To Do and Dare

Knowledge, ideas, and insights to inspire personal achievement and fun.

Entrepreneur and writer with sand in my shoes and a smile in my heart.

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@jeffbullas Great stuff Jeff. I appreciate the inspiration 🙏

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@nicksortor @nicksortor any explanation for why NG or other backup for this deteriorating situation has not been sent?

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@NickDiFabio1 System

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@_AshleyRichmond Please continue.

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@tigerwoodward36 @BroadStBull @espn @NHLFlyers Eastern time zone (New York)

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@BroadStBull @NHLFlyers NO. Great player, good coach. No history of developing young players. Style and execution would not be materially different from Torts.

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Really like Tocc as a player and a coach. But do not want another former Flyers player as the coach. Especially one from the Torts mold who does not have a strong history of developing young players - and will lose the room in 2 years.

[Mike Turner @mikenumber6]

@NBCSPhilly @JHallNBCS Nooooo. Get away from any former players being in charge.

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[Trina Julian @TrinaJulian]

Money is not what this world is about. Money is a trick.

Express yourself creatively. This is how we heal one another. Think poetry at a funeral or a song that moves you.

Blaze your path by pursuing what you love. Read the book you want to read not the book you should read.

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Great information. Thanks very much for compiling and sharing. 🙏

[Dickie Bush @dickiebush]

I studied the writing routine of 500 legendary writers.

Turns out, great writing is simple—if you do these 6 things every day

1/ Take long walks

For each of these legends, daily walks were the *staple* of their creative process.

• Thinking
• Listening
• Outlining
• Observing

95% of their writing happened during long walks.

By the time they sat down to type, they knew exactly what to say.

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2/ Capture ideas—everywhere

The world's biggest lie:

"I'll remember that idea later."

Each of these great writers treated every idea as *precious* and captured it immediately.

• Whiteboards in the shower
• Quick capture on their phone
• Notebooks all over the place

These first 2 daily habits made coming up with ideas *easy* — something that happened with zero effort.

By simply going about their day, their brain was free to think creatively.

Staring at a blank page?

Never a problem for them.

Now, onto their daily writing routines:

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3/ Write on a timer—every day

Jerry Seinfeld—a billion-dollar comedian.

Gary Halbert—a billion-dollar copywriter.

Both of these legends had a simple routine with 1 rule.

1. Set a timer for 33:33

2. During that time, you could do anything except get out of your chair

And this took the pressure off writing.

For the first few minutes, they would stare at the wall.

Sip their coffee.

Think about all the other thing they would rather be doing.

But at some point, they'd start writing.

And the timer let they know the torture would end soon.

During their breaks, they would walk around, have a quick snack, and do anything else but write.

And during this time, inspiration always struck.

Then, at the end of the day, they wouldn't say "I wrote until I got tired."

They would say "I wrote for six sessions today."

This made it easy to keep momentum.

The timer made it easy to get started, and the daily recap made them feel a sense of accomplishment.

Day by day, these sessions compounded.

But aside from the timer, there was one more common trait:

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4/ Ruthlessly block distractions

95% of writing is simply avoiding the internet's distractions.

So these writers would go a long way to isolate themselves from the notifications, pings, and interruptions.

• Secluded hotels
• Cabins in the woods

Anything to avoid the noise.

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So far we've talked about:

1. Taking long walks
2. Capturing ideas everywhere
3. Writing on a timer
4. Avoiding distractions

These are enough for any beginner to get started.

But it's the last 2 steps that turn *average* writing into *legendary* writing.

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5/ Be 100% content to appear clueless.

Each of these writers had a complete lack of ego.

They were endlessly curious—never afraid to ask "stupid" questions.

This made them learning machines, always inhaling new information.

And you *felt* this curiosity in their writing.

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Without an ego, these writers would dive head first into any new topic as a complete beginner.

By learning and studying different topics & fields, they could combine ideas in a way no one else could.

The smaller the ego, the better the writer.

Which takes us to the 6th step:

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6/ Constantly seek objective feedback

Most writers never hit publish because they're a "perfectionist."

But perfectionism is 100% an ego problem.

You are you assuming people are going to comb your every word, waiting for mistakes.

Newsflash: they aren't.

Instead, do this:

• Hit publish before it's ready

The truth is, your writing will never be ready.

So get it out into the world.

Then, listen carefully to what your readers have to say.

• Don't ask for feedback—ask for advice

People are uncomfortable giving feedback, so ask for it like this:

When getting advice (instead of feedback), Tim Ferriss requests the reader highlight:

• Anywhere boring
• Anything confusing
• Anywhere your mind starts to wander

Then he asks two questions - what is the:

• 10% I must keep
• 20% I should cut immediately

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Boom – that's it!

And here's the 1 big realization you should have from this post:

The best writing is not a result.

It's a byproduct.

By carefully crafting (and following) a daily writing system, great writing is guaranteed.

And these legends provide the best example!

In summary, to be a great writer, do these 6 things every day:

1. Take long walks
2. Capture ideas everywhere
3. Write on a timer—every day
4. Ruthlessly avoid distractions
5. Be 100% content to appear clueless
6. Seek feedback objectively

Now, get going!

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Really appreciate you sharing this valuable information. 🙏

[Dickie Bush @dickiebush]

I paid $68,000 to join a mastermind.

At first, I feared it was a *complete* money bonfire.

But this weekend, we had an in-person event—a packed resort with entrepreneurs making millions of dollars per year.

And I walked away with these 7 unexpected (but valuable) takeaways:

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@smerconish Uh, yeah…what’s that on your nose Michael?