Author, explorer, xenophile, programmer, netizen, conversationalist. Former musician and entrepreneur. Everything is at sive.rs/
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Recording the audiobook for "Useful Not True", I video'd it too, then lovingly (hand-craftedly) subtitled the videos, which altogether communicates the message of the book better than plain text. I'll post all here now. Watch and see if it hits.
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Life can be improved by adding, or by subtracting. The world pushes you to add, because that benefits them. But the secret is to focus on subtracting.
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“HELL YEAH OR NO”, my newest book, is available now at sivers.org/n
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My newest and best book, “HOW TO LIVE - 27 conflicting answers and one weird conclusion”, is officially released and shipping worldwide now, exclusively through me: sive.rs/h
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Love plain linen hardcovers. Wisdom without hype.
ALT Four books by Derek Sivers : How to Live, Hell Yeah or No, Your Music and People, and Anything You Want.
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I’ve answered 2100 emails in the last 48 hours. 4000 left. This is intense, but I’m thankful for the connection.
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I'm a fan of:
Ravel Boléro
Erika Lemay
Debussy
Black bean burrito
Ruby
PostgreSQL
OpenBSD
Vim
Blackcurrant black tea
New Zealand
silence
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Three new book notes, including the great “Atomic Habits” : sivers.org/book
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I’ve often been with someone and wished I was alone. I’ve never been alone and wished I was not.
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8 years ago I spent the day in Singapore with my hero Kevin Kelly, then he told me it was his 60th birthday. Today he posted this must-read gem: kk.org/thetechnium/68-bits-o…
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I thought it’d be funny to make a news outlet that’s just “Everything You Don’t Need to Know”, but then realized that’s all news is, anyway.
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$575K of books sold. $575K to save lives. sive.rs/575k
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In 2016, I answered 30,904 emails from 11,971 people. Here are the answers to the most Frequently Asked Questions : sivers.org/faq
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Changed sivers.org to sive.rs because it's shorter. (No other reason. “.org” felt like unnecessary noise.)
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You & me, dude. Let's do it. DM'd you yesterday. sive.rs/contact
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Just deleted my LinkedIn account. Man that felt good. Never used it. Having it active felt like a lie. Should I delete G+ next?
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I just finished my next book: “Hell Yeah or No”. sivers.org/n Get on my private email list if interested: sivers.org/list
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Fun interview with @shaneparrish fs.blog/knowledge-project/de… I've been a fan (and subscriber) of his for years, so it was an honor to finally talk.
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You don't need confidence, just contribution. sivers.org/contrib
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My podcast is launched : sivers.org/podcast (Each episode is VERY short, of course. You know how I am.)
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Benefits of a daily diary and topic journals : sivers.org/dj
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Just finished recording the audiobook for “Hell Yeah or No”. It's really good. I'm excited. sivers.org/n
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The Art of Living with Less Stress: piped.video/watch?v=amS0u15A… - from sive.rs/relax
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Just added twelve new book notes to my site: sive.rs/book
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How to do what you love and make good money : sivers.org/balance
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Time is personal. Your year changes when your life changes. : sivers.org/mny
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Open-sourced all the code and contents of my sive.rs site: git.sr.ht/~sivers/sive.rs
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“Don’t divide the world into the weak and strong, or successes and failures. Divide the world into the learners and nonlearners.” - B Barber
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Never label yourself. The less you define yourself by, the less constraints to growth. Great point by @tynan : tynan.com/identity
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This is probably the best talk I've ever done: sivers.org/wds (40 minutes)
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New notes on four great books: sivers.org/book - especially “Story of Philosophy” and “Courage to be Disliked”. (Click “newest”)
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Four new books added to sivers.org/book - all of them damn good. (Click "newest", up top.)
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Just went to Seoul for a week, for the first time, and loved exploring. Favorite part? Didn't carry a phone or camera. More fun without.
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After many requests, I finally posted "Do this" - Directives - part 1 : sivers.org/d1
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Must-read book for those over 60. Should-read for those over 40: sivers.org/book/BrainRulesAg…
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Think like a bronze medalist, not silver : sivers.org/bronze
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The best ideas I've found in the last 320+ books I've read: sive.rs/book
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Thinking something nice about somebody? Tell them. sive.rs/nice
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My 200+ book notes & reviews, now with updated ratings. Top recommendations up top: sivers.org/book
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How to ask your mentors for help : sivers.org/ment
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“Ego is the Enemy” is a great book with such an important point. I wish everyone would read it. sivers.org/book/EgoEnemy
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Reading the Bible, start to finish: sive.rs/bible
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Unlikely places and untangled goals : sivers.org/unun
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Here it is! Sent 11/11/2010: “Sahil, LOVED your posts about wearing a mask, and now nil-nil. Really well done. Insightful, non-obvious, and succinct. Just wanted to say thanks for your writing.”
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The code to my sites and database are now mirrored on GitHub: github.com/sivers Use anything you like.
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Parenting : Who is it really for? sivers.org/pa
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When in doubt, try the difference : sivers.org/trd
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Buying something doesn't give you status. NOT buying something gives you status. Because consumerism is abundant, but satiability is rare.
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Wow. James Altucher pulled some interesting insights out of our interview. Read the article first before listening: jamesaltucher.com/2016/03/ep…
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doors and windows and what’s real : sivers.org/dw
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Quoted, distilled, dissected, and enhanced: fourhourworkweek.com/2016/11… Honored! Thanks @tferriss!
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Spent 55 hours this month learning Esperanto. Built these tools to help: github.com/sivers/langdb Usable for any language. Enjoy.
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“Never tell your problems to anyone. 80% don’t care, and the other 20% are glad you have them.” - Lou Holtz, revised
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Tilting my mirror (motivation is delicate) : sivers.org/tilt
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I've been answering about 150 emails a day for the last 30 days. Did 250 today. Each one with big questions about life/career/etc. Oh my.
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3 new books added, all good : sivers.org/book (click "newest", up top)
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I’m doing this amazing iOS course: udemy.com/ios-11-app-develop… HIGHLY recommend. @yu_angela is a great teacher.
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Actions, not words, reveal our real values : sivers.org/arv
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Answered 4778 emails in the past 30 days. Learned a lot. Time to start writing publicly again.
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Season 2 of my podcast is in full swing. Completely different than Season 1, it’s me being interviewed by many different hosts. Listen at sivers.org/podcast
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On a hopeless crusade to correct those who say they'll “revert” back to my email. Werewolves revert to humans. People *reply* to emails.
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Don’t quote. Make it yours and say it yourself. sivers.org/dq
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New books added to my book notes collection: sivers.org/book Total of 250 books now. See new FAQ: sivers.org/bfaq
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HUGE earthquake just now here in New Zealand just now at midnight. I'm OK. Been through many quakes in CA & NZ but this was first scary one.
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7 new books on my book summaries : sivers.org/book (click "newest", up top). A few great ones.
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