Awesome, man. I better hurry up with the writing then! If there's anything specific you want me to cover, feel free to send an email to hello@meteortips.com. Or if there's any parts that you were sort of unclear about, etc, just let me know.

Sure, I will be sending specific notes in the next 15 minutes or so. Guys, trust me, this is the best introductory text to Meteor out there.. and I have the other book iykwim.

did you get the notes?

Thanks Sacha. :)

I'd love the LeechBlock extension for Firefox to be recreated as a Mac application. There are similar distraction-blocking tools but none that allow you to set time-based rules for the blocking to take place.

Recently did the Myer Briggs test and read "The INTP: Personality, Careers, Relationships, & the Quest for Truth and Meaning". Now I just need to read more criticism of the Myer Briggs test so I can have a more balanced view of it all, but the results/book seemed pretty darn spot on.

Also been loving "The Little Book of Talent" from the author of "The Talent Code" (which is another one of my favourite books).

And after reading a lot of Stoic philosophy over the years, I've finally got around to "A Guide to the Good Life". Very clear explanation of Stoic ideas so probably would have been the best place to start. :)

Well not all things startup related come from startups (if that makes any sense). A Guide to the Good Life sounds like a worthwhile read, added to my plan to read list!

Whoops. Missed the "when it comes to startups" part. Sorry. But yeah, I think all of the books help in the business world, even if they're not absolutely direct help. :)

You may have already come across it if you've read a lot of Stoic philosophy, but 'Meditations' by Marcus Aurelius is a good read.

Other books I've really enjoyed are: Talent is overrated, by Geoff Colvin (short version: working hard is more than half the battle)

Drive, by Daniel Pink (short version: to be motivated, you need to have/be working toward purpose, autonomy, and mastery)

How will you measure your life, by Clayton Christensen (short version: just read it - very good)

For the win - how game thinking can revolutionize your business, by Kevin Werbach and Dan Hunter (Note: one of the authors offers a Gamification MOOC on Coursera)

And for fun:

Eastern Approaches, by Fitzroy Maclean (short version: a pseudo-biography about a british man who was a diplomat, politician, and special forces operator all in one lifetime. Incredible)

Thanks for the help. Much appreciated. :)

I've been desperately looking for an app with this feature.

Can you look at how "LeechBlock" for Firefox works? It's practically perfect but's only for Firefox.

:)

Have you tried "StayFocusd" for Chrome?

The issue is it's too easy to disable a Chrome extension, and then you need to re-enable to get it back. It would be better if they allowed you to temporarily over-ride it instead.

Thanks, man. Will check it out. :)

I faced this issue myself. Then I realised something:

I wasn't striving for anything.

People face problems when they have an ambition. They want to get from A to B and the process in-between is often messy so they use software or information to make it less messy.

What I'd suggest, then, is to start picking up hobbies for the sake of having hobbies. I started going to the gym, for instance, and have thought of much better ways to create a workout tracker.

I started writing novels a couple of years ago and have the insight into making a better application for novelists.

When I started traveling, that also sparked ideas.

Stop thinking about solving a problem. You should really focus on giving yourself problems. Be a beginner again. Create an imbalance in your life, then resolve it.

:)

Bleh.

As someone who's about to make my first short film with a friend soon, I'm going to throw the script into this and see if it's absolutely horrid or not. Might be useful in spotting really obvious mistakes.

See above. If you do they will own your script!