fly fishing without a hook

… process oriented, not outcome oriented.

creativity, enthusiasm, fear, hero's journey, productivity, the best advice, writingLeslie McAdamApril 9, 2022process, Seth godin, practice, writingComment

not burdensome. sexy.

“Don’t think of it all as burdensome. Think of it as sexy.” Elizabeth Gilbert

productivity, romance, story, the best advice, writingLeslie McAdamFebruary 2, 2022writing, creativity, Elizabeth gilbert, big magicComment

Atomic Habits redux

For 2020 and 2021, I went “all in” on the Atomic Habits approach to changing my life. I did lots of little things (instead of any big thing), and I focused on becoming the person I wanted to become—who did the things I wanted to do.

hero's journey, life, mental health, productivity, the best adviceLeslie McAdamJanuary 5, 2022James clear, habitsComment

breaks and streaks

It wouldn’t be a catastrophe if you took a day off. Broke a streak. It doesn’t mean that you won’t get back to it. It can be a pause, not quitting something forever.

mental health, productivity, writingLeslie McAdamDecember 22, 2021goals, hiatus, not hiatus, streaks, breaksComment

"look at Nevada" (even when in Florida)

I still feel like I have to justify doing nothing.

life, mental health, productivity, vacationLeslie McAdamDecember 18, 2021vacationComment

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