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Derek Sivers

sive.rs

Episodes

Total: 147

I’ve always used freedom as the compass to guide my decisions.

Sprezzatura

2019/11/24

Watch Elizabeth Gilbert’s great TED talk called “Your elusive creative genius”.

How to take a compliment

2019/11/22

You would think this would be a basic life skill, but it seems almost nobody knows it, so please spr

A musician had manufactured 10,000 copies of his CD in anticipation of 10,000 orders that were sure

In 1991 I was 22 years old, and had moved to New York City to be a professional musician.

Sammy Cahn said thank you

2019/11/15

In 1990, at the age of 20, I moved to New York City and got a job as the tape room guy for Warner/Ch

The listening algorithm

One approach to music is to do whatever you want.

Cross the world four times.

I was uncomfortable, unhappy, and restless.

The art of selfishness

2019/11/2

David grew up in St. Louis, Missouri, USA, with five brothers and sisters.

Like everyone, I live in a little house with many doors and windows.

You know those people whose lives are transformed by meditation or yoga or something like that?

I don’t usually talk about money, but a friend asked me what it was like to get rich, and he wanted

If you’re in doubt about something that’s not in your life, try it.

Why experts are annoying

2019/10/27

When someone becomes an expert at something, you know what else they become?

I wanted to learn about the world, so I went travelling.

First, see my previous article about PostgreSQL functions at sivers.org/pg.

Mastery school

2019/10/24

Here’s an idea.

Here’s an idea.