makers
Two months ago, my personal blog averaged about one and a half visitors each day. Then I made my first submission to Hacker News, it hit the front page, and within five days 20,000 people visited my blog! That's crazy. So how did my story make it
daily journal
Color your vision black, press play, and turn up the volume. You there? Good. Now add a million stars on top of the black. You should feel like you're floating in space. Put an empty road in the center of your vision, faintly lit in the night. You&
daily journal
I've been feeling under the weather lately and haven't had any brain space for words. But I took some photos around Washington this month that I'd like to share. This state astounds me. I could throw a dart at a map anywhere within a
daily journal
As I focus more on writing 'useful' pieces, I wonder if I'm leaving out a bit of my soul on this blog. For example, these are the articles I am currently crafting. They're cool sounding and I've had a lot of fun
productivity
Thank you, thank you, for coming tonight! I see we have a full house, wonderful, so grateful for all your faces and your support of the Madi project thus far. OS 31 of the Madison Taskett product (known affectionately as 'Madi') has been our most advanced and well-loved
productivity
On Sunday, my friend Tony gave me a tomato plant. It's tiny and scraggly and most of its leaves have been eaten up by bugs. Plus Tony says I need to plant it right away or it'll die completely, and I'm not sure my
daily journal
So you’re 99 years old on your death bed, and you got the chance to come back to right now. What would you do? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ...what came to your mind right away? Are you going to make it your #1 priority? Or are you going to keep putting it
daily journal
Two months ago, this little blog got one or two visitors a day. Now, hundreds of people stop by here daily! How is this even real? I always dreamed of having a blog that people read but I never thought it would actually happen. And now 200-300 people are coming
makers
My June mantra is rest. My sleep schedule has been a mess for as long as I can remember. I've never been able to fall asleep quickly, I don't sleep well throughout the night, and I can't seem to wake up early no matter
monthly recap
What you measure, matters. And by measuring this stuff daily and monthly, I can see a clear improvement in what I make, what I consume, and my physical health routines. Let's take a look at May.
makers
Two months ago, I averaged about one and a half visitors each day. Today, over 10,000 people viewed my lazy bitch guide to productivity [https://www.madisontaskett.com/lazy-bastard-productivity/], talk about a change! At the beginning of this month I decided to stop daily blogging and shift my energy
burnout
I started creating all the time, and it led to me being unable to just be still without producing. I only felt okay when I was being productive. I had no idea how to relax (honestly, I still don't).