FOR FIRST TIMERS:

If you are a writer of anything——be it copy, novels, academic papers, whatever——then this website is the best thing you could check every day. However...

That statement is true IF, AND ONLY IF you're interested in producing genius-level work. That means the pursuit of challenging growth.

You won't find that in The Lazy Man's Guide to Getting Rich, and you won't find riches, either. Here, you'll learn things the right way. The old way. The hard way. The only way.

If this interests you, great! But one more thing: I'm only for people who enjoy shows like Family Guy. Here's why: "Life's too important to be taken too seriously," as Oscar Wild put. I'm for people like that.

If that's not you, no big deal! Let's part ways before things get serious.

[Now's the time to get up and leave...]

...(awkward silence)...

OK, for the person still here, here's the deal: My name is Scott Scheper. I write every day specifically for you.

Why am I doing this? For one reason...

I do this because...
I actually fricken' like you!

And, why shouldn't I? It means you're a writer committed to mastery——without——being a buzz-killington!. That's why I consider you a friend. Therefore, I will address you as Friend.

This website is where I share early versions of my work. I welcome you on the quest for growth in the craft. The route we're taking is the hard way. The objective? Simple...

WORLD DOMINATION!
In the name of Stewie Griffin!

Let's go.

Dear Friend,

OK, so where did we leave off yesterday?

Ah, that's right, I was revealing how much of a p*ssy I was. Yes, indeed. It was in regards to my decision of how to organize my life. I was resisting the idea of switching from digital to analog. The thing holding me back was not the atomic workflow[^1] distraction. It was even more of a waste of time. It was the custom theme I had spent an entire weekend designing for my note-taking app, Obsidian.[^2] I was majoring in the minor, as they say. This is what I call, productivity junk food.

The decision rested between the comforts of productivity junk food vs. creating genius-level work that I otherwise wouldn't be able to.

Thankfully, I made a wise decision. I had the self-awareness to know why I was resisting the switch to analog.

In the end, I made the switch. I decided to switch to analog for organizing my thoughts. Each day I became more convinced by analog's superiority to digital. I discovered hidden advantages of analog. These were things I had overlooked initially.

Yet, I still continued to use Obsidian for my daily writings. A few weeks went by. Then one day, I decided to explore the idea of switching to analog for my daily writings. I decided to list out the pros and cons of analog vs. digital.

But since it's a Saturday evening right now (and it's gonna take some time to convert from the notecards they're written down on), I'm going to save them for tomorrow.

Plus, it seems like a perfect place to stop and tease you to force you to show up tomorrow!

So until then,

Always remember...

To stay crispy, my friend.

P.S. One last thing! It's regarding the subject of how analog requires more time and effort to share content online. There's an extra step. It forces one to convert text written on paper to digital format. You can't just copy and paste... Now here's the question: Do you think this is an advantage or a disadvantage?

P.P.S.

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