It's not the sweat and blood. Hard work is often hardest in terms of sacrifices.

Am I going to have time to pursue creative work when I become a dad?

I'm going home for a visit and I will be evaluating everything with a brand new, outsider's perspective.

He appears mad, but I love that he knew what he loved.

My default activity when I have free time is to write.

One of many hard questions I'm imagining my daughter asking me in the future...

I showed up this morning, of all places, in the cellar to write my novel.

As someone who feels like he does not qualify as an artist but wants to be one, I'm keeping this book close by.

Many problems in life have more than one solution, but among those solutions, one is probably more effective than the other.

It's not you, it's me.

That singularly important reason why I keep showing up to write and publish articles is simple.

I have a tendency to evaluate myself too early. So I ask myself, have I put in time to get good at it?

The tool does not need to be sophisticated. Your note-taking workflow does.

Software bugs are in many ways analogous to everyday trash.

If you are distracted at home, just sitting facing a different direction could fix it.

Saying 'I hope' does nothing but set yourself up for anticipation and disappointment.

We say most things just once. To make a message a signal above the noise, we need to repeat it a few more times.

The solution is really simple - place your external monitor farther and enlarge the system's font size.

When you focus exclusively on understanding instead of what is right, you grow your understanding of the world while keeping your relationships healthy.

Nick's notes from reading The Courage to Be Disliked.