Hey there,
Self-doubt hits everyone.
Even the celebrities or the public figures you look up to suffer from negative thoughts.
Camila Cabello said in an interview that she gets acid reflux every time she prepares to go on stage for a performance.
Having negative thoughts from time to time is expected.
But:
When we let those negative thoughts consume and paralyse us, that's when it becomes a problem.
This comic strip from The Tiny Wisdom visualises the situation:
And this happens because we surround ourselves with the wrong people.
Even the No.1 bestselling book will garner a scathing review when fallen into the wrong hands.
Not everyone will love your craft, and that's okay.
So:
Instead of trying to please everyone in the crowd, identify people who genuinely show an interest in your work.
That's how you build confidence in your work and diminish the self-doubting thoughts with every new true fan.
Surround yourself with the right target audience, and believe in your ability to do your best work.
This is the key to success in any field.
Now, grab a coffee, sit tight, and enjoy this week's issue:
Book to Read
Anything You Want
A collection of short but life-changing advice from Derek Sivers depicting his journey from a local musician to the CEO of a multimillion-dollar company, CD Baby.
View it on Goodreads
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Apps & Services
Heyday is a suite of browser extensions and mobile apps that keeps track of your browsing and resurfaces previously viewed content on a Google Search or when you visit a website. All this happens without you having to save anything manually. You can also
choose to receive a daily digest of relevant articles and tweets that you had opened earlier but forgot about them. Heyday costs $10/month.
Readwise ➔
Remember your Kindle & Instapaper highlights
Highlighting sentences that resonate with us while reading a book or reading an article on Instapaper or Pocket is a great way to collect information that can help us. But, how often do you view those highlights? Probably never. Readwise syncs with your
Kindle, Instapaper, Pocket, Medium and more to resurface your highlights via a daily digest. Readwise starts at $4.99/month, but the link here gives you a 2 month trial period.
Ever paid for a gym class or a fitness app subscription and then never had time to follow any of the classes? We've all been there. DAREBEE gives you a free archive of short and easy to follow workout instructions that you can add to your day to keep
your body moving and healthy.
MonoFocus is a macOS menu bar app that shows you one task you want to focus on now in the menu bar. This app connects with many to-do list services such as Todoist, GitHub tasks, Trello and more to pool your tasks for the day in a unified interface. Also,
you can choose to be reminded of your task when you switch apps or every 5 mins or so. Available for free during its beta phase.
Taking the Shortcut
Add a checklist to your opened Trello card.
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Interesting Reads
RSI or repetitive strain injury is widespread amongst people who use a computer or a smartphone throughout the day. But, with timely exercises during your workday, you can minimise your chances of getting RSI. In this blog post, Matthias describes his
experience with RSI and how he is overcoming this problem one step at a time.
When deadlines are at the corner, you usually have two options — invest more resources to get the job done quickly or rush to produce inferior quality work. But, we often forget the third option, adjusting your deadline. To deliver your best work, you
need time. The Atomium in Belgium wasn't built in a day. Nor will your finest work be. Embrace adjusting your schedule when you can.
Indulging in leisure activities doesn't count as killing time. But, laying stagnant on the couch given up on life does. While leisure time is crucial to a productive and happy life, being vegetative and killing time gets us nowhere. Don't kill time.
I've always been fascinated by real-life lessons from people around us. And although the trend of "N things I learned in N years" is often joked about, sometimes, these lists are a good crash course on all things life. You never know when someone's else
experiences can prevent you from making a huge mistake.
The US government put a freeze on loan repayments for federal loans due to the pandemic. That meant people had excess money in their bank accounts every month to get creative. And that's what 7 people featured in the article did. Some took a long-awaited
holiday, while some paid off their other loans to decrease their debt load. Beautiful stories that'll give you new ideas of how to funnel your money even if you don't have a student loan.
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