The Manifesto Of The Dealmaker Is Simple:

Poisonous People Do Not Deserve Your Time. To Think Otherwise Is Masochistic.

Which 20% Of Sources Are Causing 80% Of My Problems And Unhappiness? Which 20% Of Sources Are Resulting In 80% Of My Desired Outcomes And Happiness?

Remember—boredom Is The Enemy, Not Some Abstract "failure.

I Think Willpower Is Very Valuable.

I Do My Best Writing Between 10 P.m. And 5 A.m.. Almost Every Friend I Have Who Is A Consistently Productive Writer, Does Their Best Writing Between 10 P.m. And 8 A.m. My Quota Is Two Crappy Pages Per Day. I Keep It Really Low So I'm Not So Intimidated That I Never Get Started. I Will Do The Gathering Of Interviews And Research Throughout The Day. I'll Get All My Notes And Materials Together And Then I'll Do The Synthesis Between 10 P.m. To Bed, Which Is Usually 4 Or 5 A.m.