Making Things Fast - Speaker Deck

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Making Things Fast Saturday, 3 December 2011

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Leila Johnston Copywriter at ‘agile’ digital co Made by Many Magazine/newspaper background Two humour books BBC Comedy Online columnist, Radio 4 WIRED UK contributor Co-creator of iTunes top 50 podcast, Shift Run Stop Saturday, 3 December 2011

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Three Golden Rules Saturday, 3 December 2011

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Three Golden Rules 1. Stop caring. Saturday, 3 December 2011

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Three Golden Rules 1. Stop caring. 2. Stop having ambition. Saturday, 3 December 2011

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Three Golden Rules 1. Stop caring. 2. Stop having ambition. 3. Stop making claims. Saturday, 3 December 2011

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1. Stop Caring Saturday, 3 December 2011

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1. Stop Caring 1. Stop caring about past projects. Saturday, 3 December 2011

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1. Stop Caring 1. Stop caring about past projects. 2. Stop caring about possible future aims. Saturday, 3 December 2011

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1. Stop Caring 1. Stop caring about past projects. 2. Stop caring about possible future aims. 3. Stop caring about it being perfect, it never will be. Saturday, 3 December 2011

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1. Stop Caring 1. Stop caring about past projects. 2. Stop caring about possible future aims. 3. Stop caring about it being perfect, it never will be. STO P RO M A N TICISIN G TH E IDEA Saturday, 3 December 2011

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If you love it, let it go Saturday, 3 December 2011

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If you love it, let it go • Be generous with your ideas Saturday, 3 December 2011

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If you love it, let it go • Be generous with your ideas • Collect them constantly Saturday, 3 December 2011

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If you love it, let it go • Be generous with your ideas • Collect them constantly • Don’t be left with one thing to hang onto Saturday, 3 December 2011

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If you love it, let it go • Be generous with your ideas • Collect them constantly • Don’t be left with one thing to hang onto • Make it. Then forget it Saturday, 3 December 2011

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The past... is OVER! Saturday, 3 December 2011

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The past... is OVER! “I had the idea for Twitter years ago” Saturday, 3 December 2011

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The past... is OVER! “I had the idea for Twitter years ago” “I once wrote a book” Saturday, 3 December 2011

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The past... is OVER! “I had the idea for Twitter years ago” “I once wrote a book” “We once won a prize” Saturday, 3 December 2011

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The past... is OVER! “I had the idea for Twitter years ago” “I once wrote a book” “We once won a prize” “I was on the internet before anyone else” Saturday, 3 December 2011

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“ I was one of the ﬁrst bloggers” Saturday, 3 December 2011

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“ I was one of the ﬁrst bloggers” Saturday, 3 December 2011

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“ I was one of the ﬁrst bloggers” Saturday, 3 December 2011

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“ I was one of the ﬁrst bloggers” Saturday, 3 December 2011

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Defend motivation AT ALL COSTS Saturday, 3 December 2011

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Motivation Time Typical project Saturday, 3 December 2011

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Motivation Time Typical project Saturday, 3 December 2011

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Motivation Time Typical project GREAT IDEA! Saturday, 3 December 2011

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Motivation Time Typical project GREAT IDEA! (It’s never going to happen) Saturday, 3 December 2011

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Motivation Time Fast project Find people to inspire you. Keep making. Saturday, 3 December 2011

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Motivation Time GREAT IDEA! Fast project Find people to inspire you. Keep making. Saturday, 3 December 2011

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Motivation Time GREAT IDEA! Fast project Find people to inspire you. Keep making. What’s next? Saturday, 3 December 2011

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Inspirational speed makers Saturday, 3 December 2011

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Dominic Wilcox “30 day speed creating project” • £10 a day • Every day for a month Saturday, 3 December 2011

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•Every weekday for a year •Now massively famous Ze Frank “The Show” Saturday, 3 December 2011

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• Every week for a year • Now massively famous Jonathan Coulton Saturday, 3 December 2011

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2. Stop Having Ambition Saturday, 3 December 2011

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2. Stop Having Ambition • It means you’re not happy YET Saturday, 3 December 2011

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2. Stop Having Ambition • It means you’re not happy YET • You’re looking at everyone else Saturday, 3 December 2011

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2. Stop Having Ambition • It means you’re not happy YET • You’re looking at everyone else • Ambition is calculation, not compulsion. If you’re imagining, you’re not doing Saturday, 3 December 2011

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Forget viral Saturday, 3 December 2011

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Forget viral • Again, if you’re thinking about the future, you’re not thinking about what you can make today. Saturday, 3 December 2011

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Forget viral • Again, if you’re thinking about the future, you’re not thinking about what you can make today. • Untrain yourself from thinking about what’s next. Saturday, 3 December 2011

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Forget viral • Again, if you’re thinking about the future, you’re not thinking about what you can make today. • Untrain yourself from thinking about what’s next. • If it’s out of your hands, it’s not interesting. Saturday, 3 December 2011

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3. Stop making claims Saturday, 3 December 2011

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3. Stop making claims • To yourself Saturday, 3 December 2011

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3. Stop making claims • To yourself • To your employers Saturday, 3 December 2011

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3. Stop making claims • To yourself • To your employers • Let others make up their own minds based on evidence Saturday, 3 December 2011

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3. Stop making claims • To yourself • To your employers • Let others make up their own minds based on evidence • Claiming slows you down! Saturday, 3 December 2011

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Make THINGS not statements of intent Saturday, 3 December 2011

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Make THINGS not statements of intent All supplementary writing = distance. Saturday, 3 December 2011

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Make THINGS not statements of intent All supplementary writing = distance. Something that exists is always better than something that doesn’t. Saturday, 3 December 2011

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Make THINGS not statements of intent All supplementary writing = distance. Something that exists is always better than something that doesn’t. Except unicorns. Saturday, 3 December 2011

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Make THINGS not statements of intent All supplementary writing = distance. Something that exists is always better than something that doesn’t. Except unicorns. Saturday, 3 December 2011

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All comedy is fast Saturday, 3 December 2011

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• Comedy writing is just improv + edit • Practice improvising fun Saturday, 3 December 2011

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Barriers to fast making Worrying about what may happen. Thinking you’ll never have a good idea again. Thinking it has to be successful. Describing instead of doing (CVs, About Me) Saturday, 3 December 2011

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Solutions Play pointlessly. Detach from all goals. Make partial things. Make regularly, make fast. The faster you are, the more you can make! Saturday, 3 December 2011

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Leila Johnston FinalBullet.com @FinalBullet Saturday, 3 December 2011