Eric Lima

How to Stay Mentally Fit

Staying mentally fit is important, but what does that mean and how do you do it? I’ve almost completed Twyla Tharp’s, The Creative Habit, and find myself continually

Books

Taking Action: Why Doing is Better than Not Doing

I've been reading a lot again lately (that's a good thing) and finally opened Twyla Tharp's book, The Creative Habit, thanks to Austin Kleon mentioning it here and there. As

Startups

The Death of MakerNews

This will be a somewhat brief postmortem of my past project, MakerNews.io. MakerNews.io (you can read the original project post here) was an idea inspired by a desire

Books

StartupBooks.io

I’m always reading and looking for new books about, for, or indirectly applicable to startups. So, I decided to set up a curated list to help others since it’

Thoughts

MakerNews.io

The Idea Behind MakerNews The idea behind MakerNews.io came from my personal reading and discovery experience on Hacker News and watching almost every well-intentioned post devolve into a semi-hate

Book Highlights

Keep Going - by Austin Kleon

Just Like Austin Kleon’s previous books, Steal Like an Artist & Show Your Work!, this will not disappoint. A pleasant and...

Book Highlights

Traction - by Gabriel Weinberg and Justin Mares

Traction is a sign that your company is taking off. Traction is basically quantitative evidence of customer demand. So if you’re in...

Book Highlights

UnLearn - by Humble The Poet

To attain knowledge, add things every day. To attain wisdom, remove things every day. —Lao Tzu A simple shift in what your mind is paying attention to can...

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Show Your Work - by Austin Kleon

… you can move from mediocre to good in increments. The real gap is between doing nothing and doing something. The best way to get started on the path to sharing your work is...

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The Obstacle Is The Way - by Ryan Holiday

Our actions may be impeded...but there can be no impeding our intentions or dispositions. Because we can accommodate and adapt. The mind adapts and converts to its own purposes the obstacle to...

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Company of One: Why Staying Small Is the Next Big Thing For Business - by Paul Jarvis

Sometimes "enough" or even less is all we need, since "more" too often equates to more stress, more problems, and more responsibilities in both life and business. A company of one is simply a business that...

Book Highlights

Mindset: The New Psychology of Success - by Carol S. Dweck, Ph.D.

Get it now on Amazon. Extremely good book. Great insight, exploration, explanation on how our mindset can shape us and our lives. This a definite life-long re-read for me. Recommendation: 5/5 My HighlightsAlfred Binet, the inventor of the IQ...believed that education and

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The Subtle Art Of Not Giving A Fuck - by Mark Manson

Get it now on Amazon. Not your typical book on how to live a good life, but one with a solid basis in reality. If you want to live a good life, care less about the stupid things and more about what's actually important.

Productivity

The Impact of Our Environments

I was recently thinking about how much our environment can have an impact on us and what we can do to control it.

Productivity

Small Wins

Have you ever found yourself procrastinating on work or waiting to get a project started because you weren’t motivated? I’m sure most of us have. Motivation, although fantastic, is not worth waiting for to start or finish anything.

Book Highlights

The Million-Dollar One-Person Business - by Elaine Pofeldt

Get it now on Amazon. This book was a pleasant read and provided further insight and examples of the growing numbers of one-person million-dollar businesses. I gave this book a bit of a lower recommendation because it seemed to lack some more substance that

Getting Started

Getting Into Your Flow

The concept of flow state has been talked about more often in recent years. To put it simply; In positive psychology, flow, also known colloquially as being in the zone,

Book Highlights

Zero to One - by Peter Thiel

Get it now on Amazon. Recommendation: 5/5 My HighlightsIn a world of scarce resources, globalization without new technology is unsustainable. Startups operate on the principle that you need to work with other people to get stuff done, but you also need to stay

Productivity

How to Cleanly Convert eBook PDFs & ePubs to Work on Your Kindle

I really like reading and up until a few years ago I only bought physical books. Now I love having a physical book to read from, but sometimes the convenience,

Book Highlights

The 7 Day Startup - by Dan Norris and Rob Walling

Get it now on Amazon. Very good book with a great story and actionable information. Recommendation: 5/5 My Highlights“It’s fine to celebrate success but it is more important to heed the lessons of failure.” Bill Gates “Things may come to those

Writing

Our Perception of Time

Time is a finicky thing. Our perception of time and how fast, or how slow it passes seems to...

Book Highlights

Steal Like An Artist - by Austin Kleon

One of my favorite books of all time. This is one of those books that you shouldn't hesitate to read more than once to absorb as much as you can.

Writing

How WriteTogether.Space has Jumpstarted my Writing

I’ve been trying to get myself into the habit of writing regularly, never mind daily, for some time now with varying degrees of success. I often found myself plagued

Productivity

How Ditching My Extra Monitor Increased Focus

Brief background/issues I love technology and especially high resolution large external monitors. Every time I see one the possibilities start swirling in my head and I’m drawn to

Writing

The Slow Death of Barnes & Noble

For those of us that are old enough, we remember a time when the only way to buy a book, a real book made from paper, required a trip to

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