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Carl Phillips

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London, The United Kingdom

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http://frictionlessliving.net/

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Nonfiction, Ebooks, Self Help

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October 2013

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Carl writes short books full of big ideas including: Journeys in Simplicity, Unplug: Disconnect to Reconnect and Slow: Seeking Stillness in Fast Paced Times.

He is also the proud owner of Frictionless Living (http://frictionlessliving.net/) which is focused on helping readers find and live their own version of a simpler, good life.

You can find out more and reach him at his blog (www.frictionlessliving.net).
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How do you deal with writer’s block?

Carl Phillips I don't believe in writer's block. Some days the ideas flow, some days they come slower. I believe in the power of showing up and practicing regularly…moreI don't believe in writer's block. Some days the ideas flow, some days they come slower. I believe in the power of showing up and practicing regularly. Sometimes a slow start turns into a great day of work, other times I call it quits for the day and turn to something else. I don't put pressure on it.

I think the idea of writer's block gives us an out before we get started. It's a reason not to try, a reason never to start, a reason not to turn up.

Writing is hard but do it anyway is what I say. The rewards, and what writing gives me personally, outweigh the effort, in my experience. If that's not your experience, maybe try something else. Life is short. ;)
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What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

Carl Phillips Just write. Don't overthink it. Establish a regular practice and write what you can, when you can.

Don't be too harsh on yourself but do understand th…moreJust write. Don't overthink it. Establish a regular practice and write what you can, when you can.

Don't be too harsh on yourself but do understand that writing is a skill, the more practice we get, the better our work should become.

Just fall in love with writing, without expectation. Write from the heart. (less)

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Average rating: 3.87 · 47 ratings · 6 reviews · 21 distinct works

	22 Ways to Simpler Living 4.11 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Busy: A Manifesto for Distracted Times really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	22 Ways to Happier: Simple Ways to Happiness 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Small Changes, Big Goals really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Little Book of Haiku : Poems and Reflections for Life really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Simplify - from Inside Out 3.25 avg rating — 4 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Slow: Seeking Stillness in Fast Paced Times it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Frictionless Email: Simple Ways to Inbox Zero (The Frictionless Series Book 1) 2.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Need Less, Live More: Treading Lightly in a World of More 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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No Two Battles Are the Same

You will fall many times.

You will taste defeat.

What matters is how you deal with these setbacks. What matters is you get back up to fight another day.

In each defeat lies a lesson, waiting to be uncovered.

You must stir up your inner fire and come again, fight again.

No two battles are the same.

from my book Awaken — Meditations of the Warrior

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“Absorb what is useful, discard what is useless and add what is specifically your own”
― Bruce Lee, Bruce Lee ― Wisdom for the Way

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“Do nothing that is of no use”
― Musashi Miyamoto, Book of Five Rings

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“You must understand that there is more than one path to the top of the mountain”
― Miyamoto Musashi, A Book of Five Rings: The Classic Guide to Strategy

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