Dickie Bush Quotes

If you don't feel remarkably unprepared & unqualified whenever you start something new, then you wasted time.

I’ve never met an unhappy person who views the world as rigged in their favor.

I’ve met a ton of unhappy people who believe the world is rigged against them.

Lesson in there.

The fear of hitting publish isn't fear, it's an ego problem.

You're assuming everyone is going to read what you write.

So keep in mind:

There are 0 people on earth refreshing their browsers waiting to read your writing.

Start listening to the market instead of hiding from it.

You’d be much further along if you started back when you first thought about getting started.

Too much audience building, not enough business building.

In a world of information overload, writing is the best clarity filter.

Quick hack to write something high-quality:

Swiftly write something low-quality, then improve it.

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

5 things worth spending money on:

1. Speed
2. Education
3. Convenience
4. Performance
5. Memory Dividends

If it doesn’t fall into one of these categories, it does not produce a positive return.

How to think about consistency:

Doing something consistently for years boils down to overcoming the three or four times you really want to give it up.

Said another way, you can stick to anything if you know those days are coming (and what you'll do when they show up).

You aren't where you want to be because you aren't doing the things required to get there.

Writing is 10x easier when you're solving a problem the market is begging you to solve.

Writing is thinking.

There is no better way to understand something than to write about it.

You’re stuck because you thought the entire journey would be fun.

Newsflash:

Progress is not always fun.

There is a disgusting & treacherous amount of exceptionally boring work between you and your ultimate goals.

Tackle it one day at a time.

"I just don't feel like writing today." said the professional writer who proceeded to sit down and write anyway.