by Bede | May 18, 2024 | Blog
For every disciplined effort, there are multiple rewards. That’s one of life’s great arrangements. If you sow well, you will reap well. Life is full of laws that both govern and explain behaviors, but the law of sowing and reaping may well be the major law we need to...
by Bede | May 11, 2024 | Blog
It’s been said a million times — it’s one of the main points of my books Steal Like An Artist and Show Your Work! — and yet, it still seems to be controversial or confusing to young people who are starting out: If you want to be a writer, you have to be a reader...
by Bede | May 4, 2024 | Blog
Los Angeles is notorious for traffic—I live less than 5 miles from our office, but the commute can still take up to 45 minutes. I use that time to catch up on the news of the day, particularly health and scientific developments, by listening to podcasts that...
by Bede | Apr 30, 2024 | Blog
Determination is what separates those who are in it for the long run and those who will burn out quickly. It’s made up of two things: firmness of choice and action over time. Action is what differentiates determination from grit. Grit is the what; determination...
by Bede | Apr 24, 2024 | Blog
Having led all kinds of different teams in the past 25 years, from sports and Navy SEALs to companies and charities, I have discovered seven traits that characterize unstoppable teammates. These are the general traits required—the must-haves for powerful team...
by Bede | Apr 16, 2024 | Blog
Do you consider yourself to be effective at work? Although many of us like to think that we’re 100 percent effective, the truth is that most of us have strengths and weaknesses that impact our effectiveness. Many of us could benefit from tweaking at least a few...
by Bede | Apr 8, 2024 | Blog
The traditional 9–5 workday is poorly structured for high productivity. Perhaps when most work was physical labor, but not in the knowledge working world we now live in. Although this may be obvious based on people’s mediocre performance, addiction to stimulants, lack...
by Bede | Apr 2, 2024 | Blog
Wish there were a gym for your brain? Your muscles need exercise to increase energy, strength, and dexterity — and so does your brain. Reading, puzzles, and other mental activities improve memory and learning capacity so you process information more efficiently....
by Bede | Mar 25, 2024 | General
Sometime before I was happy, on Fourth of July weekend in 2011, I moved out of my home and first marriage, and then my laptop quit. This is a problem for a writer. I’d spent most of the holiday scrubbing the cabinets of a rental home, fixing a crack in the...
by Bede | Mar 19, 2024 | Blog
In this day and age, we work hard. Really hard. We all hustle in order to make a living. But research has shown stopping to smell the roses—by focusing on our side passions, practicing self-care, and spending time with loved ones—is a crucial element of living a long...
