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Everyone wants to decouple time from money.The problem? It's an extremely unpredictable way to make a living. For every successful creator, there are thousands who make nothing or almost nothing.So,

Some of my favorite books and my main takeaway: Punished by Rewards — People hate being controlled with carrots & sticks, and only intrinsic motivation lasts.Man's Search for Meaning —

How to build a portfolio of small bets (without hating your life): Remember that to thrive, you must first survive. The order matters.Instead of trying to succeed, try not to

How to be happy (without getting lucky): Learn your true preferences. Knowing what you dislike tends to be more reliable than what you think you'll like. Try new things, but

How to get your first 1000 followers Start by taking notice of what people in real life ask you about. Chances are that if your friends are interested in

1/ "What's the best career advice you've ever received?"The best advice I received was paradoxically the worst advice! But it made me realize something important.It was my 4th year at

.@philip_kiely just went from 0 to 1,000 followers in 18 days. If you want to see how it can be done, take a close look at his very new account.

If you feel you’re about to lose your job soon (involuntarily or voluntarily), here are some things I did just before I left mine.(US examples, but likely applicable everywhere.) 1.

Before you start thinking about building an audience, you need to build some credibility. People will only listen if you've demonstrated some credibility on the topic.A few examples that worked

2000 customers @ $39/month is almost $1M/year.If your software can handle 2000 customers, you can worry about scalability once the $1M/year is flowing in.Scalability doesn’t get you cutomers. First have