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Rule 5: A Pro has no one to blame but themselves

Posted on January 19, 2024March 27, 2025 by Duncan Zaves

I know what you are thinking. This is fucking absurd. Life shits on people sometimes. They suffer setbacks well beyond their control. They wind up in situations no one could have predicted. The universe is random. Yep. I get it. I lived it more than once. HOWEVER – you must wake up everyday as if…

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Rule 2: A Pro doesn’t do every assignment they are given

Posted on January 19, 2024March 27, 2025 by Duncan Zaves

Doing all your work is rookie bullshit and a Pro who wants to keep their sanity doesn’t even try. But before we dive into that, you know what else is bullshit? Multi-tasking. Multi-tasking doesn’t exist. It’s a lie. So while you think you are always doing three things at once at your desk and being oh-so-productive…

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Rule 1: A Pro lives by The Code for a reason

Posted on January 19, 2024March 27, 2025 by Duncan Zaves

The most important distinction between a Pro and the the hapless non-Pro is they are deliberate. They know why they do what they do. They don’t follow rules for the sake of following rules. They focus on doing the things that help them achieve their goals. Imagine every goal as a pin on a map….

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