Follow the formula. Or, ignore it. Or, do both. The question is, are you doing so with freedom?
Useful Not True by Derek Sivers: https://sive.rs/u
Do It Now, a finished book by Joel Bein https://www.amazon.com/Do-Now-finished-Joel-Bein/dp/B09SL7Q2SB
Learn more about Joel:
https://joelbein.com/
https://thehumanliberation.co/
https://thehumanliberation.co/guide
