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Russell Nohelty
Mar 30, 2024
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Hi friends,

I feel like I’ve hit a deep nerve last week, so I’m going to tell you the #1 productivity hack when it comes to author growth…

…will you do it, though?

Every single time you see something come along, the #1 way to know if it will help is whether you will do it.

If it’s a perfect stategy you won’t do…then it’s actually terrible.

If it’s awkward and clunky, but you’ll actually do it without burning out…then you should do it.

…ooooh, did you notice how I added something there.

…without burning out.

Burning out means a lot of things, but what I mean by it is whether the effort you expend will more than replenish itself before your energy depletes.

That might be monetary, or social, or mental, or just about anything. You can train yourself to do more, or different things, but right now, this minute, you might not have space for a thing, and need to create some.

A candle will go on forever if you keep providing a wick for it to burn. It will burn twice as fast if you burn a candle on bot…

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