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Let Me Convince You to Be Prolific

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By Herbert Lui
| 3 Quarks Daily
By definition, in order to be prolific, you only need to produce and publish a lot of work. When you set out to produce and publish a lot of creative work, you focus on what's in your control. Your time will be limited, as will the size of each project, as well as your expectation for each one. There's no time to get in your own head-for example, thinking about the prizes the work may earn-which means there's no time for you to get blocked.
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Maladaptive frugality

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By Herbert Lui
| herbertlui.net
I recently decided to, finally, have my iPhone fixed, only to realize a few hours later that my AppleCare could have covered it. I was in a low mood until my partner suggested that I was robbing myself of a good decision. The iPhone needed fixing, and procrastinating on it wasn’t useful. Deciding to do something about it was. Paying a little more wasn’t a big deal, especially compared to the business opportunities in front of me.
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Could a Day Job be the Foundation of an Artist's Success?

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By Herbert Lui
| 3 Quarks Daily
Just a few months before he turned 29, T. S. Eliot started his first day as a clerk in the Colonial & Foreign Department at Lloyds Bank. While he'd gained some recognition for his poetry a couple of years prior, it didn't earn him enough income to soothe his financial anxieties, which caused him multiple nervous breakdowns. After Eliot started his day job, his wife at the time, Vivienne Haigh-Wood Eliot, noticed his improved health. The steady income settled his nerves.
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