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What follows is my personal log of turning pro in my writing – showing up to the table, facing the Resistance, and welcoming the muse when she graces me with her presence.

The goal is obvious from the title of this site – 500 words per day, Monday through Friday. Weekends are my time for family, creativity, and exploring new topics for the coming week. 

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February 2018 – By the Numbers

• February 23 – Present: Writing book manuscript (Habitual)
• February 22: 406 words (Opting Out)
• February 21: 0 words
• February 20: 600 words (The Advantage of Doubt)
• February 19: 312 words (Last Week’s Workouts – 2/12/18)
  

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• February 16: 0 words
• February 15: 526 words (Be the Change)
• February 14: 0 words (RIP Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School victims)
• February 13: 540 words (Breakthroughs)
• February 12: 535 words (Waiting for the Other Shoe to Drop)
  

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• February 9: 745 words (Procrastination Nation)
• February 8: 666 words (This is Not Normal)
• February 7: 602 words (My Weekly Workouts and Meals)
• February 6: 1004 words (Is This Healthy for My Child?)
• February 5: 534 words (Little Things)
  

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• February 2: 757 words (Making the Complex Simple – Mindset)
• February 1: 854 words (Making the Complex Simple – Habits)

January 2018 – By the Numbers (Total: 23 posts, 14,377 words)

• January 31: 955 words (Making the Complex Simple – Fitness)
• January 30: 566 words (Making the Complex Simple – Nutrition)
• January 29: 536 words (But What if I Don’t Want To?)
  

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• January 26: 935 words (Investigating Your Beliefs)
• January 25: 508 words (The Key to Mental Peace)
• January 24: 510 words (I Have No Idea What I’m Doing)
• January 23: 584 words (4 Things No One Tells You About Being a Parent)
• January 22: 683 words (Writing is Like Jenga)
  

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• January 19: 634 words (How to Start a Side Project)
• January 18: 560 words (Knowing Our Achilles)
• January 17: 520 words (Equal and Opposite)
• January 16: 562 words (Habits, Aging, and Entropy)
• January 15: 557 words (Being Okay)
  

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• January 12: 600 words (Create or Hate)
• January 11: 508 words (The Speed of Discovery)
• January 10: 764 words (Like a Moth to a Flame)
• January 9: 670 words (Hiking Alaska, Floating Canada, and Hitchhiking America)
• January 8: 531 words (What Would This Look Like if I Were Happy)
  

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• January 5: 503 words (Do It For You)
• January 4: 585 words (How to Not be an A*shole)
• January 3: 946 words (The 3 S’s of Great Work)
• January 2: 617 words (Eat, Drink, and Work: The Wisdom of an Ancient King)
• January 1: 543 words (Turning Pro)