Comments on: Best of Zen Habits, January 2008 http://zenhabits.net/2008/02/best-of-zen-habits-january-2008/ Simple Productivity Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:14:22 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: elistan.com » Best of Zen Habits, February 2008 http://zenhabits.net/2008/02/best-of-zen-habits-january-2008/#comment-30352 elistan.com » Best of Zen Habits, February 2008 Wed, 12 Mar 2008 12:07:21 +0000 http://zenhabits.net/2008/02/best-of-zen-habits-january-2008/#comment-30352 [...] Best of January 2008 [...] [...] Best of January 2008 [...]

]]> By: dani http://zenhabits.net/2008/02/best-of-zen-habits-january-2008/#comment-26165 dani Fri, 08 Feb 2008 03:58:00 +0000 http://zenhabits.net/2008/02/best-of-zen-habits-january-2008/#comment-26165 Congratulations! I look forward to reading about quitting your day job especially. A few years ago I committed to a yearlong project of letting go of fear, guilt, shame, and controlling assholes as my new years' resolution, and quitting my day job quickly became a huge part of that! Congratulations! I look forward to reading about quitting your day job especially. A few years ago I committed to a yearlong project of letting go of fear, guilt, shame, and controlling assholes as my new years’ resolution, and quitting my day job quickly became a huge part of that!

]]> By: Navtej Kohli http://zenhabits.net/2008/02/best-of-zen-habits-january-2008/#comment-25827 Navtej Kohli Tue, 05 Feb 2008 01:26:25 +0000 http://zenhabits.net/2008/02/best-of-zen-habits-january-2008/#comment-25827 The main thing I’m enjoying while reading your blog is the way you write, you are a really charismatic person and your posts are wonderful, keep it up! The main thing I’m enjoying while reading your blog is the way you write, you are a really charismatic person and your posts are wonderful, keep it up!

]]> By: Leo http://zenhabits.net/2008/02/best-of-zen-habits-january-2008/#comment-25728 Leo Mon, 04 Feb 2008 04:49:13 +0000 http://zenhabits.net/2008/02/best-of-zen-habits-january-2008/#comment-25728 @Val Ann C: Yep, it's WriteToDone.com ... sorry, haven't put the link up in my header yet. :) @Val Ann C: Yep, it’s WriteToDone.com … sorry, haven’t put the link up in my header yet. :)

]]> By: Tom Furman http://zenhabits.net/2008/02/best-of-zen-habits-january-2008/#comment-25712 Tom Furman Mon, 04 Feb 2008 01:43:44 +0000 http://zenhabits.net/2008/02/best-of-zen-habits-january-2008/#comment-25712 These posts comprise a real blueprint for personal success in the art and science of simplicity. Making the utmost out of the minimum. Tom Furman www.physicalstrategies.com These posts comprise a real blueprint for personal success in the art and science of simplicity. Making the utmost out of the minimum.

Tom Furman
http://www.physicalstrategies.com

]]> By: Val Ann C http://zenhabits.net/2008/02/best-of-zen-habits-january-2008/#comment-25697 Val Ann C Sun, 03 Feb 2008 16:39:00 +0000 http://zenhabits.net/2008/02/best-of-zen-habits-january-2008/#comment-25697 Hi Leo I'm looking for a link to your new writers blog. I don't see a link anywhere on the Zen habits pages. Are you still doing the writers blog? Hi Leo
I’m looking for a link to your new writers blog. I don’t see a link anywhere on the Zen habits pages. Are you still doing the writers blog?

]]> By: Leo http://zenhabits.net/2008/02/best-of-zen-habits-january-2008/#comment-25689 Leo Sun, 03 Feb 2008 12:28:44 +0000 http://zenhabits.net/2008/02/best-of-zen-habits-january-2008/#comment-25689 Thanks guys! I appreciate the encouragement, as always. What's the secret of my success? Well, I think it's three things: 1. Creating extremely useful content. (That's the goal, anyway -- I don't always succeed.) 2. Writing fairly catchy headlines so that people will be drawn into that content. 3. Finding ways to share that content with people who haven't read it. By far the most important is the first one. For more on that, I will be writing about blogwriting at writetodone.com in the coming months. The other two steps are just to help people find it. At this point, things are snowballing for Zen Habits as more and more people find out about the blog. But in the beginning, the thing that helped me the most was writing guest posts for other blogs -- it was the best way to show new readers that I have good content on my site. I wrote a lot of guest posts. :) Now, social media such as digg and delicious and stumbleupon seem to find me the most new readers -- and I have you guys to thank for that, as you're the ones who vote for my articles and help spread the word. I could probably go on for a long time about this stuff. :) Read more at Write To Done in the coming months -- I hope to share some of the stuff I've learned in chunks and pieces. Thanks guys! I appreciate the encouragement, as always.

What’s the secret of my success? Well, I think it’s three things:

1. Creating extremely useful content. (That’s the goal, anyway — I don’t always succeed.)
2. Writing fairly catchy headlines so that people will be drawn into that content.
3. Finding ways to share that content with people who haven’t read it.

By far the most important is the first one. For more on that, I will be writing about blogwriting at writetodone.com in the coming months.

The other two steps are just to help people find it.

At this point, things are snowballing for Zen Habits as more and more people find out about the blog. But in the beginning, the thing that helped me the most was writing guest posts for other blogs — it was the best way to show new readers that I have good content on my site. I wrote a lot of guest posts. :)

Now, social media such as digg and delicious and stumbleupon seem to find me the most new readers — and I have you guys to thank for that, as you’re the ones who vote for my articles and help spread the word.

I could probably go on for a long time about this stuff. :) Read more at Write To Done in the coming months — I hope to share some of the stuff I’ve learned in chunks and pieces.

]]> By: Tejvan Pettinger http://zenhabits.net/2008/02/best-of-zen-habits-january-2008/#comment-25683 Tejvan Pettinger Sun, 03 Feb 2008 07:58:21 +0000 http://zenhabits.net/2008/02/best-of-zen-habits-january-2008/#comment-25683 A very impressive month, well deserved! A very impressive month, well deserved!

]]> By: Alex Liu http://zenhabits.net/2008/02/best-of-zen-habits-january-2008/#comment-25672 Alex Liu Sun, 03 Feb 2008 01:23:54 +0000 http://zenhabits.net/2008/02/best-of-zen-habits-january-2008/#comment-25672 Yup! Those are really good post. I find those 30 tips that allow me to be productive when I stay at home very useful. It's amazing you can provide many good post every month! Thanks! Yup! Those are really good post. I find those 30 tips that allow me to be productive when I stay at home very useful. It’s amazing you can provide many good post every month!

Thanks!

]]> By: Kristy http://zenhabits.net/2008/02/best-of-zen-habits-january-2008/#comment-25662 Kristy Sat, 02 Feb 2008 22:12:58 +0000 http://zenhabits.net/2008/02/best-of-zen-habits-january-2008/#comment-25662 Way to go Leo!! I would love to hear your reply to Banji and Israel. Truly, a really good blog post every single day is hard to find (for the reader and the writer). Do the ideas flow through you as naturally as you write them? Oh, and by the way....wasn't yesterday your last day of work away from home? Congrats on that, too! Way to go Leo!!

I would love to hear your reply to Banji and Israel.

Truly, a really good blog post every single day is hard to find (for the reader and the writer). Do the ideas flow through you as naturally as you write them?

Oh, and by the way….wasn’t yesterday your last day of work away from home? Congrats on that, too!

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