Episode 122: Starting New Projects with David Kadavy

How do you find motivation and energy to create something new, something you've been dreaming of? Our guest today is David Kadavy, the famous author of Design for Hackers, and we talk about his latest book — The Heart to Start. You'll learn how to effectively start new projects, combat procrastination, find an audience, and fuel your creativity.

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Show Notes

• The Heart to Start, Design for Hackers — David's books
• Love Your Work — David's podcast
• How to Write a Book, Make Money Writing on the STEEM Blockchain — David's "short reads"
• Self-discrepancy theory — a Wikipedia article
• The Taste Gap: Ira Glass on the Secret of Creative Success, Animated in Living Typography — an article & video at Brain Pickings
• Authority — a book by Nathan Barry
• Your First $10k — a guide for creating products by Amy Hoy
• Old Masters and Young Geniuses — a book by David Galenson
• Steve Jobs’ 2005 Stanford Commencement Address
• Seth Godin — Love Your Work, Episode 77
• David's website
• Follow David on Twitter: @kadavy

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