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Everything I Know by Paul Jarvis — WisdomDeck honest review
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Everything I Know

by Paul Jarvis

Jarvis's short, candid book on working for yourself as a creative: fear, launching, pricing, saying no and staying small on purpose. A precursor to Company of One, more personal and less argued.

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Read it if…

you freelance or make things and want a frank peer rather than a guru.

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you want a business plan; this is a conversation.

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Three things you will actually use

  1. Done beats perfect.
  2. You can stay small on purpose.
  3. Fear is the sign you are near the edge of growth.

Do this first

Ship the thing you have been polishing for a month, this week.

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Frank creative-freelancer talk.

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