If you know a blogger or anyone with a mile long to do list, please read this post on shaving the yak. Seth’s blog is a treasure trove of rare wisdom and this post is a classic. If you want productivity tips and finding the right way to market, then Seth Godin’s blog is a must-read.
What’s Yak shaving?
It’s a classic description of the long-winded process of doing several tedious steps to finally start doing the actual focus work.
In order to start crocheting, you will need to get the wool and the crochet needle. Then see the videos on YouTube, find the perfect design, then start the hobby.
When you want to write that one book, start that home business, it’s the research that bogs you down. You never get it done. When you want to decorate the kitchen, the clutter destroys your creative thinking.
When you want to write that blog post, a random email wanting to give you twenty dollars for a sponsored guest post drives you up the wall. While it’s impossible to totally ignore the yak, what you can do is read the post and recognize the “Yak alert!”
Changes I want to make in 2019
I am at a point in my life, where I am unable to do anything which bores me to tears. I need it to challenge my brain or my skills. I need to love it or have fun learning it.
This is why I loved writing my book on Probiotic food. It is a topic I research a lot about. Probiotics, I personally use. Something I have asked my patients to include in diet and they were helped! The best part, it’s available naturally in the right food.
By finding the topic which I was already ahead in research, the work got done quickly. Just not going to try shaving the yak. Been there, done that. It’s not working! What I don’t want to do is, waste my time boring myself.
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A few days back someone called me up about a totally awesome app, which is the next best thing. They just wanted to promote me.Is there a catch? Yes, there is. I just need to promote them everywhere. In exchange, they will promote ME everywhere. It’s that simple. Will this involve any payment? Not in material terms. But it will be an amazing experience and will make me a household name.
Hmm. I was left wondering. Do I want to be a household name? What or who is a household name? Did I start writing because that was the aim? Do I have the potential to be a coffee, chocolate, Nirma washing powder or Vicky Kaushal? That isn’t what I want!
Thus I totally neglected the wonderful opportunity for free (though questionable) publicity. That was going to need shaving the yak for publicity.Do what makes you shine. Inside out. This weekend I am visiting the book fair. That’s a bookworms idea of Disneyland. Are you doing something fun or after that Yak again?
Congratulations on your new book. Looking forward to reading a helpful book. Probiotics is something that i use regularly in our house.
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I’ve never been a health conciocon person. But this article makes me think of it!! Btw, congratulations for the online book. I’ll definitely gonna download it.
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Wow that’s awesome, congratulations to you on this achievement..I am Surely going to download this for me and read it
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This is one of the bests term I learnt last year – Don’t shave the yak, Vicky Kaushal is really the next house hold name. Would surely get the book, had read your earlier works in the series must say we try using tips from book in real life.
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i would definitely want this. i follow your work and keep myself updated with your posts. downloading it now.
Good read. Wanna read the entire book . Do what makes you shine inside out is such a motivating thing people need to hear. Will download and read
Congratulations on the new book. I agree shavijsthe yak takes a lot of time and we need to realize it before getting sucked into it.
Thanks for sharing such useful information about prebiotic food, daily diet and its presence in food.
No doubt it’s very difficult to ignore the yak. Best wishes for the book, not only patients but all health enthusiast will get benefits from it.
Thought provoking post. Why compare Vicky Kaushal to Nirma? Compare him to Akshay Kumar, Shahrukh Khan, Ranveer Singh. Certainly there should be no problem becoming Ranbir Kapoor?
Hee hee, I also compared him to chocolates and I think he has the potential to be better than all the rest!
Congratulation on the book, got to know another facet of you. would definitely download it to know more about Probiotic Food.
Congratulations for your book. I am such a big fan of your, Amrita, you are such a start managing so many demanding roles. Looking forward to read this book
Okay, this was such an interesting read, I am definitely downloading this book and will read soon.
Congratulations on the publication of your new book! It’s great that you have chosen to focus on what gives you pleasure and what helps others, instead of running after the proverbial 20 dollars!
Heartiest Congratulations for the book and well done you Amrita! I will download it and adopt the suggestions to bring healthy changes in my lifestyle and diet.
Congratulations Amrita. This is indeed an achievement and I would love to download this ebook and start reading it right away.
Thanks Sarah
Honestly it’s quite difficult to ignore the yak, but yes it’s time to be precise towards the real goal . Congrats on the book Amrita, I’ll download and read it.
Thanks Jhilmil.