Justin Zack

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[Justin Zack @justinzack]

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[Alin Dragu @AlinDragu]

This was Tiger Woods training routine on Non Tournament Days.

And some people think they’ll be great writers diddling AI for 20 minutes a day.

[Justin Zack @justinzack]

There are 2 kinds of people:

1/ People who put their shopping cart away

2/ People who leave their shopping cart in the middle of the parking lot for someone else to put away

Be like the first one.

[Justin Zack @justinzack]

Persuasive writing is a game of opposites:

You build your case by showing the reader:

• What is / is not
• Why to / why not to
• What to / what not to
• When to / when not to

Every time you address one of these angles, you shed new light on your offer, topic, or product.

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The only reason history repeats:

Poor listening

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Your most significant area of blindness coincides with where you are the least grateful.

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When you stop having ideas, you're too busy. Your brain needs space to marinate and generate fresh thinking. So, whenever you feel stale, ask: "what's eating up my time?"

[Justin Zack @justinzack]

Quick tip to make your writing stick:

Turn a hard fact into something tangible.

For example:

• Intangible: Mt Everest is 29,032 feet tall.
• Tangible: Mt Everest is 29 Empire State Buildings tall.

This helps your reader "see" what you mean.

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Cooking for yourself isn't as enjoyable as cooking for someone else. Also true in writing.

[Justin Zack @justinzack]

There are 2 kinds of people:

1/ People who point out your mistakes to make themselves look better

2/ People who point out your mistakes to make you look better

Be the 2nd one.

[Justin Zack @justinzack]

When things are going well, no one questions leadership.

But when things are going poorly, the "claws come out."

• Infighting
• Blame-shifting
• Power-grabbing

It's easy to judge when you'r under no pressure to deliver.

[Justin Zack @justinzack]

Being modest doesn't serve you or the people around you. I'm not saying you should boast, but when you downplay what you do and the benefits it produces, you fail to give fully of what you have. If you want to make a difference, you have to tell people.

[Justin Zack @justinzack]

How you choose to frame your life is how it goes down in history.

[Justin Zack @justinzack]

If you're stuck for a lack of words...

Start with questions.

What's the question your trying to answer for yourself or someone else?

[Justin Zack @justinzack]

For over-quoters

Here's a Propper English tip:

If a "?" or "!" belongs to your sentence and not the quote...put it outside the quotation marks.

Did she say “I’m fine”?

But if the punctuation is part of the quote, it goes inside the quotation marks.

He yelled, “Watch out!”

[Justin Zack @justinzack]

I'd rather drink from a cup that shows me how many ounces I'm drinking than one that doesn't.

Why?

Because I know I should drink more water. And when I see the number of ounces going down—I believe I'm making progress.

Physical milestones drive your behavior.

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Thinking it?

Write it.

Because 5 minutes from now, you’ll edit the life out of it.

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@AlinDragu Coat and tie are optional on Friday.

[Justin Zack @justinzack]

Some mornings:

You wake up ready to conquer the world.

Other mornings:

Imposter syndrome beats you to it.