Paul Millerd Quotes

committing to writing a book is easy

you just have to be a little bit insane, financially reckless, and married to the right person

just because you can get clicks, can get a bigger audience, perform personas online to get attention doesnt mean you should

underneath this stance is a nihilism or cynicism undermining the value of your own ideas or thinking

trying to hit escape velocity via financial leverage asap is probably a mistake for most people

mostly because doing so often undermines the process of preparing for the freedom you're buying and the art of exercising it

You are not broken.

Don’t buy into someone’s sales tactic

Outcomes are merely information.

It really only matters if I’m enjoying what I’m doing.

The best metric of happiness is actually just how easy it is to be happy for other people pursuing their dreams

Money only serves to buy freedom to do the thing or life you want

one thing i have seen since becoming self-employed: there is a certain sort of serendipity which occurs for many - they follow their interests for years, become skilled at something, keep going, and then a company identities that value and is willing to pay a lot for it

I do not want to be in the arena

I will be in the field if you are looking for me.

we've seen the emergence of a performance economy, one that promises fame and wealth as a package

the cost of entry: putting the algorithms opinion above your supposed craft

i dont know who needs to hear this but you are not supposed to reply to comments to answer questions from someone editing your writing

you are supposed to just make direct edits to satisfy the question!

I see so many people doing "feedback" on writing but just sort of hanging out in comments rather than vigorous rewriting

we've created entire productivity idea complexes all because dudes are too scared to take a week to do what feels good and test if they'll actually end up homeless and broke

i think i like working on books because they don't fit into the rhythms of the economic system - you must find a flow that fits your life

I never worked long hours or grinded hard at the expense of other things in my life toward work goals.

There’s no law that says you have to grind hard or suffer with work

Traditional publishing is just a bad funding model for writing. There should be some form of equity crowdfunding or other vehicles

We need to get more creative