EP. 16: "DEREK SIVERS: HOW TO BE MORE HAPPY, CREATIVE AND PURPOSEFUL"
imitate heroes when writing
wait a week after you write something. After a week, cull everything possible and leave what can't be removed.
Surprise is what makes a great artist
To someone pursuing creative work, Derek recommends "Your Music and People: Creative and Considerate Fame."
Inspired by ideas-in theory, so that he can put them in-practice
inspired by serving others
no daily habits or routines so no balancing time & energy into other things
situation determines our values. And tiny decisions change our situation
reflect on ideas & apply those ideas you got from a book
take something you think of as true and see how it could be wrong
the book you don't read hurts you. The book you do read helps you. The tools you don't use hurts you. The tools you do read helps you.