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@artofdaviii — 276 episodes
Productivity as an Art, Your Productivity Style, & Impressionistic Productivity
Why You Have to be a Simp for Your Passion
The Best Plans You Have Are The Actions You Take
Why Not You? | Look Forward to Something
EP. 303 — How You Can WORK MORE by Doing LESS WORK
EP. 302 — Improving Through SELF-LOVE and RIVALRY
EP. 301 — Be SHAMELESS and TikTok Revelations
EP. 299 — Focus on Where You Can Breathe
EP. 298 — Steps Forward Over Perfect Steps
EP. 297 — Learn to Recognize, Use, and Create Your Own Patterns
EP. 295 — Do Enough Today So You Can Do It Everyday
EP. 294 — Do What You Can Today and Push It Forward
EP. 293 — Embrace and Enjoy Where You Are Right Now in Your Journey
EP. 291 — How to Jump Into Your Work Without Doubt
EP. 290 — Why You Need to Make a Vision Board this 2025
EP. 289 — Why You (Still) Have to Create Content Alongside Your Creative Work
EP. 287 — If You Want to Get Started, You Have to be Willing to Look Stupid
EP. 286 — Have Different Ways to Measure Your Progress
EP. 285 — Make It Easier and More Comfortable so You Can Do the Harder Things
EP. 283 — You Can Make It Sustainable
EP. 282 — Why You Should Develop the Skill of Immediacy
EP. 281 — Have a "Have Done" List
EP. 279 — Planning for 2025 with Paper and Pencil
EP. 278 — Imperfect Consistency is Still Consistency
EP. 276 — How You'll Benefit More from Being Bold and Brave
EP. 275 — Stop Playing Catch-up as an Artist: Make Your Art Work for You
EP. 274 — Embrace Your Unique Gifts to Help Those Who Desperately Need Them
EP. 272 — Why You Don't Have to "Study" the Way You Think You Should
EP. 271 — Don't Have Friends: The Loner Advantage
EP. 269 — Nobody Criticizes a Nobody: The Price of Becoming a Somebody
EP. 268 — Underrated Skill: Solving Problems by Not Solving Them
EP. 267 — Success Starts with Boredom and is Built by Being Boring
EP. 265 — Being an 'Artist' vs. Being Creative
EP. 264 — Why You Have to Keep Putting Your Work Out There
EP. 262 — How to (Eventually) Get More for Less
EP. 261 — Be the Bridge that Connects Ideas and People
EP. 260 — What You Create is Your Career
EP. 258 — If You're Going to Suffer, Suffer for Yourself
EP. 257 — The Only Two Things You Need to Do When Facing Imperfection
EP. 255 — Three Controllable Ways to Judge Yourself By
EP. 254 — How to Continue Working When You're Getting Nothing
EP. 253 — Control This to Get Work Done Automatically
EP. 251 — Why You Have to be Willing to Play the Game
EP. 250 — How and Why to Make Work Easier
EP. 248 — How Long Should You Work Hard and What To Do After
EP. 247 — How to Have Bad Results and Still Win
EP. 246 — Learn to Survive This and You'll Thrive
EP. 244 — How to Improve Without "Trying" to Improve
EP. 243 — Why You Should Focus on High Impact Work
EP. 241 — Why You Should Master the Mother of All Skills
EP. 240 — This is the Optimal Path for You
EP. 239 — Why You Should Do the Same Thing Over and Over Again
EP. 237 — The Three Kinds of Work You Have To Do
EP. 236 — What You Need to Get to Get What You Want
EP. 234 — You Don't Have to Stick to Just One Format (Content Creation for Artists)
EP. 233 — How You'll Find the Answers to Your Problems
EP. 232 — Stick to What Works: Finding the Right Format for You
EP. 230 — How It Will Pay Off
EP. 229 — If You Want to Find Success, Look for Experience
EP. 227 — Panicking About the Future: Some Suggestions (Part 2)
EP. 226 — Panicking About the Future: Some Suggestions (Part 1)
EP. 225 — Do It Anyway: If You're Tired, Then Do It Tired
EP. 223 — Finding Your Unfair Advantage
EP. 222 — Navigating Inspiration: Balancing Consumption and Creation in Art
EP. 221 — Stop Comparing and Embrace Your Own Story
EP. 220 — Continuity Over Consistency
EP. 219 — Redefining Productivity: The Power of Rest
EP. 218 — Protect Your Energy from Negativity
EP. 217 — You're Not Alone in Your Struggles
EP 216 — Don't "Leave" Your Comfort Zone — Grow from It
EP. 215 — Stay Low and Grow
EP. 214 — See the Work You Do as Just You Being You
EP. 213 — Ideal Wins vs. Real Wins
EP. 212 — Stack Your 'Blocks'
EP. 211 — Reacting to Distractions vs. Acting Ahead of Distractions
EP. 210 — Balancing Content Creation with Your Craft Progression
EP. 209 — What Are You 'Locking-in' on the End of 2024
EP. 208 — Getting Back to Work from a Break and Embracing Strengths
EP. 207 — Record Your Doodling Sessions for YouTube
EP. 205 — How to Stop Nitpicking and Obsessing over Minor Things
EP. 204 — Get Good at Doing without Knowing
EP. 203 — Don't Forget to Do What Centers You
EP. 202 — When You Feel Lost in this World, Lose Yourself in Yours
EP. 201 — Struggling Forward and Reflecting on 200+ Podcast Episodes
EP. 199 — Inaction Causes Depression
EP. 197 — Commit to Your Punches
EP. 195 — Avoiding Most Problems Solves Most of Your Problems
EP. 193 — If You Love It, You'll Eventually Hate It and Why That's Okay
EP. 191 — Chasing Discomfort is Overrated, Chase Comfort Instead
EP. 189 — Where to Find Security When You're Insecure
EP. 187 — Inconsistency Comes with Being Creative and How to Deal with It
EP. 185 — Give Yourself Space to Think
EP. 184 — 3 Important Things You Gain by Being Consistent
EP. 183 — Be Immediate with Your Work
EP. 182 — Are You Working Smart and Hard Enough?
EP. 181 — Cap Consumption with Creation
EP. 180 — Don't Feel Bad When You Don't Feel Like It
EP. 179 — Create for Yourself & Create for Others
EP. 178 — 2 Essential Ways of Producing Content
EP. 177 — Build an Audience while Improving Your Art
EP. 176 — Maintain Your Schedule, Maintain Your Sanity
EP. 175 — Don't Make Inspiration the Goal
EP. 174 — Prioritize Creation over Criticism
EP. 173 — Limit the Stimulus
EP. 172 — Have Something to Call Your Own
EP. 171 — Prioritizing Purpose over Pragmatism
EP. 170 — Creative Hygiene
EP. 169 — Incorporating Your Mistakes into Your 'Style'
EP. 168 — Positivity is Overrated, But Still Essential
EP. 167 — 3 Things to Look for When Creating
EP. 166 — How to Create Freely
EP. 165 — Allow Your Efforts to Catch Up to Your Expectations
EP. 164 — Your Passion is the Product
EP. 163 — Prioritizing Routine over Results
EP. 162 — Expect Progress in What You Prioritize
EP. 161 — What to Focus on When You're Overwhelmed
EP. 160 — Pain as Motivation
EP. 159 — Focusing and Refocusing Your Attention
EP. 158 — Having a Confident Personality
EP. 157 — Proof of Confidence
EP. 156 — Set Up the 'Little' Things
EP. 155 — Planning for Confidence
EP. 154 — Meet the Fundamentals, Move with Flexibility
EP. 153 — Sometimes Forward is Better than Finished
EP. 152 — Maintain Momentum and Move Forward
EP. 151 — Forget Being Good (or Bad), Just Be There
EP. 150 — Get Past 100 Somethings
EP. 149 — Theorize. Try. Repeat.
EP. 148 — Maintaining Order while Facing Opposition
EP. 147 — Judging Your Own Worth
EP. 146 — Focus on Your Own Plate
EP. 145 — Baby Steps Before Bigger Steps
EP. 144 — One (1) Major Goal Each Month
EP. 143 — Adding Limits to Your Work
EP. 142 — Focus on the Process than on being Profound
EP. 141 — Preparation is Procrastination
EP. 140 — Follow Routine Over What's 'Right'
EP. 139 — Your Unseen Work
EP. 138 — You Can't Work All Day Long
EP. 137 — Adjustable and Adaptable Systems
EP. 136 — Change Your Expectations
EP. 135 — Use Your Edge
EP. 134 — Having Too Many Tabs Open
EP. 133 — Offloading Your Mind
EP. 132 — Deliberately Dumb and Short-sighted
EP. 131 — Express More, Expect Less
EP. 130 — Forward with Passion and Perseverance
EP. 129 — Being Behind but Staying Ahead
EP. 128 — More Work, Less Worry
EP. 127 — The Act of Working as Your Main Work
EP. 126 — Doing Good vs. Feeling Good
EP. 125 — Habits over Happiness
EP. 124 — Separate Execution from Judgement
EP. 123 — Know What's On Your Agenda
EP. 122 — Your #1 Priority as an Artist
EP. 121 — Do What's Hard, But Take It Easy
EP. 120 — You're Not the Only One Struggling with Consistency
EP. 119 — Feeling Like It vs. Feeling Like You Can Do It
EP. 118 — Focus on What You've Gained Not What You've Lost
EP. 117 — Behave Like You're Your Own Boss
EP. 116 — Balance Your Actions with Affirmations
EP. 115 — Believing In a Larger Cause and In Yourself
EP. 114 — Face It / The Simplest Step to Getting Started
EP. 113 — Stop Doubting Yourself When You're Doing Your thing
EP. 112 — It Doesn't Take Much to Lose Track and Get Back on Track
EP. 111 — The Illusion of Productivity
EP. 110 — You're Not Them
EP. 109 — Accepting Consequences
EP. 108 — Make It Automatic
EP. 107 — Output Machine
EP. 106 — Feelings and Focus
EP. 105 — Non-negotiables
EP. 104 — Forward and Finished
EP. 103 — How to Provide Value - Part 03 - Give People Hope
EP. 102 — How to Provide Value - Part 02 - Make People Happy
EP. 101 — How to Provide Value - Part 01 - Help People
EP. 100 — Live Your Thing
EP. 99 — Having a Lack of Experience
EP. 98 — Attention in Content Creation
EP. 97 — It's Okay to Suck and Be Average
EP. 96 — Start with What You're Personally Dealing with
EP. 95 — Solve the Issue that's Right in Front of You
EP. 94 — Make It Interesting
EP. 93 — Plant Your Seeds
EP. 92 — Stop Trying to Make Each Thing Special
EP. 91 — Pace Yourself
EP. 90 — Everything's a Hit or Miss
EP. 89 — Treat Your Passion as Your Job
EP. 88 — Commitment is Continuous
EP. 87 — Using Social Media as Your Public Diary
EP. 86 — You Don't Have to Believe in Yourself
EP. 85 — Outcome Independence
EP. 84 — Solve Problems Privately, Share Solutions Publicly
EP. 83 — Establish First, Improve Second
EP. 82 — Working and Waiting
EP. 81 — Building instead of Escaping from Life
EP. 80 — Work More, Worry Less
EP. 79 — Just Get It (Imperfectly) Done
EP. 78 — Publication over Perfection
EP. 77 — Focus on Your Issues and Problems
EP. 76 — Performance over Perfection
EP. 75 — The One Thing You Should Learn to Control
EP. 74 — How to Adapt to Uncertainty
EP. 73 — Don't Avoid the Pain
EP. 72 — Enough is Everything You Need
EP. 71 — Do It to Know It
EP. 70 — Building Trust through Your Track Record
EP. 69 — Find Your Own Way
EP. 68 — Weekly Quotas
EP. 67 — Failing to Try Again
EP. 66 — Focus on the Basics
EP. 65 — Comparison is the Thief of Joy
EP. 64 — Expect Shit to Happen
EP. 63 — Just Work on Your Shit
EP. 62 — Sustainability before Consistency
EP. 61 — Don't Get Distracted
EP. 60 — You're Hurting Others
EP. 59 — Sell through Emotion
EP. 58 — Don't Break the Chain
EP. 57 — Do What Gets Rewarded
EP. 56 — Maintenance Work is Work
EP. 55 — Stop Waiting
EP. 54 — Compete with Yourself
EP. 53 — Have Someone to Compete with
EP. 52 — Losing Your Competitive Edge
EP. 51 — Getting Sick and Injured
EP. 50 — Learn to Start and Restart
EP. 49 — Work is Not Entertainment
EP. 48 — Lack of Experience
EP. 47 — The Secret to Making Progress
EP. 46 — You Don't Have All Day
EP. 45 — Make Content like Tweets
EP. 44 — Minimum Viable Product
EP. 43 — Do Better
EP. 42 — Dealing with Anxiety
EP. 41 — Having to Redo Things Again
EP. 40 — Do the Best You Can at the Moment
EP. 39 — Pick The Fight You Can Win
EP. 38 — Vision Boards and Goals
EP. 37 — Hustle vs. Habits
EP. 36 — Start with Respect
EP. 35 — Getting Back on Track
EP. 34 — Train to Do Better
EP. 33 — Eliminate Women
EP. 32 — Internal Distractions
EP. 31 — Production over Perfection
EP. 30 — Change is Hard
EP. 29 — Raw Natural Power
EP. 28 — Pinned Tweet
EP. 27 — Medium of Expression
EP. 26 — Do It 'Wrong'
EP. 25 — What You Want
EP. 24 — Chase Discomfort
EP. 23 — Consuming vs Creating
EP. 22 — Thinking Skills
EP. 21 — Full-time or Part-time?
EP. 20 — The Skill of Showing Up
EP. 19 — Entitlement
EP. 18 — Small Decisions
EP. 17 — Build (Mental) Confidence
EP. 16 — Is it 100% No?
EP. 15 — Work Through It
EP. 14 — Rush to be Ready
EP. 13 — Taking Breaks for Sustainability
EP. 12 — There's Always More
EP. 11 — Do the Done
EP. 10 — Productive Procrastination
EP. 9 — Art Should Enrich
EP. 8 — Mileage
EP. 7 — Know When You're Done
EP. 6 — Feed the Feed
EP. 5 — Pay Attention to Attention
EP. 4 — Let Art Do the Talking
EP. 3 — How to Make Content without Making Content
EP. 2 — Comparing Yourself to Others
EP. 1 — Hit the Ground Running in 2022