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Herbert Lui on doing the work and self promotion

“Making good work is like a muscle, one that wears away within days or even hours. The best thing you can do is exercise it every day. While you may publish every day, you don’t need to promote all of it; just the good stuff.”

https://herbertlui.net/an-author-on-both-sides-of-publishing/

#mjbDoTheWork

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#mjbdothework

derb; Script to Create podcast RSS feeds

https://janusworx.com/blog/derb/

#Python #Scripting #mjbWrites

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#python, #scripting, #mjbwrites

I’ve always told myself, I’m not nostalgic. I don’t have any particular attachment for yesterday.

Until I caught myself yesterday, on a beautiful rainy evening, telling myself, this is just how it used to be. And realised that every good feeling now, links back to good memories of yore

So #NoteToSelf :

it’s ok. nostalgia is good mostly
in the humdrum of the daily grind, look for moments of joy
sometimes take the time out to actively go experience new, novel things
be present. appreciate today for what it gives you.
and if you keep going back. be grateful for the good memories. just don’t get stuck there

#mjbBabbles #Nostalgia #TheGoodOldDays #DaysOfYore

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#notetoself, #mjbBabbles, #nostalgia, #TheGoodOldDays, #DaysOfYore

ok. this suddenly struck me as I was reviewing my day, last eve, as I do all these #TimeBlocking posts.

The reason I don’t much done, even after all these lovely plans, is that I spent most of my day, holding my breath, for something that may or may not come and knock me and my day over.

I don’t know if it’ll come or not. but my body is in near constant flight or fight mode. because to my mind and body, being caught blind sided is far worse.
I need to figure out a way to be calm and collected and to be ok if things fall by the wayside. both; what is coming at me, or my grand plans for the day.

i need to trust my gut, that what I am doing *is* the right thing to do in that moment. If that means that my planned life trajectory will slow down, then I need to clear time and review, and prioritise and have heart to hearts with folks, and / or be ok with life being the way it is.

Just putting these down on paper, seems to have unblocked something in me. Some progress then :)

#mjbBabbles

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#timeblocking, #mjbBabbles

#TimeBlocking Log Day 5

Decided to take the day off and do only one thing

Got knocked over by life.

Never mind. Time to get up, dust myself and get going again

#mjbBabbles

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#timeblocking, #mjbBabbles

spent the whole day in a slow flow state.
If I take this long to be productive at something then God help me.