Why did I move to New Zealand?How to listen to Ulyssesthe birth and reverb of friendshipa relationship that ended, not failedHave I been married?Why are my best friends Jewish?One big choice shapes a hundred moreCome and get me (both you and AI)I’m in the final third of my lifeI love the contradiction of religionsThe first time I met someone who believes in GodDismissed!I hated Dubai until I learned about itTo question is to consider, not refuteRats are surprisingly sweet petsWe don’t need to use what we makeWealth = Have ÷ WantHow to sync Mac and Linux /homeHow to make the best possible translation of a book?the best book ever writtenBen KihnelIt shows what you need to believeAI gives the news you needHow to learn JavaScriptHow I backupEsperanto, Toki Pona, Swahili, Indonesianwalk and talkThe past is not truedashing dog, searching for purpose$575K of books sold. $575K to save lives.The joy and freedom of harmlessly upsetting social normsWhy I let go of my U.S. citizenshipthe Michael Browne suitsCurve into the targetThinking something nice about someone? Tell them.50 conversations in Bangalore and ChennaiExplorers are bad leadersTravelling just for the peopleWant anonymity? Make a persona not a mystery.I want to lose every debate.Conversations with Tyler CowenReading the Bible start to finishMake believeDaily run, part twoStatic HTML commentsDaily run, part oneYour explanations are not trueShortest date, and ketchupfull-length videobook for “Your Music and People”Anything You Want — third edition for 2022Scuba, panic, empathyWriting one sentence per lineThe joke that changed my lifeFind a good available .com domainTravel is best with young childrenShort URLs: why and howAncestors, Luck, and DescendantsWhy I left AmericaWrite plain text filesDatabase triggers to clean text inputsGenerate unique random values directly in the databaseDatabase functions to wrap logic and SQL queriesDatabase trigger recalculates totals, for data integrityAbout my book notesHere’s how to live: Balance everything.Here’s how to live: Make change.Here’s how to live: Make a million mistakes.Here’s how to live: Don’t die.Here’s how to live: Create.Here’s how to live: Love.Here’s how to live: Reinvent yourself regularly.Here’s how to live: Get rich.Here’s how to live: for others.Here’s how to live: Prepare for the worst.Here’s how to live: Laugh at life.Here’s how to live: Follow the great book.Here’s how to live: Learn.Here’s how to live: Value only what has endured.Here’s how to live: Chase the future.Here’s how to live: Be a famous pioneer.Here’s how to live: Do whatever you want now.Here’s how to live: Pursue pain.Here’s how to live: Let randomness rule.Here’s how to live: Master something.Here’s how to live: Make memories.Here’s how to live: Intertwine with the world.Here’s how to live: Think super-long-term.Here’s how to live: Do nothing.Here’s how to live: Fill your senses.Here’s how to live: Commit.Here’s how to live: Be independent.Considerate book pricingHow many pets do you have?$250K books sold. $250K to save lives.Time is personal. Your year changes when your life changes.Experiments in music and lifeWriting daily, but posting when readyHow I got rich on the other handPodcast published todayWhen in doubt, try the differenceWhy experts are annoyingWhat you learn by travellingPostgreSQL example of self-contained stored proceduresMastery schoolMonthly self-expansion projectLiving according to your hierarchy of valuesHow to ask your mentors for helpWhen you win the game, you stop playingDigital pollutionCut out everything that’s not surprisingHeed your fearsDaydreaming is my favorite pastimeAnti-chameleonWhere we do and don’t want automationHuman nature to focus on the one bad thingBack and forth between super-hot and super-coldErr on the side of action, to test theoriesBlowing off work to playWhat happens when we ignore plans?Tour -ismsMeta-considerateDaydreaming the downside, for onceWhere to find the hours to make it happenYour heroes show which way you’re facingDon’t quote. Make it yours and say it yourself.Have a private email accountFuture posthumous autobiographyCross the world four timesWhat I did belies why 网上邻居不谈职业Would you make your art if you were the last person on earth?Travel without social praiseTravel without a phoneMy old clothes don’t fitDoors and windows and what’s realI’ve moved from New Zealand to Oxford EnglandBenefits of a daily diary and topic journalsSubtractThe art of selfishnessYou don’t need confidence, just contribution.UnlearningIf you’re not feeling “hell yeah!” then say noAbout this bookOpenBSD : why and howMoving for goodWhy I’m not on FacebookDetailed dreams blind you to new means.Include everyone in your success.My writing processKeep in touch.Be an extreme character.Get specific!What it means to be resourcefulRock stars have a boss?Never wait.The higher the price, the more they value it.Creative communicationConsiderate communicationGet personal.Pedestals prevent friendships.Use the internet, not just companies.Move to the big city.Why you need a databaseShed your money taboos.Pricing philosophyArt doesn’t end at the edge of the canvas.It’s hard to get off stage.“Marketing” just means being considerate.Repeatedly follow-up to show you care.Unlikely places and untangled goalsWhat are the odds of that?Parenting : Who is it really for?To hone your writing, hire a translator.Actions, not words, reveal our real valuesEgo is the EnemyThink like a bronze medalist, not silverArt is useless, and so am IQuitting something you loveSolitary socialiteFrequently Asked QuestionsHow to do what you love and make good moneyTilting my mirror (motivation is delicate)Why are you doing?I’m a very slow thinkerKeep earning your title, or it expiresWhen you’re extremely unmotivatedDisconnectDon’t add your two centsPossible futuresSinging the counter-melodyDo this. Directives — part 1How to be useful to othersHow to get richHow to stop being rich and happyHow to thrive in an unknowable futureHow to like peopleWhat to do when you get successfulDon’t start a business until people are asking you toInterviews at sive.rs/iWhy I don’t promoteHappy, Smart, and UsefulAssume men and women are the sameBeware of adviceOvercompensate to compensateHow to take a complimentWhy I don’t want stuffShould you learn programming? Yes.Switch strategiesRelax for the same resultSaying no to everything else“Just tell me what to do”: compressing knowledge into directivesSimplify: move code into database functionsGetting out of a bad state of mindHow to change or build your careerFixed mindset vs Growth mindsetI love being wrongYou can afford to be generousLose every fightEvery interaction is your moment to shineCustomer service is everythingThe philosophy of great customer serviceLoving what I used to hateThe Meaning of LifeChange careers like TarzanWhat if you didn’t need money or attention?How will this game end?Imitate. We are imperfect mirrors.Understanding VietnamUnderstanding IndonesiaUnderstanding SingaporeUnderstanding JapanSame word. Different places? Different meanings.Wood Egg 2014 books are on sale nowJac HolzmanWhy am I here?Why my code and ideas are publicOK Milt, I’ll start writing againFragile Plan vs Robust PlanWood Egg (my new company)Some will always say you’re wrongNo rules in this gameSeeking inspiration?The Great MoviesHuman Intervention as a Competitive AdvantageIt’s all who you know?Focus, entertain, or both?Memorizing a programming language using spaced repetition softwareEverything is my faultYou don’t have to be localPush, push, push. Expanding your comfort zone.Smart people don’t think others are stupidAdvice on moving to Los AngelesFriends from memoryThe co-op business model: share whatever you’ve got232 sand dollarsProcrastination hack: change “and” to “or”You make your perfect worldDelegate, but don’t abdicateMake it anything you wantIt’s about being, not havingPrepare to doubleIt’s OK to be casualLittle things make all the differenceThe most successful email I ever wroteLike you don’t need the moneyCare about your customers more than about yourselfYou don’t need a plan or a visionWhy no advertising?Proudly exclude peopleFormalities play on fear. Bravely refuse.Start now. No funding needed.The advantage of no fundingJust like that, my plan completely changedIf it’s not a hit, switchThis ain’t no revolutionA business model with only two numbersMake a dream come trueJust selling my CDWhat’s your compass?Ten years of experience in one hourAnything You Want (my first book)Projecting meaningFish don’t know they’re in waterDon’t be a donkeyI moved to SingaporeAny questions?There’s no place like homeDelegate or die: the self-employed trapObvious to you. Amazing to others.Why wreck a blank canvas?The day Steve Jobs dissed me in a keynoteKarmaList wishlist?Valuable to others, or only you?Quit quirks when working with othersMy lossI assume I’m below averageHow to get hiredHow to hire a programmer to make your ideas happenAfter fifteen years of practiceHow I became Ryuichi Sakamoto’s guitaristNaïve quittingThursday = Thor’s dayA real person, a lot like youFlip it in your favor.First Follower idea is all yoursFirst Follower: Leadership Lessons from a Dancing GuyDon’t punish everyone for one person’s mistakeThere are always more than two optionsBig catalog = infinite specialty shopsSeth Godin on spreading music and selling intimacyPapa Bill: I don’t need to worry about you.Put buskers online"Online" marketing = "Color" TVWhy I gave my company to charityThere’s no speed limitShine a spotlight on one idea at a time.The challenge: Don’t speak in future tense.Trust, but verifyLet pedestrians define the walkwaysFela KutiConfidence requiredIf you think you haven’t found your passion…Doesn’t feel like work (or I’ve forgotten)Learning the lesson, not the example.How I knew I was done with my companyYou should feel pain when unclearHow do you grade yourself?Not happy with existing venues? Make a new one.What’s the difference between like, love, and in-love?If only one percent of those people…Does your company really want to hang out with me?BikingVenue for audience to mix their own audioEmphasize meaning over price.Is there such a thing as too much freedom?Write? Write. Sleep? Sleep. Read? Read. Don’t fight it.SafetyImagining lots of tedious steps? Or one fun step?Does it help to be desperate? Part 2Does it help to be desperate?Climbing laddersMy heroesKurt Vonnegut explains dramaHow to send personalized emailsSprezzaturaWhat do you hate not doing?Musician’s own website as definitive source of all infoNo yes. Either HELL YEAH! or no.A computer that would require kids to be creative to use itI miss the mobListen to my music, and let me know what I should doBarkingTom Williams, hired by Apple at 14The power of no rewardThe mirror: It’s about you, not them.Semi-experts: profit by saving us timeNothing to waste: The advantage of being under-fundedVersion 0.1 = Start lo-fiEarly drafts of great work are encouragingDoing the opposite of everyone is valuable.Japanese addresses: No street names. Block numbers.Customers given too many choices are 10x less likely to buyAnnouncing your plans makes you less motivated to accomplish themThat’s version infinity. First launch version 0.1.Show success before asking for help.Why you need your own companyMusicThoughts update : inspiring quotes for music-makersHow to make a movement. Lessons learned from dancing guy.You have enough.Are you present-focused or future-focused?Some people like to pay. Let them.Are fans telling friends? If not, don’t promote.The security of no securityWhat super-power do you want?You need to be profitable to last.My $3.3M mistakeHave you looked under the chickens?Not what it used to be!Character predicts your futureSammy Cahn said thank youGoals shape the present, not the future.Aimee MullinsAccelerate changeMy favorite fableWhat do you do for feedback on a new song you’re writing?Ideas to RealityA free, open song contest ideaMusicThoughts.comAmber Rubarth on being a full-time touring musicianAdvice for a 19-year-old guitarist who wants to be a session musician.ComplainersDon’t... if you think it’s going to make you happyGetting past itAssume nobody is going to help you.Happiness is letting someone make you the villainHow to attend a conferenceMake mystery : make people wonder.Real rebellion is going to school wearing a clown suitThis is just one of many optionsAre foreign accents a reflection of identity?Nobody knows the future, so focus on what doesn’t change.The Grand PursuitUncomparable: anchor a new mamaAre you at the starting line or the finish line?Mastering entrepreneurship?Small actions change your self-identityIceland6 things I wish I knew the day I started BerkleeI interview Tim Ferriss about the 4-Hour WorkweekReversible business modelsBye-Bye, Baby!Ah, to own nothing!Songwriters who don’t performAction-ReactionA Musician’s Advice About the College MarketSelling music by solving a specific needDon’t promote until people can take action.How was India?two three four ONE, two three four ONEAim for the edges.Restrictions will set you free.Eliminating the time between thinking something and doing itIf I had a record label, would you be signed to it?Circle of influence — Circle of concernPiracy is not the problemWhat should I do when someone says, “Let me know what you think!” of their music?Never have a limit on your income.Whatever scares you, go do itHappy 10th Birthday to CD Baby — and an announcementThe strength of many little customersThe public you is not you7 reasons I switched back to PHP after 2 years on RailsIdeas are just a multiplier of executionCompass in your gutIgnore advice that drains you.Stay in over your headYou don’t get extreme results without extreme actions.Be a competent novice, not an expert.Have someone work the inside of the industry.Assume the basic sale, and go for quantityGet rejected, get filtered.Photos of your audience on your websitePut your fans to work.Call the destination, and ask for directions.Your interactive websitePromo bits, ready to copyOr you can not talk at all.Describe your music like a non-musician.Without a good reason, they won’t bother.Hillbilly FlamencoDon’t know how to describe your music?Make people curious in one sentence.When your music can’t speak for itselfShining example: RaykoLife is like high school.Small gifts go a long way.Don’t be afraid to ask for favors.Always think how you can help someone.Meet three new people every week.Stay in touch with hundreds of people.Persistence is polite.Don’t be a mosquito.Every breakthrough comes from someone you know.Captain TBusiness is creative.This is only a test. See what happens.Direct it yourself.Was 10%, now 90%A good plan wins no matter what happens.Test marketingWell-rounded doesn’t cut.A hundred actors on stageDon’t try to sound big.Touch as many of their senses as you can.People search harder for the obscure.If you target sharp enough, you will own your niche.The most expensive vodkaProudly exclude most people.A curious answer to the most common questionUse the tricks that worked on you.Constantly ask what they really want.How to get through the gates?It’s just people inside the machine!Some quick context for these storiesWhat’s inside this book
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