ever since it got translated into English in 2014. With her show live on Netflix, everyone is going through their stuff on a search of items that spark joy in their lives. Given the…
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Overthinking a Morning Routine
Let me start by saying this: I am not a morning person. I am not excited about getting out of bed no matter how important or interesting my plans are. While I’m still wrapped in a cocoon of warm blankets and soft fuzzy cats, I couldn’t care less what a new day brings. It’s been…
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How to Choose A Name and Domain For A New Project
Naming a new project is hard. No wonder you are totally overthinking it! Coming up with good ideas for a name always takes time, but the longer any good ideas get dissected, the sillier they start to sound until it’s hard to remember what was good about those ideas to begin with. First, let’s admit…
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(Self)Serving Marketing
Marketing is a fascinating subject to learn. For someone who does marketing for a living, it becomes a point of view, a way of thinking about the most trivial things. Just like a used car salesman can find a positive side to the worst car out there, an experienced marketer can find a convenient spin on…
Creative Overthinker 