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Pros and Cons of Being Self Employed

2015

One of the questions I’m frequently asked is whether it’s better to be employed or self-employed? Well it’s true that becoming self employed is a great way to pursue your dreams but being self employed also means saying goodbye to the many benefits a company will offer its employees. See more...

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How to Care Less About Work

As we peer around the corner of the pandemic, let’s talk about what we want to do—and not do—with the rest of our lives.

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Arts & Numbers: A Financial Guide for Artists, Writers, Performers, and Other Members of the Creative Class

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Real Artists Don’t Starve: Timeless Strategies for Thriving in the New Creative Age

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Why I Taught Myself to Procrastinate

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02 – Becoming an Idea Machine with Entrepreneur James Altucher

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What Does it Mean to Be Creative at the End of the World?

A few months and many deaths ago, I woke up exhausted, again. Every morning, I felt like I was rebuilding myself from the ground up. Waking up was hard. Getting to my desk to write was hard. Taking care of my body was hard. Remembering the point of it all was hard.

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#26 Warren Berger: Improving The Questions You Ask

The quality of your outcome depends on the quality of your questions.

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