Writing online, becoming a top performer, Zeigarnik Effect

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Hey there.

I hope you've had a great week.

What I've made for you

Book notes—The Art and Business of Online Writing by Nicolas ColeQuite insightful read into writing online. I'm always thrilled to learn from others in the field, and this one taught me a lot.

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My favorite listen this week: Dr. Michio Kaku — Exploring Time Travel, the Beauty of Physics, Parallel Universes, the Mind of God, String Theory, Lessons from Einstein, and More (#562)A fantastic listen on physics. I was so fascinated by Dr. Kaku that I added quite a few of his books to my to-read list. 

My favorite article this week: 95%-ile isn't that goodThe 95% percentile of skill in any activity (of all participants) isn't that good. You can get there quite easily by focusing on actually getting better:

• find what those at the top of the game do / did to get to their level

• learn and experiment with what works

• invest time into reading and implementing the skills, techniques, and strategies

• continuously strive to improve through lots of deliberate practice

• get, seek, or otherwise obtain feedback regularly (the tighter the feedback loop, the better)

  The Zeigarnik Effect

Knowing this simple fact can help you get more done:

Unfinished tasks clutter our mind.

They annoy us by creating tension in our mind.So what can we do about it?

Immediately send it to your Task Inbox.

Then your head can leave the thought.It's 'finished' for now.

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