Before 2014 I Spent a Thousand Hours a Year Watching Other People’s Work
July 16, 2026
They say they are too busy to exercise, too tired to cook, too overwhelmed to read, and too stressed to see friends. Then they watch Netflix for four hours.
Tag: Habits
Books are not written by inspiration; they are written by habits inspiration occasionally visits. These articles cover habits for writers: routines, consistency, and the small daily systems that finish large projects.
Habits32 Strategies to Break Bad Habits (and Make the New Ones Stick)
February 8, 2026
Bad habits start small and become automatic, but they are learned behaviors, which means they can be unlearned. Here are 32 places to start, plus the cue-behavior-reward loop that makes replacement actually stick.
DialogueBad Writing Habits Worth Breaking: A Working Checklist
February 8, 2026
Falling into bad writing habits is easy; recognizing them is harder. Most writers know the obvious ones, but dozens of subtler habits creep in unnoticed. Here is a working checklist by category, with examples, so you can spot each one…
GhostwritingA Ghostwriter on Grief, Decluttering, and Starting Over | Adversity to Strength
July 7, 2025
Richard Lowe (The Writing King) joins Dr. John Dentico on Adversity to Strength for a personal conversation that doesn't sound like most ghostwriter
For Executives & ProfessionalsPaul Barry: Making Habit Change Conversational So Nobody Feels Hopeless
March 18, 2025
Paul Barry joins Richard Lowe on Leaders and Their Stories to explain how Habit Driven makes habit change conversational: starting with the why, working through cues and triggers, designing environmental friction, and the personal conviction that nobody should feel there…
BackupsSafe Computing Is Like Safe Sex: Habits, Hackers, and the Surveillance Bill | 3 Ps in a Podcast
October 25, 2015
Richard Lowe joined 3 Ps in a Podcast as the featured guest for a full episode on security habits, social engineering, ransomware, and the CISA bill, closing with the best practices from Safe Computing Is Like Safe Sex.