how it feels to read off the gkm on live journal because i don’t want to make an ao3 acc

the end of love live! school idol festival, after playing for eight long years.

i’ve experienced a few mobage shutdowns in my time, but i don’t think i’ve ever cried this much or at all over an eos, lol. it might seem a bit silly to say but the girls have really stuck with me through some low points. this game is the reason i found the courage to cross a major item off my bucket list and travel all the way to japan.

despite seeing the game falling into a decline (i miss event SRs and sets and the old banners sooo bad) and knowing that the game would have to shut down eventually, it still hurts to see it go. i put what must have been hundreds of hours into this game, and it’s one of the only gachas i’ve ever put money into. i’m playing like half a dozen mobage at any given time, but llsif is the most long-lasting and impactful for me personally. it’s always been there, yknow? i enjoy the story of sifas but it’s just not the same. and at least enstars and bandori give me similar gameplay, lol.

there’s so much on my account and i screen-recorded and screenshotted a BUNCH of stuff. unfortunately i had to leave a few things hanging, like i never FC’d a number of the harder EX songs (not to mention master which is a whole different beast) and since i did last-minute massive pulls to use up my love gems and scout tickets, i didn’t have time or resources to max level/bond all the cards i scouted. i would’ve liked to leave everything nice and neat, but it is what it is i suppose.

i think i could have ended on a much higher rank if i had taken full advantage of the exp charms and 10x exp campaigns; even though i tried my best during the past month, i had so many exp charms and LP restoration items that it was just too much. rank 825 is a nice multiple of 5 to end on, and 350 LP is a similarly fantastic number. they should have implemented like, 8x and 12x multipliers for songs. would’ve made my life so much easier lmao.

i played a few songs to say goodbye, like bokuhika, kisekihikaru, and thank you friends, but my last song was aishiteru banzai, the first EX song i ever FC’d while working very hard to get my first successful tier 2 for setsubun maki.

rip my account, played faithfully from dec 23 2014 to mar 31 2023.  2981 login days. i only missed 40 days’ worth of logins, which is pretty insane.

今が最高。μ’sic forever, may the sunshine be with you. see you in sif2.

Spilling Coffee | 1

➼ summary: You’ve always prided yourself in being a naturally graceful and reliable person. So an internship at BigHit seemed like a walk in the park. That is, until a certain goof slide-kicks you off your feet and makes your life a whole lot harder.

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Namjoon is a misunderstood klutz and y/n thinks too much.

➼ pairing: idol!namjoon x intern!reader

➼ genre: fluff, angst (if you squint), idolverse

➼ word count: 3,700

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You have always been proud of your natural grace. Throughout your life, it’s granted you the title of being the responsible and reliable one. The one to do the important jobs. You were always the child the teacher would pick to fill a glass of water up for the paintbrushes during art class. You would do that with a smug grin on your face, holding a big ass jar of water with both of your tiny hands. You would hand it to the teacher, whip your pigtails as you turn around and walk back to your seat looking at your jealous classmates like hell yeah I just did that, you bitches could never.

So naturally, finding out you were about to intern in a big entertainment company, you just knew you were going to unquestionably nail it. Being responsible for mundane tasks like going on coffee runs or carrying boxes to different places? Uhh, you lived for that shit.

Obviously, these weren’t the only tasks and they were definitely not going to help you in the long run of your dream profession. But being able to put down that you received work experience from Big Hit Entertainment sure was. And there was an opportunity to get a job there after your internship! And the internship pays really well! And apparently the food in their canteen was pretty good! In conclusion, it was a win-win situation all around. And how hard could it be?

The answer to that was hard. Very fucking hard.

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Namjoon has always been in awe of how clumsy he actually was. Even his bandmates wonder how such an intelligent, grown man can be such a dumbass. Whenever he tried to fix something? Boom, it instantly got 10x worse. His fans even call him the God of Destruction. He would be offended by the nickname, but he can’t hate the truth. And the title is pretty badass if you think about it.

He was more of the kid in art class who was always given small jobs like making sure the aprons weren’t tangled up when it was time to put them away. Even though he wanted cooler jobs like holding those cool big ass glass jars, he understood that sometimes it’s just best to mind his own business and do his own designated jobs. You know, for world peace.

But today. Wow. It’s like the gods above are punishing him or something.

He actually woke up feeling pretty good. Today was going to be his day. Or so he thought. His clumsiness, once again, ruins it for him.

Long story short: he accidentally broke a bit of the toilet seat off. In his defence, he really needed a shit and someone left the toilet seat up again. He was definitely not going to fall into the toilet bowl this time. So Namjoon did the only thing a human could do in such a limited space of time: he slam-dunked that toilet seat down as hard as he could. Not his smartest idea. To his dismay, he spent his morning poo hovering over the toilet, with a piece of the seat held in his left hand. Let’s just say the other members were not thrilled when he walked out to the kitchen holding the piece of the smashed toilet seat from one of the most used bathrooms in the house.

After sitting through another one of Seokjin's speeches about the importance of handling things with a bit more caution, Namjoon decided it would be best to go to the company a bit earlier than the others today. Especially when the younger ones wouldn’t stop roasting the shit out of him. It was when he tripped over walking into the company building he thought to himself.

Maybe today wasn’t his day.

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This was the tenth day of your internship. And you don’t like to boast but you think you’re owning this shit. Sure, your boss is scary and likes giving you lots of monotonous tasks. But she’s not that bad. Besides, this is what you signed up for! And you’re having fun. Kinda.

“Intern.” You look up from your desk to see a smiling Joowon, one of your coworkers, “Lee is asking for you.”

Giving him a nod, you swiftly get up from your desk. You knock on your boss’ door and walk in when she acknowledges your presence.

“Yes, Mrs Lee?” you say, beaming brightly.

“I need you to go on a coffee run for the marketing team. We have an important meeting regarding TXT’s comeback and I do not want to see anyone slacking. If I do, I will kill someone,” she says looking up from the screen, giving you a small vacant smile. See? She’s warming up to you!

“Of course! Do you want me to buy you a knife while I’m out? Just in case?” You joke while giggling lightly.

“Was that supposed to be a joke?” She asks, with no amusement in her face.

You immediately stop laughing. Fuck. Maybe she’s just a tad bit scary. You stiffen a bit and nod ashamed.

“Yeah. I don’t need any of that here” she glances at you up and down and then looks back at her computer, “you should leave now.”

You bow and basically run out of her office. Okay. Fine. She’s fucking terrifying.

You knew working in a big establishment like BigHit was going to be intimidating but not this intimidating. It didn’t help that you had a subliminal fear of attractive people. Of course, you liked looking at them but talking to them made you so nervous. Maybe you should've taken that into account before working in a fucking entertainment company. They were everywhere. At least you were working in the marketing team, where your interactions with the idols were very limited. However, you still would have the odd occurrence with one. On your second day, TXT's Soobin asked you for Mrs Lee's whereabouts. You nearly cried... But let’s not think about that.

Thankfully, your department is quite small and you only had to go get nine iced americanos. The lady at the counter also gave you two paper bags that held eight of them which made your life easier. Since you were feeling fancy and had the room, you got yourself an iced latte. Realising you were a bit short on time, you quickly dashed back to the company.

Entering the building, you check the clock on the lobby wall: fifteen minutes until the meeting starts. Cool. That's fine. You can totally get there before it starts. Totally. Deep breath. You'll be fine. After violently stabbing the elevator button multiple times, you hastily enter and press the floor you needed. Seeing no one was going to get on with you, you push the button to close the doors. Just once. Maybe a few times for good measure. Before the doors shut, you catch a glimpse of the clock again. Thirteen minutes. More than enough time.

When you reach your floor, you check inside the bags to make sure nothing has spilt. You can't help but smile. Look at you. Two coffees in each hand? Not a spill. Holding two bags of coffee? Not a single drop. You really did that. You were that bitch. I am the elite intern. You think to yourself with a chuckle. Then you stop yourself and wince. Jesus Christ. You really needed to get a life.

Remembering your task, you carefully pull out your phone from your pocket to check the time; ten minutes. Just to be safe (and to beat your previous coffee run score of having eight minutes to spare), you speed down the hallway.

You can literally see the glass walls of the meeting room. Not even half of the team is there yet. You were that early. On the opposite side of the corridor, you see your boss, who is facing away from you, and Joowon talking to each other. He glances at you and smiles. You quicken your pace, about to return the smile.

Suddenly, you're seeing him horizontally.

What the fuck? Why the fuck? Oh my God. You're too busy soaking up the mess in front of you that you don’t feel the searing pain on your left ankle. You blink hard and freeze on the floor.

The coffee is spilt. Everywhere.

Shit. You’re gonna get killed. You're gonna get fired. Before you start crying on the ground, the floor starts moving... Wait. Floors don't move. Uuugh. And floors sure as hell don't groan.

You look sideways to realise you're on top of someone's chest. That said someone looks down at you.

Your heart drops.

You jump up to stand and you instantly feel the sting on your ankle. You look at the scene in front of you. You feel like sobbing again. You just spilt your drink all over RM. Fucking Kim Namjoon. You know, the leader of the biggest fucking boy group on the planet? That's the one. You aren’t just going to be fired. You're gonna be banished from Korea. Burned at the stake. Mauled to death.

"I'm so fucking sorry." You burst out, desperately getting back down on the floor to clean up the liquid with your clothes, "I'm so sorry, I really didn't mean to."

You warily look at him. He's just lying there in this weird, starfish-like position. Not really moving. Oh my God, you think to yourself. You fucking broke him. Did you kill him?

You stop helplessly scrubbing the floor with your jumper sleeve and shakily ask him, "are you alive?"

Abruptly, pulls himself up in a seated position. You flinch. Fuck. He's gorgeous. Great, now you’re nervous. He stares at you blankly and you wince a bit. You mentally prepare yourself to get screamed at and you feel a sting in your eyes. God, you're about to cry. You’re gonna lose your internship. You’re gonna have no future. You're so fucking terri-

All you hear is a deep chuckle.

"Shit. You've done it again Namjoon" he mutters to himself in disbelief, "Did I hurt you?"

He looks at you in concern and shuffles closer. Carefully, he puts a hand on your shoulder. Well, he’s never seen you before. He glances down at the ID card hanging from your neck. There’s a picture of you grinning cheerfully and your name: Y/n L/n. An intern? He also notices that you don’t have the same red lanyard as the other staff here; you switched yours to an Animal Crossing themed ribbon. Cute. He looks back up and his brows furrow when he sees a tear run down your cheek.

“U-uh. I-I’m fine.” you stutter, not really paying attention and avoiding eye contact. You feel yourself shaking.

“Are you sure? I just completely wiped you out with a sliding kick.” He jokes to try to ease the situation, offering a kind smile. Fuck, he has dimples, you think to yourself. You feel him brush his thumb over your cheek to wipe the stray tear.

“Oh my God. Namjoon-ah are you okay?” your boss asks, pushing past you to check on the man, “What is with this mess? What on earth did you do, intern?”

You stumble upwards, preparing for your death. You close your eyes in anticipation. Here it is. Your life was fun while it laste-

“It wasn’t her fault. And I’m fine. Just a bit of liquid.” You hear him say.

You open your eyes and face them. The idol makes eye contact with you and you quickly divert your eyes down. You feel your face heat up from the sudden attention.

“Namjoon-ah, it’s okay. You don’t need to cover up for her. She’s just an intern.” your boss says, impressed with his supposed kindness.

Excuse me? You look up at her disbelief. He was the one who caused you to fall. Before you’re about to defend yourself, you glance at him again and stop yourself. Oh, what the hell? Fine.

“I’m so sorry! I’ll clean this up straight away!” You shout and bow deeply, accepting the fault. It was just going to be easier this way, you’re just a disposable intern anyways.

Namjoon watches you bow deeply towards them. What? This was his fault.

“Wait, no this was my doin-” He started.

“I really expected better than this, intern.” Mrs Lee sighs in disappointment, not wanting to waste time, “Clean this mess up.”

You bow at both of them again as she walks past you, heading for the meeting room. Well that went better than expected. At least you’re still alive. You sigh weakly and started your hunt for something to help clean the mess up.

Before he could intervene again to clear things up, his phone rings.

“Hyung! Where are you? We need you now, the business call is just about to start.” Jimin shouts down the phone.

Namjoon curses himself. He takes a quick look at your back before running to where he was needed. So much for first impressions. Throughout the call, all he could focus on was the cute intern he wiped out and his coffee-stained hoodie sticking to his chest.

Yup. Today was definitely not his day.

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After two weeks of whatever that was, you’ve been trying really hard to redeem yourself. Just a few examples: you started colour coding the meeting notes to make it easier to read; you call the coffee shop ahead of time so your coffee runs take no longer than seven minutes; you bring running shoes to work so for any errands you need to run, you literally run. Oh, and most importantly, you steer the fuck out of Kim Namjoon’s way. This step has been proven difficult because you now see him everywhere. (Apparently, their group is heading into more product deals with different companies so your department is becoming a regular for them).

You tell yourself you aren’t trying to avoid the man because that would be stupid. But you know deep inside you’re just really fucking scared of him. Here are some reasons for your new founded fear:

1. He drop-kicked you down to the floor and you would be lying if you said it didn’t hurt like a bitch. You walked with a limp for a whole week. You’re pretty sure you could’ve sued him.

2. He’s the reason Mrs Lee now hates you with a burning passion. (Bit of an overstatement but since when did your mind not blow things out of proportion?)

3. He’s too tall. His mere size towers over you. It’s petrifying.

4. He’s so fucking attractive? Like? Who allowed him to look that good daily? And when he smiles, his dimples show? The thought of them breaks you out in cold sweat.

5. He smells too nice.

6. And oh yeah. Whenever you see each other, he tries to walk up and talk to you.

It scares the living daylights out of you.

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Namjoon has never experienced this before.

It’s like he’s the bloody plague. The guilt was eating him alive. For two weeks now he’s been trying to come up and talk to you. And for two weeks you have been running away from him like your life depended on it. He couldn’t stop thinking about it. Surely you knew it was an honest mistake and he did try to defend you against Mrs Lee. He even apologised, right? Did he apologise? Oh God, he didn’t apologise. He needs to apologise.

“Hyung!” Jungkook pushes him, “Were you even listening?”

Namjoon looks up at the youngest in confusion, “What?”

“He’s too busy thinking about his latest victim.” Jimin teases.

Jungkook laughs with him, “It’s not like she hates you or anything. If you feel so bad about it then just go talk to her and sort it out. You said she was on the marketing floor right? So just go find-”

His words get cut off by his hyung groaning and banging his head down to his table, watching the surrounding objects jump up from the force.

“You think I haven’t tried that?” He mumbles sadly into the wood, “She runs away from me.”

The two younger men look at each other.

“Hyung, you’re totally just overthinking this. She doesn’t run away from you.” Jungkook chuckles, offering a supporting hand on Namjoon’s back.

After a few hours of trying to work on some songs, Namjoon yawns loudly and stretches out his long limbs. From behind him, he hears the two yawn straight after and they all let out a small laugh.

“I think we should call it a day,” Jimin stands up, starting to pack his things, “Yoongi hyung said we were gonna have dinner tonight so we should get going.”

Moving towards the elevator, Namjoon sees you, holding a big stack of papers, from the corner. Shit. Instantly, he pulls the two members in front of him.

“Oh my God, it’s her.” He hides and whispers, even though you are out of ear reach.

Jungkook and Jimin look at the small moving figure, who is currently trying to move hair out of her face with her mouth. So that’s the girl who is clouding their leader’s mind. They watch you a few feet away from the elevator. As if they knew what the other was thinking, they exchange a mischievous look. Without warning, they forcefully drag their hyung forwards before he could process their actions.

Jesus. You whine to yourself. These papers are so fucking heavy. When you hear the ding of lift, you walk in and stretch your pinky to the ground floor button. You move to the back of the elevator, resting your back on the railing. You only have this job to do and you can finally go home. Smiling at the thought, you mindlessly look at your feet, oh and the large feet in front of you. Wait, what?

You look up in shock and meet eyes with your greatest fear. He gives you a nervous smile and you notice the two other attractive people on either side of him. Another fear of yours. (Not the biggest fear at hand but albeit still a fear). God. It’s like you were in a horror movie, where the ghosts were unfairly good looking. You feel your heart speeding. You scream inwardly when you see the idol opening his mouth.

Namjoon stutters and starts when he feels Jungkook hit his back, “Hello aga-”

He feels a gust of wind run past him.

You just sprinted out of the elevator.

As the doors close, the three turn around and watch you racing away. Gobsmacked. Before the doors fully shut, Namjoon is the only one that sees you trip, papers flying everywhere. He lets out a quiet gasp. The small room is silent.

“Well,” Jungkook quietly coughs out, “Maybe she does hate you...”

“You think she hates me?” The oldest pitifully questions and watches Jimin hit the youngest.

“No, don’t be stupid,” Jimin weakly persuades and gives an insincere smile, “She might just be nervous or something.”

Namjoon instantly frowns. She hates me.

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You lay face down on the floor, soaking up all the embarrassment of what just happened. Did you just fall? You? Over nothing? What in God’s name is happening to you? You look up and instantly wince. All the documents you organised, sorted and colour-coded are all messed up. There goes your early night.

Picking up the stray papers, you think to yourself: what the fuck is wrong with you? If you weren’t such a big pussy, your life would have been so much easier. You think about all of the time you would have saved if you just walked the quicker route, regardless of whether or not he was in the way. You think about all the plants you wouldn’t have hid behind to prevent his attention. You think about all the information you could’ve learned about your dream job if you didn’t reject the offers just because there was a slim chance of running into him.

At the end of the night, you have one question burning into your mind: why were you so scared of him?

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“You like him.” Daeun proclaims. You just told her about your most recent encounter with him.

You stare at the fellow intern in confusion, “What?”

“You have a big fat crush on him.” She repeats, taking a bite out of her lunch, “Just think about it, you said it yourself, your heart races when you see him... So you like him.”

“My heart races because I’m scared of him” You point out.

“No. You dumb bitch. Your heart races because you are nervous.”

Oh. Well, this was not what you were expecting when you asked your friend for advice. You have a crush on Namjoon?

“B-but I don’t know anything about him.” You argue, shaking your head.

“You don’t necessarily have to personally know him to crush on him,” she continues, “You find him attractive right?”

“W-well, yeah I guess so-”

“There you go. We’ve cracked it. You’re just horny for him.”

“The fuck? No, I’m not.” you push her and she laughs.

“I don’t blame you, he walks like he’s got a massive cock.”

You shriek and whack her in detest. She screams jokingly at the pain. When you two look around and notice people staring, you both can’t help but laugh hard.

At 9PM, you were laying in bed, thinking about your friend’s words and you couldn’t help but to be curious about him. Sure, you liked his music as much as the next person but you didn’t know much about Namjoon as a person. Since you just graduated from college, you didn’t have much time to spend on immersing yourself in the world of the BTS. Letting your curiosity get the better of you, you start doing research, telling yourself it’ll only take a few minutes.

After watching countless interviews and videos, you wonder how such a person could exist. He’s intelligent, loving, kind, gentle, passionate and- well you just go on for hours. You laugh a bit when you realise his only fault: he’s the biggest fucking klutz.

It hit you at 3AM when you finished watching his UNICEF speech with a big ass smile on your face.

Fuck, you totally have a crush on Namjoon.

a/n: hello! thank you for reading + i hope you’ve enjoyed. i’m also already in the process of writing the second part, if that is something you would like to see!

After a few years of trial and error, I think I've finally found the perfect organization method.

In the early years of high school, I had a bullet journal. I was an artsy kid who found a way to combine art with organization in a way that benefited other parts of my life.

However, as I approached the end of high school, my schedule got busier, and I was involved in a lot more things, so owning a bullet journal was less practical. Because of that, I switched to an app called Edo Agenda.

I continued with digital planning in college since I knew I wasn't going to have as much time. But all the apps I tried out—Taskade, Actions by Moleskine, Any.do, Todoist, Wunderlist—weren't suited to my planning and organizational needs. They didn't have the specific functions I required and didn't incorporate an organization system I liked to use. The predefined apps were too restraining, but the more customizable apps weren't customizable enough.

So then I switched to a bare bones, uber minimalist bullet journal method. That worked pretty well my second semester. It was simple, portable, and most importantly, flexible—all the things one could wish for in a planning system. However, it wasn't always the most convenient to use since I couldn't effectively integrate all the different aspects of my life, which, to no surprise, is mostly recorded digitally.

There was just one huge problem with my digital organization system that made me hesitant to switch back in the first place: everything was fragmented. Notes were in Google Docs. Financial records were in Google Sheets. To-Do Lists were in my bullet journal. Team projects were in Trello. My poetry was on Bear. Things I wanted to try are carelessly pinned to random pinterest boards or added to my YouTube "watch later" playlist. It was a mess.

Over the summer, I found out about Notion from a friend, and I thought, this has so much potential, it could even be exactly what I need. It's essentially like an empty notebook on your computer with functions that make it 10x more powerful. Notion allows you to integrate all aspects of your life and work into one app. Some of the advantages that have made me partial to Notion are:

Even greater customization level. Notion is a blank canvas with tons of predefined blocks and different file types. You can make databases, spreadsheets, Kanban boards, to do lists, etc. Also, you can remain connected to other digital services. You can link websites, collaborate with other users, use different structures (e.g. documents, databases, tasks), embed images and videos, etc. There are also tons of formatting options, e.g. text color, highlight, heading v. body text.

Better organization. Notion allows you to have pages within pages within pages within pages—an infinite hierarchy that you can organize with tables of contents. These pages are made of blocks, e.g. tables, checklists, boards, databases.  Both pages and blocks can be rearranged by simply dragging and dropping them to where you want them to be. In other words, I guess it's kind of like building a website to organize your life. Plus, their database feature is especially powerful as it allows you to connect all your data and get into as much detail as you wish (each entry in a database is its own page).

Templates. There are tons of templates created by both Notion and the community that you can use. These are especially helpful in the beginning since Notion does have a rather steep learning curve. There are template for almost every category: personal, planning, finance, job applications, design roadmap, etc. Check out their template gallery, this medium article called "10 Notion templates to inspire your use", or read on for my own examples!

Shortcuts. This makes typing and documenting so much faster. Notion uses Markdown, which is a text-to-HTML conversion tool, e.g. # = Heading 1, *, - = bullet point, etc.

Notion has some pretty awesome features, but how does one actually use it? Personally, I have four top-level pages: my planner, my personal journal, songwriting, and blogging.

Planner

I've been using my planner to, well, plan and track my day to day activities as well as my week and month. The way I've structured it is a calendar or monthly overview with links to pages of weekly overviews, and if needed, daily overviews within the weekly overview. This links things up so nicely, i.e. I don't have to be constantly flipping pages in my physical bullet journal or planner to find what I need.

I also have entertainment lists, which is mainly a table with all the shows I want to watch, the books I want to read, etc. I keep track of whether or not I've watched them, as well as my personal ratings. What I love most about this is that each entry is its own page, so I can type my notes for each book, show, or film and easily find them in the future. (Also the reason why I have plural “lists” instead of just one entertainment list is because you can filter entries by type of entertainment, e.g. movies, tv shows, books, articles.)

Personal

For personal notes, goals, journal entries, etc. This is kind of like an extension of my daily journal and just where I dump all my thoughts and keep track of the different aspects of my life: mental, emotional, spiritual, social, physical, and travel.

Another page I have is called "Stray Thoughts" and, well, it's pretty self explanatory. It's a lot easier to dump all my thoughts as they come and reorganize them later. Of course, this requires sacrificing the rawness of journaling, i.e. when the thoughts come and how you process them, which is why I still keep a regular journal that I write in daily.

Songwriting

I've been writing a lot of music over the summer and it's often hard to keep track of all of my songs and how far I've gotten in the songwriting process. So I created a table of songs - each entry of a song is a page with its lyrics. These are then tagged with the status of the lyrics (i.e. completed, in progress) and the status of the music itself (i.e. melody only, instrumental, mixing, mastering, revised). Eventually, I'll include demos in the database by embedding audio files in the document.

I have a separate section for inspiration and ideas, which is a kind of brain dump, e.g. words I think would make a good song, a certain theme for a song, a melody that's been stuck in my head, a vibe I'd like to try out, etc.

I've also been watching a lot of tutorials for music production and there's a section where I write my notes for that.

Eintsein

The last section of my Notion app is for this blog. Which has pages for

New posts. These are ideas for future posts, asks that I think would need longer answers, as well as posts that are currently in the draft stage (like this one was before I posted it)

Design assets. This is where I put all the visual branding material for Eintsein.com to be used in posts and any visual material on the blog.

FAQ. Having an FAQ document just makes it so much easier to make changes to your existing FAQ. Plus, if you ever change your FAQ theme, you just have to copy and paste what you already have.

Post directory. I keep track of all my previous masterposts, infographics, and generally longer and more comprehensive posts. It's the exact same as what you see on my Navigation page. And yes, the document contains direct links to the post.

New theme. A project I've been working on the past couple days is trying to create my own theme for my blog. This is where I put all my outlines, brainstorming notes, design inspiration, code snippets, etc.There are some pretty awesome features I’ve made use of in this page:

As you can probably tell, I'm absolutely obsessed with Notion since it has such awesome features and endless possibilities for customization. So far I've been using Notion for personal projects, which, since they are quite big in scale and have no set deadline, are important to organize well. My summer courses were only 6 weeks and weren't difficult to organize.

The formats above are just how I personally use notion. You could make some of your own, or if you don't think you want to build your pages from scratch, there are tons of templates to choose from. Here are some I think I'll be using in the near future and may be helpful for others as well, especially students like myself:

One drawback, however, is that Notion has a rather steep learning curve, but there are tons of tutorials online (especially YouTube) and I guarantee you it's all worth it.

Notion is not just a productivity app. It's a way to concretize your entire life.

Notion is free to use, but there are higher tiers that allow for more blocks, greater file size, etc. I use a personal account, which is $4 per month with unlimited block storage and no file upload limit (although I got it for $33/year). Personally I think the free plan would suit most people's needs, especially if you're not uploading large files.

do you support pain-somnia

Yes. 1000%. Because that fucking thread about them on twitter is absolute bullshit, full of lies and also putting words into their mouth that they never said. I’ve been absolutely livid about it since I learned about it, had half a mind to make a twitter account just to counter all the lies on there.

Day’s original thread earlier wasn’t manipulating anyone, it was advising people to watch what they say because these jabs at fan content have been bothering fan content creators. What sort of jabs? Things like saying you’ve been so deprived of content for the ship and how this novel is “so much better” because it’s not a fanfic. It’s discouraging for fan writers to hear, and they were trying to warn people about the effect these kinds of comments were having on fan content creators. Because in the end, after the hype dies down for the novel, all you have left are these creators. Where is the manipulation? It’s a boldface lie that they manipulated anyone. 

And then comes the matter that they apparently do not support small creators. What the genuine hell? Because they don’t read and reblog from them? Readers all have preferences, standards. Some topics they can’t stand to read about, some that immediately have them clicking out of a fic, some writing level they can’t tolerate. I can’t stand first POV anything, for example, and it sends me running. Same for cliche bad tropes like playboy Sasuke or super jealous Sasuke--we all. Have. Goddamn. Standards. And. Preferences. Day has never said their ideas were superior. They have said to be icked out by some subjects or tropes that had them exiting the fic, which is understandable. Does that mean they have to reblog from small creators anyway? Just because they are more popular? 

Newsflash, but when you do that as a popular creator, you tend to fall into a hole that never ceases to deepen where literally every small creator comes to you asking you to read and review and reblog their stories which can be exhausting and time consuming to anyone who is busy like they are. Getting attention and an audience takes time--there are no shortcuts. Don’t get angry because popular creators don’t always promote your works--it’s not their job.  

And god. The other zine. The other fucking zine. Man have I never been more pissed off in my life about all those accusations with that goddamn zine. 

Let me tell you something: I was in there for a while. Trying to paint them as the poor little victims? Oh boy is that ever laughable. Without getting into details, let’s just say it wasn’t the greatest time in there. The environment was toxic as hell. I quit. Many other people quit. Participants who stayed and were only in their zine were paid double while others who were in both were only paid half “to be fair” (where’s the fairness in that? there wasn’t any--there were just being petty.)

These accusations of trying to sabotage them is absolutely fucking ridiculous. Asking them not to announce their zine? All that other bullshit? Like what on earth? I don’t even know where to start. They (the other zine) did mistreat their creators. They laughed about how Seasons wasn’t going to make it and were never going to have enough money to actually go through with the realization of the project. Begged a creator who wanted out of their zine to stay by offering them MONEY (sketchy much?). Did not listen to any advice Day and the other mods gave to them because they were noticing the bad choices they were making. They were not kind, they were not angels--they were not remotely damn victims. Day was a dedicated and available mod, which is more than I can say for the other zine who were barely present and got offended if you had a problem with anything. 

I was never going to talk about my bad experience and the ones I know many other creators had with them because that was the mature thing to do, and karma would speak for itself when the time came. But accusing Day in that thread of all these things when they and the others mods have made the experience of a being in a zine 10x better than the other team? When Day told us many times of the advice they had tried to give so they would not make such mistakes but the team simply ignored it or got pissy about it? Give me a goddamn break, they were the better person here. Better than those people have ever been to their contributors and to Season’s team.

Lastly, this whole thing about only wanting to make money is just... god I’m exhausted thinking about it. Writers spend hours and hours of their time making content, yes? Just as artists do, we take a considerable time of our day to provide the fics you read. Artists have commissions, and a good 99% of the time, no one has a problem with that. But as soon as a writer dares to request money for their work, that’s somehow a big problem. Do any of you realize how largely silent the reading community is? How many people read, possibly like, but don’t say anything? How many readers feel entitled to have the next chapter as soon as possible when this writer isn’t even getting paid? No?

Then how, good gracious, in the fucking world is it so offensive that a writer would set up someway to get a little money for the extensive time they give the fandom, and rewards these willing patrons with earlier updates? Especially a writer who is disabled and doesn’t have the same privileges that able-bodied people have when it comes to work? But somehow that makes them money-hungry? You are helping them make their lives a little easier by offering just a little money for something they love to do and dont feel they are wasting their time doing. They have explained many times how patrons are the only way they feel people are still interested in their works because people are so fucking silent and never bother to leave a comment. 

So much of the fandom takes its content creators for granted. So many get offended when there is an opportunity for them to get a little money because they don’t want to pay them for content they could have for free. For content they have been getting for free for so many years. It makes them feel entitled. But guess what? No reader is entitled to anything if you don’t pay the creator. You don’t pay us. Write the goddamn subsequent chapters or stories you want yourself if you are so entitled to have content. 

Have some fucking respect and stop getting so enraged at creators who choose to take this opportunity to get money if they can when chances are they probably fucking need that money. Day is an amazing person. They are one of the kindest people I know, hardworking and dedicated to the fandom. 

Anyone who tries to imply otherwise is a blinded idiot. And that person specifically who made the thread? A special fuck you to your ableist ass. Literally cannot get over how you would tell someone you don’t even know at all that your life (and a dozen other people as you so sweetly put it) is harder than theirs.

Find someone else to spread your stupid lies about.

What is the biggest life lesson advice

“I’ve been broke and I’ve been rich.

I’ve been depressed and I’ve been happy as hell.

I’ve been alone, single, and heartbroken. And I’ve been in the most amazing intimate relationships imaginable.

I’ve traveled the world, made friends, lost friends, and tried things I never thought I would.

At the end of the day, I’ve realized that living a good life is a lot simpler than people try to make it out to be.

And here are my 15 best tips for achieving it.”

1. Sleep 9 Hours a Night

Plain and simple. You’ll feel better, look better, be more productive, be happier, and be less likely to suffer from obesity and chronic diseases.

Sleep isn’t a weakness. It’s a necessity.

Get 7.5–9 hours a night and I promise your life will change.

2. Be Happy Now

Happiness is a choice (even though we’d like to think otherwise).

So stop trying to achieve happiness and just decide to be happy. You can make the most out of terrible situations and learn to find joy and gratitude in even your darkest times.

Your life is better than 99% of the human beings who lived on this planet before you.

So be happy now.

3. Create Passive Income Asap

It’s worth 10x working income and creates ultimate freedom in your life.

If you can build a website, write a book, or launch a product that generates $5,000 a month semi-automatically, your life will change forever.

4. Exercise Everyday

There’s no reason to go a day without exercise. You don’t have to lift heavy everyday, but you must MOVE.

You’ll be happier, stronger, smarter (literally), and more productive.

It takes less than 30 minutes to get a good sweat on and it can add years to your life. No excuses.

5. Prioritize Lifestyle > Money (But Money Also)

Money is great. But living a life of freedom is better. Prioritize living a great life and embrace minimalism. Make money, sure. But don’t make money at the expense of living your life.

6. Stop Eating Sugar

It’s basically poison and has no nutritional value. A cookie here and there isn’t a big deal, but the less of this crap you eat, the better you’ll feel and the more effectively you’ll perform.

7. Do The Things You Want to Do

Life is too short to live for other people.

So your parents want you to be a Doctor? So what! They don’t have to live your life or shoulder your regrets.

Do what you want to do and remember that life is too damn short to follow other people’s dreams.

8. Only Take Advice From People You’d Trade Lives With

If someone doesn’t have the life that you want or at least a life that you’d want. Don’t take their advice.

This includes me.

If you want to be a billionaire mega investor and rule the world, don’t listen to a word I say.

If you want to have a life of happiness, financial freedom, and lifestyle independence, I might have a thing or two to teach you.

9. Travel More and Travel Longer

You’ll never regret it. It will open your eyes to new ways of living, thinking, and being and will be the most transformative experience of your life.

If you have the opportunity to travel somewhere new, always say “Yes.”

10. Make Time to Think

Don’t get so caught up in doing things that you forget to make time to think.

Ponder deep questions, ask yourself what you really want out of life, figure out innovative solutions to your problems.

Make time for deep thought and you’ll be amazed at how your life will change.

11. Quit Complaining

It doesn’t help you, it pisses off the people around you, and makes you less attractive.

Remind me again why you think it’s a good thing to bitch about traffic all the time?

12. Stop Lying

To your friends, family, and most importantly… Yourself.

Live in truth. Be authentic. Stop making crap up and pretending you’re ok to make other people happy.

You can only change your life from a place of truth.

Be honest about your reality, desires, and obstacles and you’ll find that the solutions come easier.

13. Read as Much as You Can

Never pass up an opportunity to expand your mind and broaden your horizons. Read about everything.

Science, psychology, self help, business, history, biographies, fiction. You name it.

The more you read, the more well rounded you’ll become and the better your life will be.

14. Be Nice to Yourself

You’re the only person you have to live with for the rest of your life. So try being nice to yourself.

Watch the negative self talk. Believe in yourself. Treat yourself with love and respect.

Before you do, say, or pursue anything, ask yourself, “If a close friend was in this situation, how would I respond or what would I encourage him/her to do?”

15. Don’t be a Dick

Seriously…

Life is too short to yell at the Verizon customer support agent over a payment dispute. The poor gal wasn’t the one who double charged your account, so don’t take it out on her.

Life has a funny way of reprimanding mean people.

So be nice to people and stop being a dick, m’kay?

Hope this helps

Stay Grounded, Andrew

some self-care/mental health tips for the upcoming school year

with school coming soon or already starting for some people i figured i’d share some of my tips for a healthier lifestyle. i know in the past i’ve struggled so much with being good to myself once school starts, both mentally, emotionally, and physically!

keep a clean room 

i know how hard this is. i’m absolutely awful at it, even in the summer but it really makes the biggest difference. coming home to a mess when your life is already stressful and messy enough just makes things worse. i know when i have a clean space i’m way more productive and at peace with my situation.

take a break from social media

just doing this every once in awhile makes the hugest difference. social media is a wonderful world but it’s easy to get caught up in how everyone is doing things without you or having more fun or how someone’s prettier or whatever. it’s not worth it. i’ve learned that just deleting the apps for even a few hours can make my mental state 10x better. it’s important to realize that while people are out doing things all the time, you can never be as fun as all the 162 people you follow combined.

don’t be afraid to invite people out

one of the biggest things i struggle with is being social, simply because i overthink inviting people to do things with me too much and just wait to be invited by someone else instead. remember that even if someone says they can’t do something, it’s not the end of the world. at least you opened up a possibility!!! by being someone who invites others to do things, people will feel more appreciated and like you actually want to hang out with them! but also always save time for yourself as well!

create a self-care routine with motivation

by giving yourself some type of reward to wash your face, brush your teeth and shower, such as only watching your favorite tv show afterwards, it will feel a bit easier to accomplish the tasks that seem simple but can be terribly hard, especially if you suffer from depression. i’ve learned that combining things into one task also makes it easier, such as once you get in the shower, do everything. wash your face, brush your teeth, shave, all in the shower. it makes self-care so much easier.

get outside, stay out of bed

laying in bed is the best thing ever, i know, but it can be so easy to get in there and never get out. this is my biggest bad habit. i feel more productive even just sitting on the couch. my bed is like a black hole of lost motivation. go outside for twenty minutes a day if you can. sunlight makes things a little better and staying inside all day does nothing for you.

do one thing that scares you everyday, big or small.

i’m someone who has struggled with social anxiety for years now, but i’m slowly getting better because i’m making a conscious (and very terrifying effort) everyday. this won’t work for everyone, i know, but it’s helped me a little bit. i try to challenge myself everyday to do one thing that scares me, whether it’s asking someone to do something after school or agreeing to get coffee with a friend you’re not super close to yet, or even just making conversation with someone next to me in class. don’t push yourself too far but don’t make zero effort either.

cut the negative language/mindset

anytime you have a negative thought find a reverse positive. even saying “i’m not happy with how my hair looks but my ass looks great in these jeans” is better than saying “i look awful today”. stop the constant internal bullying! think of it this way, if your best friend said the things you say to yourself, how would you feel? you’re your own best friend, so cut the shit! compliment yourself like you do your best friend. complimenting myself and finding things i find beautiful on my own body even once a day has increased my confidence exponentially. a negative language towards yourself leads to a negative mindset.

find someone who motivates you

if you need motivation to work out, study, anything, find a buddy. having someone to do things with and hold you accountable makes a world of difference. this summer i got together with a friend and made a deal that we would work out 2-3 times a week. it worked so much better than if i had just made that goal for myself because she was always there to text me to ask to workout when we needed to but i lacked the desire. and i did the same for her. now we actually both got a job at a gym together this fall and are working out consistently because we have that mutual  accountability with each other! plus just having someone you enjoy seeing makes doing the hard task more fun!

accept your individuality

you don’t need to look like society’s ideal of beautiful. there’s millions of types of flowers, and just because one kind is pretty to someone, does that make all the others ugly? no. there’s tons of species of dogs too and they all look totally different. is a poodle ugly just because a golden retriever is cute? NO. your individuality is you. everyone is beautiful in the very own unique way. don’t try to look like someone ellse. your beauty is not measured by how perfect your features are. 

drink some fucking water

and eat some food too

understand that a bad week doesn’t mean a bad life

we’re all going to go through those weird ass time periods where it feels like everything sucks and nothing can go right. accept that although it’s pretty bad right now, it won’t be forever. 

good luck with this school year everyone! hope my tips help even just one person. take care of yourselves, kiddos.

saving the following for posterity so that I may look at it later and know I did not imagine it

cutler beckett do not interact

lizzyswann-turnersuggestions: very well if you must know james i was about 15 or 16 and you were the only man i knew so i can be forgiven for the lapse in taste. apparently i forgot to tell my father i got over it ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

norringtonsuggestions: Surely there were others? Your father was always a rather social sort.

lizzyswann-turnersuggestions ehhh they didn't hunt pirates for a living.

lizzyswann-turnersuggestions You know, my father ribbed me a fair amount about You liking me, but you seem to be unaware of how much he liked you.  He didn't hint about just anybody, you know.

norringtonsuggestions I think it seemed natural enough to him, especially with my family remaining in England. He enjoyed playing sponsor.

lizzyswann-turnersuggestions you're so dumb james he really liked you personally

norringtonsuggestions Yes, which I imagine is why he enjoyed granting me his sponsorship.

lizzyswann-turnersuggestions >:C and his only daughter's hand in marriage....

norringtonsuggestions I know. Please don’t insult me as though I did not.

lizzyswann-turnersuggestions all right i'm sorry. It's still a touchy subject.

norringtonsuggestions I had much more on my plate at the time than I felt was necessary to share, especially with you still so young at the time and my feelings leveling off at fondness for much of our acquaintance.

lizzyswann-turnersuggestions well i mean. small wonder at that.and 'small wonder' is a pun btw

the small wonder is my late developed bosom

norringtonsuggestions I don’t wish to be heartless, but the affections of a little girl did not inspire the reciprocation I see now she must have hoped for.

lizzyswann-turnersuggestions chill out omg it was a tiny crush

I never aspired to your heart, only your confidence.

norringtonsuggestions I did not want to overestimate your stomach.

lizzyswann-turnersuggestions omgggggggg that makes me 10x angrier like i missed out on so much

norringtonsuggestions Surely now you must understand my reluctance?

lizzyswann-turnersuggestions I've spent my whole life being instructed to be understanding, James.  What I would like for once is for someone else to seek to understand *me*.

Honor, adventure, heroism... it was everything I wanted and everything denied me, and everyone professed to care about me, but no one saw who I really was, even though I did all that I could to make them see it.You've done worse things than fail to see me for who I really am, James, but it is the original sin, I'm sorry.

norringtonsuggestions I would have done the same for any young woman. Or young man, for that matter. I have talked my share of parents out of their aspirations to purchase a commission for their sons.

norringtonsuggestions You wanted me to tell you about honor and glory and adventure, and to do so would have been to lie.

lizzyswann-turnersuggestions :c

norringtonsuggestions How did you suppose I defeated the triumvirate at the head of the Golden Lancehead?

lizzyswann-turnersuggestions Presumably not solely through the virtues of prayer and Navy discipline?

norringtonsuggestions I crippled Baley in his right leg when it became clear he would not submit. One can ruin a man’s leg for life by slashing him in the thigh.

lizzyswann-turnersuggestions Oh. Noted.

norringtonsuggestions He was unable to take so much as an unsupported step. He began to grow desperate. He knew he could no longer win. He dragged himself toward me and plead for my clemency.

norringtonsuggestions I told him that it was far more suitable to plead on one’s knees, and his two companions held him up between them. He begged for his life. I gave him his charges, and I took his head.

norringtonsuggestions It took around four blows, I think. A man’s head is inclined to stay attached to his body, and I was upending the natural order of things.

norringtonsuggestions The other two came quietly after that. I imagine the noose seemed as soft as a lullaby after that.

lizzyswann-turnersuggestions I don't know what to say.

norringtonsuggestions I thought you might not.

lizzyswann-turnersuggestions It's just that...

norringtonsuggestions Yes?

lizzyswann-turnersuggestions HOLY DAVY JONES LOCKER JAMES THAT IS SO TIGHT

norringtonsuggestions wait what

lizzyswann-turnersuggestions that is....EVERYTHING i wanted you to tell me by the hibiscus bush that day.

norringtonsuggestions You were scarcely past your debut!

lizzyswann-turnersuggestions But i wanted, as the saying goes, "blood, guts, and angel cake".  James, you don't understand women at all.

norringtonsuggestions Elizabeth, I had the midshipmen swab away the blood (and other effluvia) so as to not involve the cabin boys. I would scarcely have given you the full ordeal.

lizzyswann-turnersuggestions Oh, Christ, James.

My loss, I suppose!

And yours, from a certain perspective.

norringtonsuggestions You understand, of course, that this is the first time I’ve told anyone this story at all.

lizzyswann-turnersuggestions I guess it is a little consolation, then, that I am hearing it at all.

But James.

norringtonsuggestions One does not habitually go about giving graphic accounts of murdering crippled men. The effect on morale would be unthinkable. Far easier to conceal it in a pretty veneer of glory and righteousness and then receive a bit of gold braid on one’s hat for one’s trouble.

lizzyswann-turnersuggestions But James!

lizzyswann-turnersuggestions I didn't care a penny for your gold braid.  I wanted to know this!! These things!!

lizzyswann-turnersuggestions You didn't even want to tell me for... the comforts of feminine solicitude?

norringtonsuggestions I thought perhaps at some point in the future I might tell you to give you a greater awareness of what you might be getting into if I invited you to join me at sea.

But never more than that. I did not provide your father with the details either.

lizzyswann-turnersuggestions omg please he couldn't look at a menstrual cloth without having to sit down, of course you didn't tell him

wait

invited me to join you at sea?

norringtonsuggestions Why do you suppose I waited until I had made captain to try to court you? Besides your youth, of course.

lizzyswann-turnersuggestions because you had the personality of a boiled vegetable?

lizzyswann-turnersuggestions Or at least, I had little reason to believe otherwise!

lizzyswann-turnersuggestions I suppose I thought it was on account of my figure finally developing, insofar as it *has*.

norringtonsuggestions I wanted to wait until I could be certain you might have an option besides waiting patiently back in Port Royal, as I doubted that would suit your disposition and did not wish to impose.

lizzyswann-turnersuggestions ಠ╭╮ಠ 

i see

norringtonsuggestions Did you really think I would prefer to leave you behind to embroider handkerchiefs?

With your needlework, no less?

lizzyswann-turnersuggestions Hey! 

(ง'̀-'́)ง

I thought you liked them!

norringtonsuggestions Of course I did. I treasured them.

lizzyswann-turnersuggestions Oh no now I feel bad again.

lizzyswann-turnersuggestions I wish that....

Oh, nevermind.

norringtonsuggestions Don’t. I’ve been tremendously unfair to you these past few days, and longer still if you take my appalling treatment of Turner into account by proxy.

lizzyswann-turnersuggestions :c

lizzyswann-turnersuggestions I cannot forgive you on account of another, but you've done no wrong by me, James, and made up for it a thousandfold by then besides.

Forgive my outbursts from earlier; I was just being childish.

And last night........ ooh.  Please understand I was very drunk.

norringtonsuggestions And I was coming off of making advances on another man’s wife, by whatever unorthodox means those may have been. Neither of us has the moral high ground here.

lizzyswann-turnersuggestions I did peek at you through a spyglass for not entirely justifiable reasons. I think we're about even there.

norringtonsuggestions Would that I could have seen your face from where I stood.

lizzyswann-turnersuggestions Would that you could see it now. I'm very... badly sunburnt.

norringtonsuggestions Reverting to your natural form like a selkie, are you?

norringtonsuggestions Elizabeth- look.

norringtonsuggestions I’m tired of the damage I have continued to wreak on your life in the name of the stability of my own.

lizzyswann-turnersuggestions Don't be so dramatic.You couldn't wreak damage on me if you tried. Even though I *am* a pirate.

norringtonsuggestions And I’m now admiral of a *merchant fleet*. It was not a reinstatement; Beckett can’t do that.

lizzyswann-turnersuggestions :c

You should have left with me when I told you to.

norringtonsuggestions Yes, of course. I’m sure your friends would have been delighted to have me in their midst.

norringtonsuggestions Even before I procured the heart for Beckett, I’m sure you now understand how many of their number I personally butchered.

And now I’ve told your husband I will see what intervention I can make for what is left of his father.

lizzyswann-turnersuggestions you're right, i was just being selfish.I know your happiness is not my responsibility, but permit me at least some remorse.You're my oldest friend too, you know.

norringtonsuggestions You’re right, though. I should have come with you.

lizzyswann-turnersuggestions I wish you had.

norringtonsuggestions I imagine your friends are more likely to seek an ironic trial and hanging than a firing squad, and that alone makes the prospect tempting.

norringtonsuggestions On the other hand, they’re less likely to allow me to give the order to drop the platform.

lizzyswann-turnersuggestions They'd have to hang me too!

norringtonsuggestions You’re their king. I think you’ve some leeway there.

lizzyswann-turnersuggestions What would you say to being taken prisoner, then? Alive only so long as the king wishes it?

norringtonsuggestions ...all right. Bring a bottle to break over Turner’s father. You’re going to need one.

norringtonsuggestions But don’t do anything foolish. I only wanted to clear the air with you, so to speak.

lizzyswann-turnersuggestions You'll have to keep me updated. It's going to be... risky.

I pretend I'm better at this than I am. I still barely know what I'm doing.

norringtonsuggestions I love you. I don’t want that to change anything.

lizzyswann-turnersuggestions ....thank you.

If it's any consolation....

lizzyswann-turnersuggestions well.  I wish you had told me about Captain Baley all those years ago in my father's garden.

norringtonsuggestions I do as well, now.

norringtonsuggestions I underestimated you, Elizabeth. For that, I am truly sorry.

norringtonsuggestions And as much as I would happily fling myself into your captivity, I think perhaps I may be, at present, more valuable to you as a contact within the EITC.

If I am to be valuable to you at all.

lizzyswann-turnersuggestions You are. More than you know.

Only I have never been so quick with words as you, you know, so this will have to suffice

norringtonsuggestions And for what it’s worth...

norringtonsuggestions Yes?

lizzyswann-turnersuggestions ....

👀  ❤️ 🐑

norringtonsuggestions eye... heart... sheep?

OH

oh

lizzyswann-turnersuggestions take care, James

<3

GTG TTYL XOXOXOXOXOXOXO

norringtonsuggestions Elizabeth...

lizzyswann-turnersuggestions ?

norringtonsuggestions Sorry about the beard.

lizzyswann-turnersuggestions ....

lizzyswann-turnersuggestions Not as sorry as I am.

norringtonsuggestions To say nothing of the hair, which I will concede to a greater regret for having lost it.

lizzyswann-turnersuggestions hey :) don't stress it. 

you have other hair

norringtonsuggestions ...this, unfortunately, is why I love you

good night, Elizabeth

if I may be permitted

my darling Elizabeth

lizzyswann-turnersuggestions I'll allow it.

✌️💤

The World is (Still) Better Than You Think

Your mindset matters — now more than ever.

We are in the midst of a drug epidemic. The drug? Negative news. The drug pushers? The media. As I wrote in Abundance: The Future is Better Than You Think, we pay 10x more attention to negative news than positive news. We are being barraged with negative news on every device. This constant onslaught distorts your perspective on the future, and inhibits your ability to make a positive impact. In this blog, I’ll share new “evidence for abundance” -- charts and data that show the world is getting better. I’ll also share positive news and technological breakthroughs, all of which occurred in 2017 so far. Note: This isn’t about ignoring or minimizing the major issues we still face around the world. It’s about countering our romanticized views of the world in centuries past with data. My hope is that you’re able to see the world as it is — a world that is still getting better. My goal here is to help you protect your abundance mindset despite this barrage of negative news. If you have a negative-minded person in your life, forward this blog to them so they can look at the actual data. Let’s dive in...

1. Global Economy

The first area to explore is our global economy. Over the last 200 years, the world’s GDP has *skyrocketed* 100-fold. Humankind has never been more prosperous and productive.

World GDP Over the Last Two Millennia

The graph above depicts the economic output per person around the world over the last 2,000 years. Here we see exponential growth independent of war, famine or disease.

Technology drove much of this economic growth, and there’s no signs of slowing. Banking the Unbanked: One especially promising area of economic growth involves empowering the “unbanked” — the 2 billion people worldwide who lack access to a bank account or financial institution via a digital device. In September 2017, the government of Finland announced a partnership with MONI to create a digital money system for refugees.

The system effectively eliminates some of the logistical barriers to financial transactions, enabling displaced people to participate in the economy and rebuild their lives.

Refugees will be able to loan money to friends, receive paychecks and access funds using prepaid debit cards linked to digital identities on the blockchain -- without a bank.

Blockchain & Government: Governments are investing aggressively in digitization themselves. The small country of Estonia, for example, already has an e-Residency program. The digital citizenship lets residents get government services and even start companies in the EU without ever traveling or living there. In late August 2017, Kaspar Korjus, who heads up that e-Residency program, revealed the Estonian government’s exploration of creating an initial coin offering (ICO) and issuing crypto tokens to citizens to raise government funds. That same month, the Chinese government announced its intent to use blockchain technology for collecting taxes and issuing invoices. This builds on previous experiments China’s central bank is conducting with its own cryptocurrency.

2. Health

No matter where in the world you are, mortality rates have dropped precipitously over the last 300 years.

The following chart shows life expectancy at birth in various countries. Just 100 years ago, a child born in India or South Korea was only expected to live to 23. Fast forward to today, and India’s life expectancy has tripled. South Korea’s life expectancy has quadrupled, and now is higher than in the U.K.

Global Life Expectancy

Plummeting Teen Births: Another measure of a nation’s health is how it responds to preventable public health issues. Here in the U.S., teen births are down an impressive 51 percent over the last decade, going from from 41.5 births per 1,000 teenage girls in 2007 to 20.3 births per 1,000 teenage girls in 2016. I share the following graph because, by the numbers, teen girls who have babies will have a harder life than their peers who delay motherhood. As the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services notes, they’re more likely to drop out of high school, rely on public assistance, and have children with “poorer educational, behavioral and health outcomes over the course of their life than kids born to older parents.”

Since these statistics were first compiled in 1991, teen births have dropped 67 percent.

U.S. Birth Rates, by Age Group (1991 - 2015)

As exponential technologies continue to advance, we’ll see even more healthcare breakthroughs. Here’s a sampling from this year: Exponential Tech Impact on Health: Most exciting these days is the tremendous impact that exponential technologies are having on Health.

Robotics: Last month, a robot dentist in China successfully implanted 3D-printed teeth into a female patient’s mouth with “high precision.” The only human medical staff involvement was to conduct light setup and a pre-test. Imagine when such robots are in every healthcare facility on the planet, delivering service for the cost of electricity.

Virtual Reality: VR is also entering the operating room. In July 2017, University of Minnesota doctors used VR to prepare for a challenging non-routine surgery -- separating a pair of twins conjoined at the heart. Not only was the life-saving surgery a success, the VR prep gave doctors unforeseen insights that prompted them to accelerate the surgery by several months. It won’t be long until we refuse to have surgery completed by any human who hasn’t prepared in virtual reality using a personalized 3D model.

CRISPR/Gene Editing: Finally, in August 2017, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first-ever treatment that uses gene editing to transform a patient’s own cells into a “living drug.” Kymriah, a one-time treatment made by Novartis, was approved to treat B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia -- an aggressive form of leukemia that the FDA calls “devastating and deadly.” The FDA is currently considering over 550 additional experimental gene therapies. What happens to our healthy human lifespan as these life-saving treatments demonetize and become universally accessible?

3. Environment

Thirty years ago, the world signed the Montreal Protocol to prevent the depletion of the Ozone Layer. Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) credits that agreement with preventing an estimated 280 million additional cases of skin cancer, 45 million cataracts, and 1.5 million skin cancer deaths between its signing in 1987 and the year 2050. Without the Montreal Protocol, the planet would have been about 4 degrees warmer by 2050 (...resulting in more extreme weather events like droughts, floods and hurricanes). As the graph below clearly depicts, the global annual death rate from natural disasters has plummeted over the past century.

Global Annual Death Rate From Natural Disasters

Why has this happened?  It’s the impact of exponential technologies (satellites, sensors, networks, machine learning), which enable humans to better image, predict and model disasters. These models provide early warning systems, enabling citizens to flee to safety and for first responders to send supplies and food to remote areas in time. Drones & the Environment: Previously, animals were counted manually by researchers who had to spot them from helicopter or prepositioned camera footage. Now, a drone captures footage, the machine learning system counts different types of animals, and human volunteers help train the algorithm by verifying detections. Faster, cheaper, easier, and more accurate. And in Bengaluru, researchers at the Indian Institute of Science are fighting deforestation with camera-equipped drones that drop seeds in areas they otherwise wouldn’t be able to explore. Their goal is to seed 10,000 acres in the region. What becomes possible when thousands of teams — not simply individuals and a handful of research teams — leverage these tools to protect the environment?

4. Energy

A key measure of economic growth, living standards and poverty alleviation is access to electricity. This graph uses data from the World Bank and the International Energy Agency’s definition of electricity access, which is delivery and use of at least 250 kilowatt-hours per year in rural households and 500 kilowatt-hours per year in rural households. Simply put, more people around the world have access to electricity than ever, and the absolute number of those without access to electricity is dropping (despite population growth). Take a look at the chart below to see how various regions of the world are meeting their energy needs.

Share of the Population With Access to Electricity

As you see above, India has gone from 45 percent access to electricity in 1990 to nearly 80 percent in 2014.

Afghanistan has seen an even more dramatic improvement, going from 0.16 percent of the population in 2000 to 89.5 percent of the population in 2014.

As renewable energy sources become cheaper and more accessible, we’ll reach total electrification.

Here too, we’re making great progress. In 2016, solar power grew faster than any other fuel source for the first time ever. Around the world, solar prices are still dropping. The latest forecast from GTM Research reports prices of $2.07 per watt in Japan to $.65 per watt in India, with prices dropping across hard and soft costs.

Historical and Forecasted Utility PV System Pricing, 2013 - 2022E

In 2017 alone, we saw wind power become cheaper than nuclear in the U.K., with the cost of subsidies slashed in half since 2015. As the BBC reports, during the U.K.’s 2015 subsidy auction, “offshore wind farm projects won subsidies between £114 and £120 per megawatt hour.” Just two years later, two firms committed to a guaranteed price of £57.50 per megawatt hour. Looking stateside, the U.S. Department of Energy announced in September 2017 that utility-scale solar has officially hit its 2020 cost targets three years early — with generation costs of $1 per watt and energy consumption costs of $0.06 per kilowatt-hour.

US Commercial & Residential Solar Costs

5. Food

Despite the headlines, we’re making steady progress in the realm of food scarcity and hunger. This graph features World Bank data on the percentage of the population that has an inadequate caloric intake. Globally, 18.6 percent of the population was undernourished in 1991; by 2015, it dropped to 10.8 percent.

Prevalence of Undernourishment in Developing Countries

Time and again, technology is making scarce resources abundant. I’ve written about bioprinted meat, genetically engineered crops, vertical farming, and agriculture robots and drones. Two more examples from 2017 so far:

Human-Free Farms: In a 1.5-acre remote farm in the U.K., Harper Adams University and Precision Decisions recently harvested their first crop of barley. The twist? The farm is run autonomously. Instead of human farm workers, Hands Free Hectare uses autonomous vehicles, machine learning algorithms and drones to plant, tend and harvest.  

Food From Electricity: Another big idea in the fight against food scarcity and undernourishment comes out of Finland, where researchers are creating food from electricity. The team, formed of researchers from the Lappeenranta University of Technology (LUT) and the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, have created a machine that runs on renewable energy to produce nutritious, single-cell proteins. The system is deployable in a variety of environments hostile to traditional agriculture, and future iterations will be able to produce food anywhere, from famine-stricken deserts to space.

Looking at the data, we truly live in the most exciting time to be alive.

And if your mindset enables you to see problems as opportunities, the future is even more exciting than the present.

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Resources

U.S.: More wealthy people, fewer poor people. (Axiom)

Economic output per person around the world over the last 2,000 years (Our World in Data)

Finland: Digital money system for refugees (Medium)

China to experiment with collecting taxes via blockchain (MIT Technology Review)

Estonia considers ICO (Medium)

Mortality inequality by nation (inequality of life expectancy) drops (Sam Peltzman)

Teen births down 51% over last 10 years (Vox)

Vital Statistics - Teen Births, 2016 (CDC)

Teen pregnancy and childbearing (U.S. Department of Health & Human Services)

First robot dental surgery (Engadget)

FDA-Approved Gene Altering Treatment (NYTimes)

Doctors use VR in life-saving treatment for conjoined twins (Washington Post)

The Montreal Protocol is working (National Geographic)

Impact of the Montreal Protocol (EPA)

Annual number of deaths from natural disasters (Our World in Data)

Wildlife - Drones used to track wild animal populations (MIT Technology Review)

Reforestation - Bengaluru: Using Drones to plant forests (Your Story)

Share of the population with access to electricity (Our World in Data)

UK: Wind power cheaper than nuclear (BBC)

US: Solar costs beat government goals by three years (Quartz)

Solar costs are hitting jaw-dropping lows in every region of the world (Green Tech Media)

Prevalence of undernourishment in developing countries (Our World in Data)

Scientists make food from electricity (Futurism)

UK: “Hands-Free Hectare” robot farm plants, oversees harvests barley without humans (Digital Trends)

Avoid Burnout

If so, probabilities are high you’re not content along with your paintings/lifestyles balance. Chances are excessive you may be dealing with burnout. Truly, if you’re now not content together with your paintings life, burnout may be the cause. And if you suspect it is, keep reading, due to the fact we have some insights in this post to help you keep away from burnout. Now, if the state of affairs described inside the starting is all you feel, take into account your self lucky. Why? Because a few hard-working human beings facing burnout attain a point where they turn out to be fainting, developing twitches, or even getting depressed. Hopefully, you have got yet to attain that point. Before we get into it, you must realize that getting burnout isn't always a hassle you face on your very own. Truth is, burning out is something all and sundry feel in some unspecified time in the future in their career. It can even start in excessive school, and in case you don’t fight to triumph over the “work dread”, it could stick around well into your retirement years. But don’t despair. Psychologists and workaholics everywhere in the globe have struggled with this issue, and they’ve discovered many approaches to conquer it. This article discusses 10 ways to avoid burnout, based on professional input and private experiences fighting this all too not unusual mental challenge. 1. Work Towards A Goal Students at The Harvard MBA Business School did a look at returned in 1979 about goal-placing. They discovered that 83% of graduates have no dreams whatsoever, 13% of them have a few dreams, and three% of them have clean, written-down goals. Want to bet who become extra successful? The 13% that had a few desires ended up making twice as an awful lot as those that had no goals, at the same time as the pinnacle three% that had clean, written down dreams ended up making ten times (10x!!) extra than their former colleagues. The validity of this take a look at has been questioned in the past, and monetary gain may not be the handiest metric for success, however psychologists, entrepreneurs, and CEOs agree that goal-setting is important. And it makes the experience. It’s less difficult to live focused and hold operating when you see a more purpose (and finality) in your efforts. But, you don’t need to JUST set some desires and write them down. This creates ambiguity for your unconscious mind, which creates an unclear picture of that higher purpose. To keep away from this, be as unique as possible to your goal-placing – don’t say you want to be wealthy, clarify how wealthy and in what timeline. 2. Schedule Your Day Goals appear unreachable when you just throw a 3 years decision out there, no matter how specific. For that purpose, you need to get nitty-gritty together with your destiny plans. The excellent way to try this is to plan each day in advance. I use the goal-setting planner(click to download) for that – You can without problems create responsibilities, you may colour-code them and you could proportion them with other humans. Once you have got a project list, make sure you stick to it. That’s a challenge in and of itself, however, the subsequent steps have to help with that as properly. 3. Build A Positive Outlook On Life You might think “Easy in an effort to say, you’re now not caught with a shitty task that you need to warfare to preserve as a way to pay the bills” First of all, quite a few successful, happy human beings were on your shoes at some point in their lifestyles. Secondly, an advantageous outlook on lifestyles can be built (key-word built) no matter your job, debt or problems. Did I say build a tremendous outlook? Yes, I did, due to the fact a healthy mindset doesn’t appear out of nowhere – you may have fine thinking. You must paintings for it. What would possibly you do? There are a few matters that can assist: Focus on (re)building healthful relationships with the ones close to you. Spend extra time doing what you love (It can even change into a full-time gig if your consciousness is difficult enough). Eat healthily, sleep nicely and workout. Get support. There’s nothing incorrect with seeing a therapist even if your intellectual status incompletely wrecked. Developing excessive emotional intelligence is key whilst you suppose of how to avoid burnout. 4. Practice Deep Work to Avoid Burnout I must admit, Cal Newport is a massive source of thought for me. For those of you who don’t know, he wrote a book called Deep Work. It’s a very smooth read on the way to attention completely on what you’re doing and reap more in less time. If you haven’t examined it, I advocate it. It modified my standpoint on work ethic completely and it did help me obtain plenty more in less time. So what's Deep Work? Basically, someone that plays deep work is so immersed in what they’re doing (i.E. Writing, coding, talking) that there are truely no distractions. It’s a trance-like meditative state wherein the mind is absolutely focused on a singular project for an extended length of time (I practice it for approximately 2-4 hours a day). Practically, for 2-4 hours there aren't any telephone calls, no emails, no social media, absolutely not anything else apart from the challenge at hand. “I can’t try this, humans rely upon me, I need to provide set off answers to their queries over e email or phone”. You probably won’t be able, to begin with a four hour Deep Work push. That’s all proper, I started with 30 mins of deep paintings every day and worked my way up from that. Regardless of how you do it, try it out – you’ll reap a newfound feeling of satisfaction and completeness about your paintings, which continues the pressure at bay. 5. Exercise Regularly This one is frequently thrown around for a higher everything. Regardless of ways mainstream it is to say exercising for any type of improvement, it’s truly crucial for better work-existence. How come? Making time to workout gets your glad chemicals operating – serotonin, dopamine, norepinephrine, all mind hormones related to happiness are launched when exercising. And whilst you think about it, burnout is a chemical response in our mind, much like everything else we feel. When it became first coined in 1974 through Herbert Freudenberger, the term “burnout” referred to “emotional depletion” among other things. The jury’s out on that, normal workout is a deterrent to emotional depletion, so running each morning should assist. 6. Optimize Work We don’t become bored or mentally destroyed by creative and attractive in new duties. By nature, humans love a superb challenge, and we get excited while we ought to provide you with new thoughts, even supposing that’s at a meh workplace. What gets the stress wheel going are the tedious obligations – sending and answering emails, repetitive statistics entry, maintaining the equal workshop the 23rd time, etc. That’s why you should find approaches to work efficiently. If you could have enough money it, personal assistants assist plenty with that. They take the tedious part from your paintings so that you can awareness on the good stuff. You don’t even ought to hire a person full-time for that, you may locate awesome, tremendously trained virtual assistants on locations like Zirtual for as low as $four hundred a month. Don’t really want and/or find the money for a virtual assistant? That’s all proper, era is right here to assist. You can automate the boring parts of your paintings with a software programs like Zapier, Memberful and MailChimp. Emails, information access and scheduling are all done less difficult with those apps. 7. Do Fulfilled Projections Meditation is great for an extra effective lifestyle. It teaches you self-control, it improves your emotional stability and it’s a good device for removing pressure. There’s a myriad of sources online about why you should do it and how you have to do it. What I’d like to speak approximately now could be a special type of meditation, known as projections. So, as soon as you’re capable to do away with every concept out of your head for at least 10-20 minutes, you should strive to imagine yourself in certain situations. While you’re in a meditative stance, take your goals one at a time. Know them through the heart and start projecting yourself in a state of affairs where you’ve completed your dreams. Don’t simply usually consider them, be unique about how you feel, what you spot and what you do after you’ve made 1,000,000 greenbacks or quit smoking. Once you’ve got a clear photo of your exceptional possible destiny scenario, also venture your self in situations wherein there’s a battle. Imagine the obstacles along the way, which includes getting bored, being confused, and maximum importantly: failing. After that, also consider the way you’ve overcome the obstacle. This will make burning out an easier obstacle to triumph over, really because you’ve mentally been there before. It’s like a trick for your mind – if the unconscious believes you’ve been in this state of affairs in the past, and yet succeeded, it will likely be tons easier to live focused and stick with a schedule. 8. Sleep Well Any effort in the direction of burnout prevention is futile in case you’re tired. No rely how a whole lot inspired or hard-running you are, in case you don’t have a wholesome snoozing time table it'll be physically impossible to live focused and be efficient. Nobody knows why people must sleep, but all of us knows that they do need to Experts endorse that for the average person 7 to nine hours of sleep must do the trick, but all people are specific and you may additionally want more or less. The basic wholesome sleep time table is a superb 10 pm to six am slumber because that is the interval our brain secretes the most melatonin, a hormone that facilitates with getting a restful shuteye. You need to begin there and experiment with slicing or adding a few hours, based on how you feel. Can’t accomplish the whole lot you need with simplest sixteen hours of conscious existence every day? Is this proper for you? You can discover extra over here. 9. Take a Break Taking a well-deserved break doesn’t suggest giving in to burnout symptoms. It’s sincerely a wonderful manner to overcome them. Everybody has a breaking point and there’s no disgrace in either stopping for a talk at the water cooler or taking a three-day city break in the weekend. Disconnecting out of your each dayobligations is a exceptional manner to prevent burning out due to the fact your subconsciousrealizes the tedious tasks don’t go on forever, and there’s amusing on the cease of the dreadedtunnel. However, ensure you don’t spend an excessive amount of time within the Bahamas! Taking breaks that are too long (or too often) can have the alternative effect. To nice avoid this, define clean breaks for your agenda. 10. Work For Yourself The easiest way to not be overcome through dread each time you take a seat at your table is to work for you. Your dreams, your desires, your thoughts, your pursuits and your beliefs. Stuck at a shitty, name centre activity whilst you dream to have your own business promotingconsultancy services? There’s continually something you can do to be towards your dream. If right now you are dependent on a task you don’t like, there’s nevertheless time after five o’clock to examine a newskill, cross returned to school, put inside the hours for a side undertaking, etc. You can believe your modern-day job as a tool – brings money in so that you can invest them in your own ideas later on. That in and of itself will make each challenge easier to complete, and you’ll be lots higher prepared on how to conquer burnout at work. The point is, you must continually align your efforts with your desires, and make modifications on your lifestyles accordingly: begin saving money, create your personal website, volunteer, get some other degree. -The Mojo Master Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheMojoMasterCoach Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/mojo_master/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/the_mojo_master

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Inspirational Quotes – For Life &amp; Google Ads

Inspirational Quotes – For Life & Google Ads

Today we’re detouring a from our normally scheduled technical programming to explore some larger thoughts and actions items to use in work and life.

Lily Tomlin once said, “The road to success is always under construction.”  At least, I think she once said that. These days, you blindly trust the internet to assign the right quote to the right person. But, I digress. We are works in progress, constantly evolving and changing as we grow older and wiser. The same can be said of AdWords … I mean Google Ads.

Inspirational Tip #1

“The road to success is always under construction.” – Lily Tomlin (Some sources say Arnold Palmer takes credit for this one.)

Remember that perfection is not guaranteed on the first try. We can make preparations, make assumptions, plan everything down to the second, and then follow the road to either success or failure.

I’ve run many Google Ads campaigns. Some of them have been extremely successful, while others have been works in progress. It is our job to learn how to improve and make a next-step plan of action. And most of the time, the “failures” turn out to be pearls of wisdom that enable you to perform even better in the future.

Going into campaign or account planning of any kind, remember to take a step back and know that each launch, each platform you test, each audience you target – they all get you to a further point in the road. Your job is to build the road that eventually leads to the golden ticket of performance. You may take a detour here or there, but you will learn what works, what doesn’t work, and how to improve.

Inspirational Tip #2

“You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you.” – Dale Carnegie, How To Win Friends and Influence People

It’s true. Being a great listener is a valuable trait. I remind myself to always be invested in other people’s perspectives, feelings, and what they’re going through in life. You can see a change in your entire life by caring about those around you – and showing it.

Tune into the needs, likes, and dislikes of those around you. Who is this person? What do they need? How can I help them? These are some of the same questions you can ask about the people to which you are trying to sell your services, goods, or products. Learn what makes them interested. Is it a better price, great customer service, exciting promotions?

I recently conducted extensive research about a vertical that I would never, ever have learned about if it wasn’t a client. I learned about their users. I became interested in the applications of the product. And man, did we see great click-through rates from our campaign because of the extra interest that was taken in the research phase.

Inspirational Tip #3

“Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.” – George Bernard Shaw

I would argue that life is a combination of both. I strive to “find myself.” To understand what is going on right now. I also strive to create – to create a better version of myself to present to the world and those closest to me.

But what if we didn’t create something new? What if we were tied to finding what is already there without making it better? I would say that we would grow stagnant. The same can be said of our work. The digital marketers around me are creative. They see what is there and want to change it, make it better, try something new. Create.

Think about your campaigns from a new perspective. Flip them on their heads. What if you tried this a different way? What if you tested a new strategy on a new platform? What if you questioned the value of each step in your conversion funnel? What if you spoke to users in a different tone; serious, funny, down-to-earth? How can you create something different and new?

Inspirational Tip #4

“If I had eight hours to chop down a tree, I’d spend six hours sharpening my ax.” -Abraham Lincoln

I pondered this one for a while and came to the realization that I wholeheartedly agree. And, should try to implement in my life. Preparation is key to success. With a “dull ax,” the work will take you 2x, 5x, 10x as long and the result may be worse. A “sharpened ax,” which was delicately handled and made just right for the job, will make for a simpler, easier, possibly faster task. Prepare and prepare and prepare more – and your work becomes easier.

When my colleagues write blogs, they all usually follow the same format. Write an outline, put notes or bullets and fill in the rest. Me? Not so much. I painstakingly try to write every *perfect* word down (which I do NOT succeed at) only to follow that process with several re-writes. Eventually, I strip the whole thing down and start again. This is not the most effective way of producing a product.

This piece of inspiration is something that I use to better myself. Prepare. Prepare. Prepare. Once you have your plan all laid out, implementation is simple. Do the necessary research, lay out your project plan, including how you will measure success or progress. Your life and work will benefit. Your clients will appreciate your organization, attention to detail, and preparation.

Once I perfect the art of preparation, I can toss my full stack of belated birthday cards.

Inspirational Tip #5

“For most of life, nothing wonderful happens. If you don’t enjoy getting up and working and finishing your work and sitting down to a meal with family or friends, then the chances are you’re not going to be very happy.

If someone bases his/her happiness on major events like a great job, huge amounts of money, a flawlessly happy marriage or a trip to Paris, that person isn’t going to be happy much of the time.

If, on the other hand, happiness depends on a good breakfast, flowers in the yard, a drink or a nap, then we are more likely to live with quite a bit of happiness.” – Andy Rooney

Extract happiness from your everyday routines. Remember that you are privileged to get up healthy every day, do something productive at work, be a great listener to those around you, keep trying to improve and create in your personal and work life. Remember this on every client call, every project plan, every daily optimization. When you are working hard. When you should be working harder. Remember that happiness is in the everyday and take joy in the fact that you can control whether you view today in a positive or negative light.

Note: These quotes have been attributed to the best of my ability.

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Inspirational Quotes – For Life &amp; Google Ads

Inspirational Quotes – For Life & Google Ads

Today we’re detouring a from our normally scheduled technical programming to explore some larger thoughts and actions items to use in work and life.

Lily Tomlin once said, “The road to success is always under construction.”  At least, I think she once said that. These days, you blindly trust the internet to assign the right quote to the right person. But, I digress. We are works in progress, constantly evolving and changing as we grow older and wiser. The same can be said of AdWords … I mean Google Ads.

Inspirational Tip #1

“The road to success is always under construction.” – Lily Tomlin (Some sources say Arnold Palmer takes credit for this one.)

Remember that perfection is not guaranteed on the first try. We can make preparations, make assumptions, plan everything down to the second, and then follow the road to either success or failure.

I’ve run many Google Ads campaigns. Some of them have been extremely successful, while others have been works in progress. It is our job to learn how to improve and make a next-step plan of action. And most of the time, the “failures” turn out to be pearls of wisdom that enable you to perform even better in the future.

Going into campaign or account planning of any kind, remember to take a step back and know that each launch, each platform you test, each audience you target – they all get you to a further point in the road. Your job is to build the road that eventually leads to the golden ticket of performance. You may take a detour here or there, but you will learn what works, what doesn’t work, and how to improve.

Inspirational Tip #2

“You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you.” – Dale Carnegie, How To Win Friends and Influence People

It’s true. Being a great listener is a valuable trait. I remind myself to always be invested in other people’s perspectives, feelings, and what they’re going through in life. You can see a change in your entire life by caring about those around you – and showing it.

Tune into the needs, likes, and dislikes of those around you. Who is this person? What do they need? How can I help them? These are some of the same questions you can ask about the people to which you are trying to sell your services, goods, or products. Learn what makes them interested. Is it a better price, great customer service, exciting promotions?

I recently conducted extensive research about a vertical that I would never, ever have learned about if it wasn’t a client. I learned about their users. I became interested in the applications of the product. And man, did we see great click-through rates from our campaign because of the extra interest that was taken in the research phase.

Inspirational Tip #3

“Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.” – George Bernard Shaw

I would argue that life is a combination of both. I strive to “find myself.” To understand what is going on right now. I also strive to create – to create a better version of myself to present to the world and those closest to me.

But what if we didn’t create something new? What if we were tied to finding what is already there without making it better? I would say that we would grow stagnant. The same can be said of our work. The digital marketers around me are creative. They see what is there and want to change it, make it better, try something new. Create.

Think about your campaigns from a new perspective. Flip them on their heads. What if you tried this a different way? What if you tested a new strategy on a new platform? What if you questioned the value of each step in your conversion funnel? What if you spoke to users in a different tone; serious, funny, down-to-earth? How can you create something different and new?

Inspirational Tip #4

“If I had eight hours to chop down a tree, I’d spend six hours sharpening my ax.” -Abraham Lincoln

I pondered this one for a while and came to the realization that I wholeheartedly agree. And, should try to implement in my life. Preparation is key to success. With a “dull ax,” the work will take you 2x, 5x, 10x as long and the result may be worse. A “sharpened ax,” which was delicately handled and made just right for the job, will make for a simpler, easier, possibly faster task. Prepare and prepare and prepare more – and your work becomes easier.

When my colleagues write blogs, they all usually follow the same format. Write an outline, put notes or bullets and fill in the rest. Me? Not so much. I painstakingly try to write every *perfect* word down (which I do NOT succeed at) only to follow that process with several re-writes. Eventually, I strip the whole thing down and start again. This is not the most effective way of producing a product.

This piece of inspiration is something that I use to better myself. Prepare. Prepare. Prepare. Once you have your plan all laid out, implementation is simple. Do the necessary research, lay out your project plan, including how you will measure success or progress. Your life and work will benefit. Your clients will appreciate your organization, attention to detail, and preparation.

Once I perfect the art of preparation, I can toss my full stack of belated birthday cards.

Inspirational Tip #5

“For most of life, nothing wonderful happens. If you don’t enjoy getting up and working and finishing your work and sitting down to a meal with family or friends, then the chances are you’re not going to be very happy.

If someone bases his/her happiness on major events like a great job, huge amounts of money, a flawlessly happy marriage or a trip to Paris, that person isn’t going to be happy much of the time.

If, on the other hand, happiness depends on a good breakfast, flowers in the yard, a drink or a nap, then we are more likely to live with quite a bit of happiness.” – Andy Rooney

Extract happiness from your everyday routines. Remember that you are privileged to get up healthy every day, do something productive at work, be a great listener to those around you, keep trying to improve and create in your personal and work life. Remember this on every client call, every project plan, every daily optimization. When you are working hard. When you should be working harder. Remember that happiness is in the everyday and take joy in the fact that you can control whether you view today in a positive or negative light.

Note: These quotes have been attributed to the best of my ability.

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Inspirational Quotes – For Life &amp; Google Ads

Inspirational Quotes – For Life & Google Ads

Today we’re detouring a from our normally scheduled technical programming to explore some larger thoughts and actions items to use in work and life.

Lily Tomlin once said, “The road to success is always under construction.”  At least, I think she once said that. These days, you blindly trust the internet to assign the right quote to the right person. But, I digress. We are works in progress, constantly evolving and changing as we grow older and wiser. The same can be said of AdWords … I mean Google Ads.

Inspirational Tip #1

“The road to success is always under construction.” – Lily Tomlin (Some sources say Arnold Palmer takes credit for this one.)

Remember that perfection is not guaranteed on the first try. We can make preparations, make assumptions, plan everything down to the second, and then follow the road to either success or failure.

I’ve run many Google Ads campaigns. Some of them have been extremely successful, while others have been works in progress. It is our job to learn how to improve and make a next-step plan of action. And most of the time, the “failures” turn out to be pearls of wisdom that enable you to perform even better in the future.

Going into campaign or account planning of any kind, remember to take a step back and know that each launch, each platform you test, each audience you target – they all get you to a further point in the road. Your job is to build the road that eventually leads to the golden ticket of performance. You may take a detour here or there, but you will learn what works, what doesn’t work, and how to improve.

Inspirational Tip #2

“You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you.” – Dale Carnegie, How To Win Friends and Influence People

It’s true. Being a great listener is a valuable trait. I remind myself to always be invested in other people’s perspectives, feelings, and what they’re going through in life. You can see a change in your entire life by caring about those around you – and showing it.

Tune into the needs, likes, and dislikes of those around you. Who is this person? What do they need? How can I help them? These are some of the same questions you can ask about the people to which you are trying to sell your services, goods, or products. Learn what makes them interested. Is it a better price, great customer service, exciting promotions?

I recently conducted extensive research about a vertical that I would never, ever have learned about if it wasn’t a client. I learned about their users. I became interested in the applications of the product. And man, did we see great click-through rates from our campaign because of the extra interest that was taken in the research phase.

Inspirational Tip #3

“Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.” – George Bernard Shaw

I would argue that life is a combination of both. I strive to “find myself.” To understand what is going on right now. I also strive to create – to create a better version of myself to present to the world and those closest to me.

But what if we didn’t create something new? What if we were tied to finding what is already there without making it better? I would say that we would grow stagnant. The same can be said of our work. The digital marketers around me are creative. They see what is there and want to change it, make it better, try something new. Create.

Think about your campaigns from a new perspective. Flip them on their heads. What if you tried this a different way? What if you tested a new strategy on a new platform? What if you questioned the value of each step in your conversion funnel? What if you spoke to users in a different tone; serious, funny, down-to-earth? How can you create something different and new?

Inspirational Tip #4

“If I had eight hours to chop down a tree, I’d spend six hours sharpening my ax.” -Abraham Lincoln

I pondered this one for a while and came to the realization that I wholeheartedly agree. And, should try to implement in my life. Preparation is key to success. With a “dull ax,” the work will take you 2x, 5x, 10x as long and the result may be worse. A “sharpened ax,” which was delicately handled and made just right for the job, will make for a simpler, easier, possibly faster task. Prepare and prepare and prepare more – and your work becomes easier.

When my colleagues write blogs, they all usually follow the same format. Write an outline, put notes or bullets and fill in the rest. Me? Not so much. I painstakingly try to write every *perfect* word down (which I do NOT succeed at) only to follow that process with several re-writes. Eventually, I strip the whole thing down and start again. This is not the most effective way of producing a product.

This piece of inspiration is something that I use to better myself. Prepare. Prepare. Prepare. Once you have your plan all laid out, implementation is simple. Do the necessary research, lay out your project plan, including how you will measure success or progress. Your life and work will benefit. Your clients will appreciate your organization, attention to detail, and preparation.

Once I perfect the art of preparation, I can toss my full stack of belated birthday cards.

Inspirational Tip #5

“For most of life, nothing wonderful happens. If you don’t enjoy getting up and working and finishing your work and sitting down to a meal with family or friends, then the chances are you’re not going to be very happy.

If someone bases his/her happiness on major events like a great job, huge amounts of money, a flawlessly happy marriage or a trip to Paris, that person isn’t going to be happy much of the time.

If, on the other hand, happiness depends on a good breakfast, flowers in the yard, a drink or a nap, then we are more likely to live with quite a bit of happiness.” – Andy Rooney

Extract happiness from your everyday routines. Remember that you are privileged to get up healthy every day, do something productive at work, be a great listener to those around you, keep trying to improve and create in your personal and work life. Remember this on every client call, every project plan, every daily optimization. When you are working hard. When you should be working harder. Remember that happiness is in the everyday and take joy in the fact that you can control whether you view today in a positive or negative light.

Note: These quotes have been attributed to the best of my ability.

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Inspirational Quotes – For Life &amp; Google Ads

Inspirational Quotes – For Life & Google Ads

Today we’re detouring a from our normally scheduled technical programming to explore some larger thoughts and actions items to use in work and life.

Lily Tomlin once said, “The road to success is always under construction.”  At least, I think she once said that. These days, you blindly trust the internet to assign the right quote to the right person. But, I digress. We are works in progress, constantly evolving and changing as we grow older and wiser. The same can be said of AdWords … I mean Google Ads.

Inspirational Tip #1

“The road to success is always under construction.” – Lily Tomlin (Some sources say Arnold Palmer takes credit for this one.)

Remember that perfection is not guaranteed on the first try. We can make preparations, make assumptions, plan everything down to the second, and then follow the road to either success or failure.

I’ve run many Google Ads campaigns. Some of them have been extremely successful, while others have been works in progress. It is our job to learn how to improve and make a next-step plan of action. And most of the time, the “failures” turn out to be pearls of wisdom that enable you to perform even better in the future.

Going into campaign or account planning of any kind, remember to take a step back and know that each launch, each platform you test, each audience you target – they all get you to a further point in the road. Your job is to build the road that eventually leads to the golden ticket of performance. You may take a detour here or there, but you will learn what works, what doesn’t work, and how to improve.

Inspirational Tip #2

“You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you.” – Dale Carnegie, How To Win Friends and Influence People

It’s true. Being a great listener is a valuable trait. I remind myself to always be invested in other people’s perspectives, feelings, and what they’re going through in life. You can see a change in your entire life by caring about those around you – and showing it.

Tune into the needs, likes, and dislikes of those around you. Who is this person? What do they need? How can I help them? These are some of the same questions you can ask about the people to which you are trying to sell your services, goods, or products. Learn what makes them interested. Is it a better price, great customer service, exciting promotions?

I recently conducted extensive research about a vertical that I would never, ever have learned about if it wasn’t a client. I learned about their users. I became interested in the applications of the product. And man, did we see great click-through rates from our campaign because of the extra interest that was taken in the research phase.

Inspirational Tip #3

“Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.” – George Bernard Shaw

I would argue that life is a combination of both. I strive to “find myself.” To understand what is going on right now. I also strive to create – to create a better version of myself to present to the world and those closest to me.

But what if we didn’t create something new? What if we were tied to finding what is already there without making it better? I would say that we would grow stagnant. The same can be said of our work. The digital marketers around me are creative. They see what is there and want to change it, make it better, try something new. Create.

Think about your campaigns from a new perspective. Flip them on their heads. What if you tried this a different way? What if you tested a new strategy on a new platform? What if you questioned the value of each step in your conversion funnel? What if you spoke to users in a different tone; serious, funny, down-to-earth? How can you create something different and new?

Inspirational Tip #4

“If I had eight hours to chop down a tree, I’d spend six hours sharpening my ax.” -Abraham Lincoln

I pondered this one for a while and came to the realization that I wholeheartedly agree. And, should try to implement in my life. Preparation is key to success. With a “dull ax,” the work will take you 2x, 5x, 10x as long and the result may be worse. A “sharpened ax,” which was delicately handled and made just right for the job, will make for a simpler, easier, possibly faster task. Prepare and prepare and prepare more – and your work becomes easier.

When my colleagues write blogs, they all usually follow the same format. Write an outline, put notes or bullets and fill in the rest. Me? Not so much. I painstakingly try to write every *perfect* word down (which I do NOT succeed at) only to follow that process with several re-writes. Eventually, I strip the whole thing down and start again. This is not the most effective way of producing a product.

This piece of inspiration is something that I use to better myself. Prepare. Prepare. Prepare. Once you have your plan all laid out, implementation is simple. Do the necessary research, lay out your project plan, including how you will measure success or progress. Your life and work will benefit. Your clients will appreciate your organization, attention to detail, and preparation.

Once I perfect the art of preparation, I can toss my full stack of belated birthday cards.

Inspirational Tip #5

“For most of life, nothing wonderful happens. If you don’t enjoy getting up and working and finishing your work and sitting down to a meal with family or friends, then the chances are you’re not going to be very happy.

If someone bases his/her happiness on major events like a great job, huge amounts of money, a flawlessly happy marriage or a trip to Paris, that person isn’t going to be happy much of the time.

If, on the other hand, happiness depends on a good breakfast, flowers in the yard, a drink or a nap, then we are more likely to live with quite a bit of happiness.” – Andy Rooney

Extract happiness from your everyday routines. Remember that you are privileged to get up healthy every day, do something productive at work, be a great listener to those around you, keep trying to improve and create in your personal and work life. Remember this on every client call, every project plan, every daily optimization. When you are working hard. When you should be working harder. Remember that happiness is in the everyday and take joy in the fact that you can control whether you view today in a positive or negative light.

Note: These quotes have been attributed to the best of my ability.

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Inspirational Quotes – For Life &amp; Google Ads

Inspirational Quotes – For Life & Google Ads

Today we’re detouring a from our normally scheduled technical programming to explore some larger thoughts and actions items to use in work and life.

Lily Tomlin once said, “The road to success is always under construction.”  At least, I think she once said that. These days, you blindly trust the internet to assign the right quote to the right person. But, I digress. We are works in progress, constantly evolving and changing as we grow older and wiser. The same can be said of AdWords … I mean Google Ads.

Inspirational Tip #1

“The road to success is always under construction.” – Lily Tomlin (Some sources say Arnold Palmer takes credit for this one.)

Remember that perfection is not guaranteed on the first try. We can make preparations, make assumptions, plan everything down to the second, and then follow the road to either success or failure.

I’ve run many Google Ads campaigns. Some of them have been extremely successful, while others have been works in progress. It is our job to learn how to improve and make a next-step plan of action. And most of the time, the “failures” turn out to be pearls of wisdom that enable you to perform even better in the future.

Going into campaign or account planning of any kind, remember to take a step back and know that each launch, each platform you test, each audience you target – they all get you to a further point in the road. Your job is to build the road that eventually leads to the golden ticket of performance. You may take a detour here or there, but you will learn what works, what doesn’t work, and how to improve.

Inspirational Tip #2

“You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you.” – Dale Carnegie, How To Win Friends and Influence People

It’s true. Being a great listener is a valuable trait. I remind myself to always be invested in other people’s perspectives, feelings, and what they’re going through in life. You can see a change in your entire life by caring about those around you – and showing it.

Tune into the needs, likes, and dislikes of those around you. Who is this person? What do they need? How can I help them? These are some of the same questions you can ask about the people to which you are trying to sell your services, goods, or products. Learn what makes them interested. Is it a better price, great customer service, exciting promotions?

I recently conducted extensive research about a vertical that I would never, ever have learned about if it wasn’t a client. I learned about their users. I became interested in the applications of the product. And man, did we see great click-through rates from our campaign because of the extra interest that was taken in the research phase.

Inspirational Tip #3

“Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.” – George Bernard Shaw

I would argue that life is a combination of both. I strive to “find myself.” To understand what is going on right now. I also strive to create – to create a better version of myself to present to the world and those closest to me.

But what if we didn’t create something new? What if we were tied to finding what is already there without making it better? I would say that we would grow stagnant. The same can be said of our work. The digital marketers around me are creative. They see what is there and want to change it, make it better, try something new. Create.

Think about your campaigns from a new perspective. Flip them on their heads. What if you tried this a different way? What if you tested a new strategy on a new platform? What if you questioned the value of each step in your conversion funnel? What if you spoke to users in a different tone; serious, funny, down-to-earth? How can you create something different and new?

Inspirational Tip #4

“If I had eight hours to chop down a tree, I’d spend six hours sharpening my ax.” -Abraham Lincoln

I pondered this one for a while and came to the realization that I wholeheartedly agree. And, should try to implement in my life. Preparation is key to success. With a “dull ax,” the work will take you 2x, 5x, 10x as long and the result may be worse. A “sharpened ax,” which was delicately handled and made just right for the job, will make for a simpler, easier, possibly faster task. Prepare and prepare and prepare more – and your work becomes easier.

When my colleagues write blogs, they all usually follow the same format. Write an outline, put notes or bullets and fill in the rest. Me? Not so much. I painstakingly try to write every *perfect* word down (which I do NOT succeed at) only to follow that process with several re-writes. Eventually, I strip the whole thing down and start again. This is not the most effective way of producing a product.

This piece of inspiration is something that I use to better myself. Prepare. Prepare. Prepare. Once you have your plan all laid out, implementation is simple. Do the necessary research, lay out your project plan, including how you will measure success or progress. Your life and work will benefit. Your clients will appreciate your organization, attention to detail, and preparation.

Once I perfect the art of preparation, I can toss my full stack of belated birthday cards.

Inspirational Tip #5

“For most of life, nothing wonderful happens. If you don’t enjoy getting up and working and finishing your work and sitting down to a meal with family or friends, then the chances are you’re not going to be very happy.

If someone bases his/her happiness on major events like a great job, huge amounts of money, a flawlessly happy marriage or a trip to Paris, that person isn’t going to be happy much of the time.

If, on the other hand, happiness depends on a good breakfast, flowers in the yard, a drink or a nap, then we are more likely to live with quite a bit of happiness.” – Andy Rooney

Extract happiness from your everyday routines. Remember that you are privileged to get up healthy every day, do something productive at work, be a great listener to those around you, keep trying to improve and create in your personal and work life. Remember this on every client call, every project plan, every daily optimization. When you are working hard. When you should be working harder. Remember that happiness is in the everyday and take joy in the fact that you can control whether you view today in a positive or negative light.

Note: These quotes have been attributed to the best of my ability.

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