David Kadavy is author of Finish What Matters; Mind Management, Not Time Management; & Digital Zettelkasten.
In 2017, I decided I needed to get serious about shipping creative work.
So I challenged myself to send an email a day for 30 days. I wrote a draft of a book I’d call Getting Art Done. Some of you OGs might remember this graphic: keep on reading »
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Revenue for the second quarter of 2026 was:
Q1’s revenue was $11,155.
Q2 profits were:
Q1’s profit was $8,081.
This article originally appeared on Maximum Reverie »
Two questions that don’t seem related, but are:
This article originally appeared on Maximum Reverie »
In 1513, Raphael was making a fortune essentially as a more-reliable Leonardo. At thirty, Raphael had already done his best work. Leonardo, in his sixties, was just across the courtyard, still working on the Mona Lisa. keep on reading »
This article originally appeared on Maximum Reverie »
The man who published 500 left 150 unfinished – and that’s just the beginning. His unique paper trail provides clues on how creative works get done (or don’t).
I published three new articles on Substack this week:
As of today, I have been alive for 47 years. Here is everything I’ve learned:
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Revenue for the first quarter of 2026 was:
Q4 2025’s revenue was $11,883.
Q1 2026 profits were:
Q4 2025’s profit was $7,724.
Just a quick post to let you know that the stretch goal has been reached for the briefly re-opened Finish What Matters Preview Edition.
After a couple months of extra-focused writing I’ve re-opened the Preview Edition of Finish What Matters. keep on reading »
