The Busy Creator Podcast with Prescott Perez-Fox

Examining The Modern Creative Workforce and the Ongoing Struggles of Productive People, with Prescott Perez-Fox — The Busy Creator Podcast 80

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Prescott Perez-Fox (@scottperezfox) is an independent brand consultant and designer based in Brooklyn, NY. Following ten years as a scrappy freelancer in New York's design scene, he's built a number of eccentric workflows and organisational structures.

This conversation loops and swirls a bit, covering career observations, podcast production, personal productivity struggles, and Prescott's possible plans for becoming a consultant ... and perhaps an agency.

Catch up with Prescott on his crumbly old website, perezfox.com or, um, here on The Busy Creator.

Show Notes & Links
  • Prescott & Marie are both coffee drinkers; neither are super-early morning people
  • "The Cult of 5:00am"
  • Morning Pages
  • Gratitude Practice

    • "I help small businesses put their best face to the world."

    —Prescott Perez-Fox

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  • Daniel J. Lewis
  • The 6 P's of Podcasting Workflow

    • "Editing a podcast is a lot of deleting."

    —Prescott Perez-Fox

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  • Kanban view within Freedcamp

    • "There's a baked-in irony in being a productivity blogger because you constantly examine your own habits."

    —Prescott Perez-Fox

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  • The Self Journal by Cathryn Lavery

    • "Some habits are easier to adapt than others."

    —Prescott Perez-Fox

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  • Bagel Tuesday

    • "Is it the curse of the entrepreneur that we feel the need to constantly be working?"

    —Marie Poulin

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    • Deep Work by Cal Newport on Amazon and on Audible

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      • The Accidental Creative Podcast by Todd Henry
      • Molly Young's review of Deep Work, et al.
      • Voltron [av_video src='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uS5b8aQ6z8' format='16-9' width='16' height='9']
      • Forbes predicts "by 2020 over 50% of the US Workforce will be freelance"
      • Digital Strategy School group on Slack
      • Prescott thinks co-working spaces are primarily a real estate play
      • RIP Studiomates in DUMBO, Brooklyn
      • Tina Roth Eisenberg aka Swiss Miss
      • Creative Mornings
      • WeWork is the big player in co-working. They're becoming the Starbucks.
      • BKLYN Commons co-working space
      • Marie and Ben work in a co-working space in Vancouver
      • 9 Habits of Highly Creative People
      • Decision Fatigue — willpower erodes during the day
      • Do you have a "Work Uniform"?
      • Prescott still has his Powerbook G4 from 2004

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        • The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo on Amazon and on Audible

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          • Joaquin Cotler
          • RIP Ethan Greene
          • Hoarders, and how it builds compulsive anxiety

            • "No one is immune from psychology."

            —Prescott Perez-Fox

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            "Let's be honest, a lot of designer identities are for other designers."

            —Prescott Perez-Fox

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          • Prescott hasn't redesigned his personal site since 2010
          • May 1 Reboot — redesign your site by May 1
          • Squarespace

            • "I have to take the long way for [web] design."

            —Prescott Perez-Fox

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          • Hi-Fidelity Mockups
          • Divi
          • Prescott did his chiropractor's website using Divi
          • SASS or LESS, which to choose [av_video src='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJclQekSfSM' format='16-9' width='16' height='9']
          • How to set up a Git repository
          • Sally Hogshead
          • Berkshire Hathaway

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            • How The World Sees You by Sally Hogshead on Amazon and on Audible

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              • Armin & Bryony from UnderConsideration
              • The E-Myth Revisited by Michael Gerber On Amazon and On Audible
              • Freelancers struggle with one of three things: Staying organised, staying focused, or staying energised
              • New York City Podcast Meetup

                • "Unlike rock music and Olympic gymnastics, designers get better with age."

                —Prescott Perez-Fox

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              • Sayba Naturals — Jill Fox's soap business
              • Starship Design
              •  Prescott Perez-Fox on Twitter
              •  Prescott Perez-Fox on Facebook
              •  Prescott Perez-Fox on Instagram
              •  Prescott Perez-Fox on YouTube
                • Tools
                • Freedcamp
                • Balsamiq
                • InVision
                • Divi
                • BitBucket
                • SourceTree
                  • Techniques
                  • Propose → Plan → Prepare → Produce → Publish → Promote
                  • Save letters to make your processes simpler
                  • Divide your day into blocks like "Morning shift"
                  • Look for peer mastermind groups, an accountability partner, and a mentor — concurrently
                    • Habits
                    • Work toward having an entire podcast episode in the can
                    • Learn the keyboard shortcuts as soon as possible.
                    • Track your projects on a wall, using post-its or cards
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