Skip to main content

The War of Art — Coin-Size Summary

 

Theme: The inner battle every creator faces.
Enemy: Resistance — fear, procrastination, self-doubt.
Message:

You are your own biggest obstacle. Show up, do the work, and overcome Resistance daily.

Structure:

  • Book 1: Defines Resistance and how it sabotages creative work.

  • Book 2: Encourages turning pro — approaching your work with discipline, not emotion.

  • Book 3: Taps into inspiration as a reward for consistent effort.

Core Lesson:

“The amateur waits for inspiration; the pro shows up and works.”

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Rethinking Writing Assistants: A Fresh Opportunity in macOS Productivity

In a world full of grammar checkers, writing enhancers, and AI-powered editors, one question remains surprisingly unanswered: why hasn’t anyone built a truly seamless, intelligent writing assistant for macOS that combines next-word prediction with real-time rewriting? The Current Landscape Today’s macOS users have several writing tools to choose from: Compose for macOS: Offers shortcut-activated rewriting, grammar correction, and text shortening in any app. However, it doesn’t predict your next word or sentence. Apple Writing Tools (macOS Sequoia): System-level rewriting, tone adjustment, and proofreading. Great polish, but still reactive rather than proactive. Fixkey: Adds voice-to-text and real-time rewriting with support for multiple languages. GrammarPaw: Lightweight and powerful, with ChatGPT integration, but requires manual activation for each rewrite. Cotypist: Possibly the closest to predictive text—offers GitHub Copilot-style autocomplete across macOS apps, but lacks grammar...
Post a Comment
Read more

Adding Internationalization (i18n) in FastAPI

🌍 Adding Internationalization (i18n) in FastAPI If you're building a multi-lingual API with FastAPI, it's essential to support internationalization. In this guide, we'll use the python-i18n library — a simple and effective tool for managing translations in Python using JSON files. 📦 Step 1: Install python-i18n pip install python-i18n 📁 Step 2: Create Locale Files Create a locales directory and add your language JSON files: locales/ ├── en.json └── fr.json en.json: { "greeting": "Hello" } fr.json: { "greeting": "Bonjour" } ⚙️ Step 3: Configure i18n in FastAPI import i18n from fastapi import FastAPI, Request app = FastAPI() # Load translation files i18n.load_path.append('locales') i18n.set('fallback', 'en') 🌐 Step 4: Detect Language from Request @app.middleware("http") async def add_language_to_request(request: Request, call_next): lang = request.headers.get(...
Post a Comment
Read more

Mindset — Coin-Size Summary

  Theme: Your beliefs about ability shape your success. Two Mindsets: Fixed Mindset: “I’m either good at this or I’m not.” Growth Mindset: “I can improve with effort and learning.” Key Message: Talent matters, but belief in learning and persistence matters more. Applications: Work: View challenges as growth opportunities. Product: Embrace feedback and iteration. Life: Progress comes from effort, not perfection. Core Lesson: “Becoming is better than being.”
Post a Comment
Read more