Dickie Bush Quotes

You’re stuck because you dramatically underestimate the intensity required to grow.

You’re stuck because you set too many goals.

If you cannot name the 3 things you’re pursuing in life right now, you are unfocused.

Why?

The human brain can remember no more than 3 things quickly.

Tic-tac-toe. ABC. Stop drop & roll. Blood, sweat, and tears.

One health. One business. One lifestyle.

Then pursue ferociously.

You don’t have to be miserable on the path of getting better.

Too much audience building, not enough business building.

Growth is dealing with problems today you would have begged to have 3 years ago.

Time, Energy, and Attention are the scarcest commodities.

I’m convinced the single most powerful force of progress is momentum. When you have it, life is on easy mode and it’s easy to keep it. But society is designed to take it from you, so protect it at all costs. When you’re without it, start building it as quickly as you can. One small win. Then another. Then another. Before you know it you’re back riding the wave of progress.

Another good writing tip:

Resist the urge to be clever. Instead, strive to be clear.

Trying to be clever leads to confusion.

And the second your reader is confused, they're back to TikTok and Netflix.

Reminder to self: be aggressively patient.

Execute relentlessly in the short-term. But zoom out to let those efforts compound.

Impatience with actions. Patience with results.

The old way: writing once you've figured it out.

The new way: writing as you figure it out (and building an audience along the way).

Surround yourself with people who are rooting for you.

I'm convinced prolific writing comes down to one habit:

Effortless and constant capturing of ideas.

Every writer I look up to talks about how little they rely on their mind to "remember" ideas.

So they set up inboxes to capture ideas everywhere, then review them later.

Content strategy, 101

1. Find a topic you’ve learned a lot about in the last two years.

2. Create content for your two-years-ago self.

• Best resources
• 80/20 one-pager
• Common misconceptions
• How you’ve changed since learning

Boom - you’ve built an audience.

Amateur writers think about:

• Which app to take notes in
• Which platform to publish on
• What time of day to publish

Professional writers think about:

• Showing up every day
• Keeping tight feedback loops
• Solving specific problems for specific people

Add this to the many reasons to have a daily writing habit:

• Clarifies your thinking
• Builds a library of your best ideas
• Attracts new opportunities to you
• Helps you become more articulate
• Introduces you to like-minded people
• Strengthens your consistency muscle

Writing every day is truly the habit with the highest return in my life.