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23 Aug, 5 tweets, 2 min read
After much reflection, I have decided to postpone my buddy up blog indefinitely.

Main reason: not enough engagement on the coming soon page.

Which means I need to step back and rethink about the project.

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The "coming soon" page generated only one subscriber apart from my closest friends.

This is depressing.

Upside: the experiment gave me a nice data point
This is not necessarily a failure on my #GrowthBuddy concept.
- maybe the benefits for the reader were unclear
- maybe there was not enough views (after all, I'm just a Twitter beginner)
- maybe the positioning is faulty
Conclusion: I need to conduct other experiments to decide if I need to pivot or refine the project.
First step :

Go back to the basics : conversations on the topic with my audience.

I you ever happen to find my #GrowthBuddy tweets compelling, drop me a DM.

You can also book me on my calendar: tidycal.cc/buddyup

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26 Oct
Brainstorming on a problem with a productivity buddy can be tricky at times.

You want your buddy to find her own solutions.

But she might say: "I don't know what to do".

How should you react?

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1/ The common reaction here is to come to her rescue by giving your own solutions.

This is especially tempting when your buddy is in distress.

But it's a trap.

What your buddy really need is more time to think about it.
2/ How to give her more time?

What I usually do is to leave a pause.

This helps her relax a bit.

And then the solutions start to pour out of her mouth.
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25 Oct
Scared of sharing in public too much ideas from your future book or paid knowledge product?

Here are 3 reasons why you should not worry too much about it.

This is taken from @NirEyal's brilliant interview by @RobFitz

@nireyal @robfitz 1/ People are busy, they don't read everything you publish.

They forget about what you have written.

And only a small proportion will be reading your book.

Nir says he's seen only one review on his 3000 book reviews where someone said: "oh this stuff is on his blog".
@nireyal @robfitz 2/ What is really handful with the book is the structure.

If you publish one idea here and there, people can't see the whole picture.
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19 Oct
How to make sure you follow-through on that dreaded task you've been postponing from week to week?

Here are 7 questions I would ask you to raise the odds you finally nail it.

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1/ When are you going to do it?

At what time? What frequency?

It does not have to be 100% accurate, but make sure you have a plan.

Also make sure you schedule it early in the day, and set up the right reminders.
2/ Is it aligned to your long term goals?

Think about your 3 months or 1 year goals.

Is this task going to contribute to these goals?

If yes, remember why you have set up this goal.

If not, what are the benefits?

Is it still something you want to do in the first place?
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12 Oct
Last week, I spoke about the trap of the "mean" accountability buddy

The short sighted belief that you must be "mean" with your buddy to help him/her achieve more

But then how are you supposed to react when you can't see much progress on his/her part?

Let's find out!

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1/ First, let's be careful with "progress", as it is not always that easy to measure.

Particularly for insight problems, where it is often difficult to determine whether any progress at all has been made until the problem is essentially solved.
2/ Even if your buddy thinks it has been a poor week, some great things might actually be happening in his/her brain behind the scenes.

Who knows, he/she might be on the brink of a great breakthrough.
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5 Oct
Many people are looking for a "mean" accountability buddy.

Someone who will give them a hard time if they don't complete their goals.

While this feels intuitively efficient, I don't buy it.

Here's why...

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1/ Some people can get extreme when it comes to following-up on their goals.

Like scheduling a shaming tweet early in the morning, just to make sure they wake up on time to cancel it.

Or betting money using apps like StikK.
2/ It's common to hear people longing for a "kick in the ass" to help them cure procrastination.

And I heard some influencers suggest that you can't develop a friendship with an accountability buddy.

Or else the person would be too nice with you.
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28 Sep
Nothing exceptionnal happens inside your comfort zone.

Here's how to level up your learning when pairing-up with a productivity buddy.

#GrowthBuddy
1/ If you're doing productivity check-ins for the first time, pairing-up with a friend or someone in your social circle makes sense.

It's usually easier to reach out to someone you know and get personal with him/her.

But beware of the comfort zone.
2/ I stayed 3 years with the same buddy.

Initially, it was nice to build a deep and strong relationship together.

And we learned a lot, while figuring out how to do productive check-ins.

But then I decided to change buddy every 3 months to get out of my comfort zone.
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