We can get excited about an audacious and semi-ridiculous goal while remaining unattached if it doesn’t work out in the end.

Writing for stretches can activate surprising explosions of data, emotion, and visions, which previously had been in cryosleep.

To create impact in a noisy world, a sound strategy is to produce a lot. And that is hard. We associate speed with poor quality. We think we’ll trip and make more mistakes when we work fast.

Content is a tough one. We know we need to share plenty of stuff to get attention. We know we need to do it a lot.

When I’m not productive, it creates a spiral of inaction. Seeing fewer results and wins reduces my motivation even further.

This feeling of boredom is sometimes a sign that we’re not stretching ourselves enough. It could be that we’re too comfortable.

Traction is when more and more people buy your products, and tell others about it enthusiastically.

Art is the result of a series of events that came together thanks to a commitment.

Figure out the struggles that are worth pursuing

It is massively important to keep up your drive; your love for the craft; your momentum. Now, more than ever.

I’ve always been hypersensitive and can get overwhelmed by thinking.

I give up when my failure stares right back at me telling me that I have wasted my time.

There are many cool things out there after all, and it is difficult to make a decision.

The opportunities for writing books are expanding every day. New readers from all kinds of backgrounds are entering the market daily, and book sales are growing.

When you find yourself making the excuse: “I don’t have the time,” it’s almost never because you don’t have time.

They tell you to take pills. You take them, but they only mask your deeper ‘problems.’ Ultimately they make you feel even worse with all those side-effects.

We worry, and we panic. And this leads to making even worse, foggy decisions, creating a downward spiral…

I launched my blog: ‘Red Lemon Club’ in late 2009. I had written an ebook about what I’d learned promoting myself as a self-taught illustrator called (deep breath):

When I think about it, all success is overcoming the panic one feels in the face of a challenge. In the face of ‘the edge.’

The main idea in this book is that you can train yourself to type fast when you work on improving over time. You can even reach the unfathomable level of five thousand words per hour if you work at it.