{"id":687,"date":"2008-04-11T10:00:17","date_gmt":"2008-04-11T17:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/2008\/04\/11\/friday-links-08-04-11\/"},"modified":"2018-04-04T02:46:04","modified_gmt":"2018-04-04T09:46:04","slug":"friday-links-08-04-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/2008\/04\/11\/friday-links-08-04-11\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday Links 08-04-11"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>From the Web<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/calnewport.com\/blog\/2008\/04\/07\/monday-master-class-how-to-reduce-stress-and-get-more-done-by-building-an-autopilot-schedule\/\">Cal Newport&#8217;s Automatic Schedule<\/a> &#8211; Another great post about productivity at Study Hacks. I have a similar system to the one Cal describes, where most of my focus is on the non-routine tasks and activities. Everything else becomes a habit that uses up less energy to perform. While writing blog articles, going to the gym or finishing regular assignments requires thinking, if you&#8217;ve been doing the same thing for months, it doesn&#8217;t require the same focus to get done.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sethgodin.typepad.com\/seths_blog\/2008\/04\/write-like-a-bl.html\">Write Like a Blogger<\/a> &#8211; A post about the nuances of a blogger writing style. A few good tips:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><em>Use headlines. <\/em>Not just boring ones that announce your purpose, but interesting or puzzling or engaging headlines.<\/li>\n<li><em>Interactivity is a great shortcut. <\/em>Your readers care about someone&#8217;s opinion even more than yours&#8230; their own.<\/li>\n<li><em>Don&#8217;t be afraid of lists. <\/em>People like lists.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>From the Archives<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/2007\/08\/13\/you-suck-get-over-it\/\">You Suck. Get Over It.<\/a> &#8211; &#8220;Life isn\u2019t a steady escalator. Sometimes getting better requires that you first get a lot worse. If you can\u2019t admit to yourself that you suck at something, chances are it will hold you back from future improvements.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>From the Shelf<\/h2>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&amp;location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FSlaughterhouse-Five-Kurt-Vonnegut%2Fdp%2F0385333846%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Dbooks%26qid%3D1207838503%26sr%3D8-1&amp;tag=scottcom-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325\">Slaughterhouse-Five<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: medium none  ! important; margin: 0px ! important;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=scottcom-20&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><\/strong> &#8211; After finishing Adam Smith&#8217;s <em>The Wealth of Nations, <\/em>Kurt Vonnegut&#8217;s writing style is a joy to read. 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