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It’s a terrible feeling.

To know you have a gift for the world.

But to be utterly paralyzed every time you try to discover what that gift is.

Stop procrastinating and start creating!

In The Heart to Start, blogger, podcaster, and award-winning designer David Kadavy takes you on his journey from Nebraska-based cubicle dweller to jet-setting bestselling author, showing you how to stop procrastinating, and start creating.

The original and battle-tested tactics in The Heart to Start eliminate fear in your present self, so you can finally become your future self:

Tap into the innate power of curiosity. Find the fuel to propel you through resistance.
Catch yourself “Inflating The Investment.” Prevent self-destructive time sucks and find the time to follow your art, even if you feel like you have no time at all.
Bust through “The Linear Work Distortion.” Inspire action that harnesses your natural creative style.
Supercharge your progress with “Motivational Judo.” Lay perfectionism on its back while propelling your projects forward.

Inspiring stories weave these techniques into your memory. From Maya Angelou to Seth Godin. From J. K. Rowling to Steven Pressfield. You'll hear from a Hollywood screenwriter, a chef, and even a creator of a hit board game.

Whether you’re writing a novel, starting a business, or picking up a paintbrush for the first time in years, The Heart to Start will upgrade your mental operating system with unforgettable tactics for ending procrastination before it starts, so you can make your creative dreams a reality.

Take your first step and click the buy button. Download The Heart to Start, and unlock your inner creative genius today!

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"The Heart to Start is solid advice from David Kadavy. It's not too late."
--Seth Godin

"Here's the thing. You need to start something, and you already know what it is. But you're afraid. You don't have enough time. You can think of a million reasons to not do this. And that's what this book will help you overcome. Read it, then share it with a friend. I loved it."
--Jeff Goins, bestselling author of Real Artists Don't Starve

"I wish this was the book I started with. I desperately needed it. Fortunately, I can start again. By reading this book!"
--James Altucher, entrepreneur and bestselling author of Choose Yourself

"All change starts with a single step. In The Heart to Start, David generously shares his hard-earned wisdom about how to take that first step. If you want to do more work that matters this book will show you how to begin."
--Bernadette Jiwa, author of Story Driven

"Too many people take their best work to the grave with them. Don't let that be you! The Heart To Start will help you get that work into the world where it belongs."
--Todd Henry, author of Die Empty

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In this encouraging guide, Kadavy (Design for Hackers), shows how to jump-start one's creativity. Kadavy uses material from his podcast, Love Your Work; entertaining metaphors; and vignettes from his life and those of a myriad of others such as a behavioral scientist, a board game creator, a singer-songwriter, and a chef to highlight the obstacles that prevent people from starting their creative projects.

Original terms, such as "the Fortress Fallacy" (imagining one's project in its most ambitious possible form before even starting) and "Inflating the Investment" (overestimating how much time and energy projects will take) clearly illustrate the thinking that leads to procrastination. The practical advice and techniques that Kadavy provides for circumventing distorted thinking and ego-driven insecurities, such as "motivational judo," in which "you use the force of your own ego to kickstart your project," make it sound relatively easy to start creating, but Kadavy is careful to keep expectations realistic.

Reassuring reminders not to be defeated by discomfort, perfectionism, and the fear of others' judgments, and to follow one's curiosity and passion, round out this lively, motivating entry into the self-help genre.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B077XRMBR9
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Kadavy, Inc. (Dec 3 2017)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 907 KB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 140 pages

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- #9 in Creativity & Genius (Kindle Store)
- #22 in Creativity Self-Help Books
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David Kadavy is a bestselling author whose books help people be productive when creativity matters. He was design advisor for behavioral scientist Dan Ariely’s productivity app, Timeful, where David’s “mind management” principles were applied to features now used by millions – in Google Calendar. He lives in Medellín, Colombia. Follow him on Twitter or Instagram at @kadavy.

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André Gadbois

Begin be gain

Reviewed in Canada on June 10, 2022

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Have to a great shiny journey in your life. Be careful. What matters in my journey is take care about myself. I have a month holidays. Why not to cook something for me. I have the time, the motivation and the hungry to do it. I have the passive possibilities to buy my cheap lunch where I work. But where is the challenge to be more a day more. Let's go and try André
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Frankie Hols

Inspiration paired with advice

Reviewed in Canada on January 13, 2019

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I needed this book as a good reminder to start. The author does a great job at reminding us what starting really looks like. The grand image of success in our minds leaves us defeted or postponed and the author does a great job at letting us see how mediocre steps are really the starts to greater things. Simple theory but told in a way that resonates.

Reviewed in Canada on June 2, 2021

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Thank you for your book. I sent a copy of your book to my daughter. It was interesting, revealing and confirming your innermost feeling and voices. I intend to read again.

Reviewed in Canada on May 11, 2018

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David has a smooth, easy-reading style about him. This book got me thinking about moving forward with projects that I had started in the past, but had put on hold for no better reason than lack of inertia.

Reviewed in Canada on December 24, 2018

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If you ever wondered what it would take for you to start on that dream project of yours, you will find the answers in the pages of this book.

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Mr. & Mrs.

Simply powerful how to move from dreaming to doing

Reviewed in Canada on August 3, 2018

I heard about this book on Jeff John's podcast and immediately ordered on amazon.com kindle.

This book is exactly what I needed. It is full of practical experience and knowledge plus tactical stories of how other people used these techniques to overcome all the thing preventing us from launching our creative projects.

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Janice Meyers Foreman

The quotes and stories are full of inspiration and ideas worth implementing

Reviewed in Canada on December 19, 2017

Time to get started ten minutes at a time, is the idea mist likely to help me succeed! Worth the read

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Maria Martins

Good tips on starting

Reviewed in Canada on December 17, 2021

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This book has good tips on starting anything you have procrastinated about in the past. I am going to start implementing them right away.

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Can I get a refund?

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 30, 2018

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If I wanted to know his life story I would have just read his blogs.
I'm sorry, but his path, or anyone elses path for that matter, is no use to me whatsoever. This book is basically an advertisement for his previous work and how he done it. Boring. Once I skipped through his life stories, there was nothing else to read. Very repetitive.
Waste of time and money.

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L. Gibson

A great motivational book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 30, 2017

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More high quality writing from David Kadavy.
I really liked the motivational stories, they added depth and background to the theme of the book which is to find ways to start.
The categories of things that can block your progress was interesting and resonated with me.
I would recommend this book to anyone seeking to start your project. It has great tips to overcome fears. I really found it helpful.

Nicky Waites

I picked up The Heart to Start on kindle. I'm glad I did.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 13, 2018

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I picked up The Heart to Start on kindle after receiving an email promotion through David Kadavy's Design for Hackers. I'm glad I did. Reading his book was like a revelation and I plan on re-reading it as its jammed pack full of great content. It is like a check list of all the traps that I fall into when I've tried to work on my own passion projects. Using his concepts that he has shared in his book I hope that I can begin the process of making some real progress going forward.

Daddy Kabuiku

Easy to read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 28, 2018

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Easy to read, that easy and engaging that it is almost surprising how fast you read the book. Really enjoyed it

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Molly Bandah

Be aware that procrastinating is resistance, where possible, explore the reason for the resistance.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 24, 2019

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The Heart to Start is easy to read, it has a light hearted style that encourages the reader to read it to the end. I liked that it helped me recognize some of the procrastinating tactics I use, to move me away from completing my projects. A useful resource to have at hand.

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