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Complete: make it urgent
The most powerful C is also the one that can burn you out.
Sep 29
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Jesse J. Anderson
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Worksheet: Deadlines You Can Feel
Urgency is the most reliable motivator we have, and the one most likely to hurt us.
Sep 29
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Jesse J. Anderson
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Compete: make it a challenge
Tell us something is impossible and suddenly we have all the motivation in the world.
Sep 22
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Jesse J. Anderson
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Worksheet: Pick Your Opponent
Competing doesn't have to mean competing with people. Rate what fires you up.
Sep 22
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Jesse J. Anderson
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Create: make it novel
New things are easy to start. Luckily, you can manufacture new.
Sep 15
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Jesse J. Anderson
30
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Worksheet: Manufacture Some New
Novelty can be manufactured on demand. Restock it whenever a task goes stale.
Sep 15
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Jesse J. Anderson
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The Tangent: Making Cool Stuff
Welcome to another issue of The Tangent, an occasional side column where I write about personal things and other topics which may or may not have…
Sep 13
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Jesse J. Anderson
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Captivate: make it interesting
You can't force yourself to care about a boring task. You can borrow interest from somewhere else.
Sep 8
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Jesse J. Anderson
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Worksheet: Boring Is Your Kryptonite
You can't force yourself to care. So bring the interest in from somewhere else.
Sep 8
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Jesse J. Anderson
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The 4 Cs of Motivation
Interest, novelty, challenge, urgency turned into something you can actually use.
Sep 1
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Jesse J. Anderson
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Worksheet: Run It Through the 4 Cs
One stuck task, four ways in. Write an idea in every box before you pick one.
Sep 1
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Jesse J. Anderson
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August 2026
3 motivation myths
Important things don't get done just because they're important.
Aug 25
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Jesse J. Anderson
28
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