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Are you really working for yourself if you’re not working on what you want to work on?

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Or have you just traded having one boss for a bunch of bosses (your clients).

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Everyone chasing AI isn’t a reason to do it too - if anything, it’s a reason not to.

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It’s easy to do what you want when the alternative is a dumb idea.

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But it’s incredibly difficult to do what you want when the alternative is a smart idea.

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When a potential client asks if you’ve worked with other people who do what they do, what they’re really wondering is:

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“Will you understand me?”

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Everyone wants to feel understood.

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No one day in your life makes you a success and no one day in your life makes you a failure.

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Your brand is ultimately defined by what you do - not what you say you are.

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Don’t use the term “etc.” in your writing.

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Say what the “etc.” actually is.

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I just set a deadline for something and then at the same time set a different drop dead deadline.

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Which means that first deadline wasn’t really a deadline - it was pointless.

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AI isn’t my competition because what I’m selling is me.

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“Do what you want” is a more effective strategy than people realize.

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You don't have to do ALL the things: notebook.joshspector.com

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Every yes to something is a no to something else.

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@jthingelstad Thanks! I’m guessing you feel the same way about yours?

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When someone gives you a compliment and a suggestion you can take the compliment and leave the suggestion if you want.

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People overestimate the value of a follower and underestimate the value of a relationship.

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My newsletter is SO good.

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I’m writing it at the moment and I feel that so strongly that I just had to say it somewhere so I’m saying it here.

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I hope you feel a fraction of the excitement I feel in my writing in your own writing.

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The me I am is not the me I was nor the me I will be.

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The most common way non-marketers (and unfortunately many marketers too) go wrong is they optimize for the wrong things.

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They assume more of one thing (views, impressions, clicks, etc.) will automatically lead to more of what they want (sales, leads, etc.).

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It usually doesn’t work that way.

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Listening to podcasts on more than 1x speed is a cry for help from people who don’t realize they need it.

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The fear of sounding like AI has so warped some people that they’re choosing to write poorly on purpose.

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It’s insane.

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I’m not going to stop writing the way I write because some computer might write that way too.

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If people think what I write was written by a robot, I’ve got bigger problems.

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@ner3y Yeah - I remember hearing the woman who founded Spanx say growing up her Dad used to ask her after school “What did you fail at today?”

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The idea was to destigmatize failure and encourage trying.

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It worked.

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You can’t make someone do something until you can make them feel something.

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Every “yes” forces you to say no to something else.

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Every “no” creates space for you to say yes to something else.

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Everyone who learns this lesson learns it the hard way.

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One of the most valuable things I learned as a journalist was how to ask good questions.

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At the time, I had no idea it was a skill that would ultimately help me well beyond my journalism career.

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The better the question, the more valuable the answer.

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Even with questions you ask yourself.

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The easiest way to create content: notebook.joshspector.com

","summary":"","url":"https://notebook.joshspector.com/2026/04/27/the-easiest-way-to-create.html","date_published":"2026-04-27T22:06:38+00:00","author":{"name":"Josh Spector","url":"https://notebook.joshspector.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F47%2F1847928.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"joshspector"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-27 22:06","date_timestamp":1777327598,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89110868","content_html":"

There’s always a breeze when I go for a walk.

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Sometimes it’s light.

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Sometimes it’s strong.

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Sometimes it’s pushing me forward.

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Sometimes it’s working against me.

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Either way, I keep walking.

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(This post isn’t about walking.)

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\"They're just like us!\": notebook.joshspector.com

","summary":"","url":"https://notebook.joshspector.com/2026/04/25/theyre-just-like-us.html","date_published":"2026-04-25T17:50:09+00:00","author":{"name":"Josh Spector","url":"https://notebook.joshspector.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F47%2F1847928.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"joshspector"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-25 17:50","date_timestamp":1777139409,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"85118344","content_html":"

@jthingelstad I just recorded a podcast episode where I read every LinkedIn post I published in the month of January. I’m curious to see how people respond to it when it comes out next week.

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@alextoth Congrats! What’s the offer?

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@alextoth Most things that are valuable aren’t easy. 😉

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@jkratz Only one way to find out 😉

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@technogeek75 I thought so too!

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@eludom Yeah, one of the things I always tell clients is that they’ve already created amazing content in their sent emails folder - they just don’t realize it.

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@ridwan Nice! I don’t really journal but I do take notes by hand usually.

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@alextoth Good for you!

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@alextoth Makes sense - big difference between social on phones vs laptops.

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@timapple All released on the same day?

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@jthingelstad Thanks for the welcome and I’m a regular reader of your newsletter so nice to be connected here as well! Let me know if you ever want to do a cross promotion with our newsletters - happy to do one.

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@manton Awesome idea. Just subscribed.

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As a long time blogger and newsletter writer who has recently rediscovered the indie web, this is exactly the kind of thing I’m looking for.

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Happy to promote it to my 30k newsletter subscribers as well at some point soon.

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@clive Thanks! I’m really enjoying it - reminds me of the good old days of blogging. Have you been on here for a long time?

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