Brent P. Newhall's Blog
Self-improvement – Jul 2008

25 Jul 08 – What Is Wow?

Am I capable of "Wow"?

Can I conceive of a breathtaking project, and then see it through?

This is important. I can think of "Wow!" projects, sure...creating an animation from scratch, writing a series of kids' books, building a robot...but can I think of projects and see them through? What projects can I see through to completion?

'Cause I can do a lot. I've been doing stuff. But I don't know if I can commit to that. It's a big step. Lots of work. I could trundle along doing smaller stuff that's more likely to get me paycheck.

But will it matter?

Worth thinking about.

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15 Jul 08 – This Has Been On My Mind A Lot Lately

Life is "won" by the persistent.

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1 Jul 08 – Neil Fiore's The Now Habit

I've heard good things about Neil Fiore's The NOW Habit, so I finally read the thing a few weeks back.

It's good. Didn't change my life, as it apparently did for others, but I gleaned some good ideas from it.

In particular, Fiore recommends that you rest, then work. Schedule and take breaks before you start working on a project, so you'll be rested and recharged and ready to face it. If you wait until afterwards to relax, you may not have time to, and you'll get discouraged over time.

There are other good ideas in there, too, particularly relating to his Unschedule. Worth checking out.

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