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Derek Sivers

Author, Creator of Now Page, Speaker. CDBaby founder.

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Thoroughly sharing my thoughts online is life after death. My mind’s processes and decisions — my perspective and values — are most of who I am

Thoroughly sharing my thoughts online is life after death. My mind’s processes and decisions — my perspective and values — are mos…
I feel better if I raise the bar a bit and I think probably the sweet spot for me would be like posting once a week or twice a week or something lik

I feel better if I raise the bar a bit and I think probably the sweet spot for me would be like posting once a week or twice a wee…
If you have something worth spreading, it’s -considerate-(https---sive.rs-m) to spread it widely, to reach people through their favorite medium

If you have something worth spreading, it’s considerate to spread it widely, to reach people through their favorite medium. – Dere…
If you just keep giving the audience what they want, you're not taking care of the creator that's creating these things. So I think that's where bur

If you just keep giving the audience what they want, you're not taking care of the creator that's creating these things. So I thin…
If you're not releasing then you're just journaling

If you're not releasing then you're just journaling. If you're not posting it publicly, if you're just keeping things to yourself,…
If you’re not feeling “Hell yeah, that would be awesome!” about something, say no

If you’re not feeling “Hell yeah, that would be awesome!” about something, say no. – Derek Sivers (Source)…
My own site is the -master source-(https---indieweb.org-POSSE) of everything I make. But now it’s also shared everywhere, so we can meet in your cit

My own site is the master source of everything I make. But now it’s also shared everywhere, so we can meet in your city instead of…
The word essay comes from the French word essai which is to try, to attempt

I love that when I learned that the word "essay" comes from the French word "essai" which is to try, to attempt, that it was Miche…
as somebody who creates ideas, I think it's our job to try to share those ideas in every format as best we can

as somebody who creates ideas, I think it's our job to try to share those ideas in every format as best we can. – Derek Sivers in …
to release it, which I think is a wonderful verb, we release an album, we release a book, you let it go out into the world

When I'm writing, I'm just trying to make the best damn writing I can. I don't care one bit if it sells or not. And then when the …