Minutes of a Monday > 5 Sept '22

The Good news? I’m back. The Bad news? Instead of turning up in your inbox once a month (or not...ahem) I’m gonna turn up every week. Get your Monday off to a flyer with a few minutes of inspiration.

Soul Food

“I would write more than a half dozen other books before I did become “a New York Times Bestselling author” in fact and let me tell you, nothing changed. And when I did debut on the list for my book Stillness is the Key, it was at the #1 spot. But nobody threw me a parade. My speaking fee and my royalties did not go up. The publisher sent me a cool plaque but it wasn’t that cool…my wife asked that I keep it at the office instead of the house.

Still, whenever I talk to first-time authors and ask them what they hope to do with their book, hitting the list is almost always at the top of their list. I realize it’s easy for me to say that it doesn’t matter. I wouldn’t trade my sales numbers for more weeks on the list. I wouldn’t trade having written books I’m proud of to spend more time there either. Writing a book that I’m proud of, saying what I have to say, growing as a writer in doing it, making something that reaches people, that makes a difference in their lives? That’s way more important.”

Author Ryan Holiday on the things that you think matter…but don’t

Quick Quote

“If you’re thinking without writing, you only think you’re thinking.” Leslie Lamport

Rare Air

"It's interesting how critics of the age-gap say, 'He's old enough to be her father.' But they're not actually related, there's no genetic link, so it's not disgusting on that level. But they still leverage that intuitive incest disgust response."

Maybe it’s time to re-think Leo DiCaprio’ dating data

Appendix

Think you weren’t born creative? Louis CK thinks the Beatles had more perspiration that inspiration. So what’s your excuse?

My Content

All 6 episodes of #honesty, the series I co-wrote and performed in, is now on Dead Parrot YouTube channel. You literally have no excuse.