Listen "Why You Need Friction in Your Editing Business"
Episode Synopsis
As today’s fast-paced world races toward AI and hyperproductivity, I find myself wanting to slow down and take a different route. However, every once in a while, I start to second-guess myself. Am I making things harder by not maximizing every minute of my life? Should I be doing things faster?This is a topic that’s been on my mind for a while, so I wanted to open up an honest discussion about it in this episode of The Modern Editor. Specifically, let’s talk about when friction can be good for our lives and editing businesses.Important Sections:(1:42) Does Convenience Drain Meaning Out of Life?(4:30) How Friction Adds Humanity to Our Editing Businesses(6:27) Experience Can’t Be Rushed(7:22) You Don’t Need to Take Friction Out of Your Business(8:10) When Friction is Unhelpful(10:10) There Are No Shortcuts to Experience(12:20) Find Your Community in the Freelance Editors ClubResourced MentionedFour Thousand Weeks by Oliver BurkemanTiny Habits™ MethodWork with Me:Grab the Editing Contract TemplateJoin the Freelance Editors Club
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