Feeling a little restless?
You’re not alone.
The shiny new year excitement has officially begun to dull, and along with it, our enthusiasm for everything we had planned to make this year the Best One Ever. New hobbies we’ve set our sights on mastering have begun to idle, exciting us less and nagging us more with each passing day.
We feel guilty, at first, and then think better of it. We eyeball the calligraphy section on Amazon and realize that it’s not our fault at all, we just didn’t realize that what we really needed was to master the art of lettering,
Enter the Depth Year, whose premise centers around the resolve toward “no new hobbies, no new possessions.”
The central insight you’ll discover pursuing a Depth Year is likely (and fittingly) not a novel concept. Depth Years reveal an old truth: fulfillment is found in what is already here, not in the seductive and relentless Out There.
If we look inward, rather than outward, we’ll find enormous value in what already exists right now.
Abandoning the cult of consumption and the endless cycle of more, more, more reveals that we do not, in fact, get satisfaction from a lot of shallow distractions. Rather, we are fulfilled through deep and meaningful exploration of the vast possibility in the here and now.
If you’re already feeling the weight of burnout in this still-new year, take a look at a Depth Year. It might be the answer you didn’t know you already had.
Now, we hope you enjoy another great set of links and articles that we shared with you over the past week on our crowdspring Twitter account (and on Ross’s Twitter account). We regularly share our favorite posts on entrepreneurship, small business, marketing, logo design, web design, startups, leadership, social media, marketing, economics, and other interesting stuff! Enjoy!
Comprehensive guide!
How to Start a Business: A Step-by-Step Complete Guide (2019) https://t.co/Qi2SDpqzYS @crowdspring @rosskimbarovsky
— Larry Kim (@larrykim) February 16, 2019
How to Start a Business: A Step-by-Step Complete Guide (2019) My answer to What are some things to consider when selecting a business name and logo? https://t.co/jdMopdvArG
— Ross Kimbarovsky (@rosskimbarovsky) February 28, 2019
Growth Hacking: How To Grow Your Small Business Faster https://t.co/19GhE3dyy3 pic.twitter.com/5bcOCSt3fO
— crowdspring (@crowdspring) February 16, 2019
How to Start a Successful Consulting Business: The Complete 10 Step Guide (2019) – crowdspring Blog https://t.co/eaPeLyu32j @crowdspring
— Ramon Ray (@ramonray) February 19, 2019
My answer to What are the difference between a brand, branding and brand equity? https://t.co/qYKwFFu6vM
— Ross Kimbarovsky (@rosskimbarovsky) February 28, 2019
10 Tips to Create a Memorable Tagline for Your Business https://t.co/JIoefHKno2 pic.twitter.com/ug2mrMXwOm
— crowdspring (@crowdspring) February 24, 2019
How to Start a Successful Photography Business: The Complete 10 Step Guide (2019) | @crowdspring Blog – https://t.co/bOhnias1ar #photographybusiness #photographer #SMBs #HowTo pic.twitter.com/jPCGUSkyH2
— crowdspring (@crowdspring) February 28, 2019
4 Major Challenges of Being Your Own Boss (and How to Overcome Them) https://t.co/6lq2GgLUcB pic.twitter.com/IQ77u0JbT9
— crowdspring (@crowdspring) February 24, 2019
Great thread on the Amazon/NYC deal, who’s responsible, and why Amazon pulled back. https://t.co/U8V12mPqHt
— Ross Kimbarovsky (@rosskimbarovsky) February 15, 2019
Use Science To Avoid Bad Business Decisions https://t.co/F0Lnkhhev8 pic.twitter.com/RJ2RAkzpaR
— crowdspring (@crowdspring) February 25, 2019
How to Write Compelling Marketing Copy: 7 Tips for Writing Content That Gets Results | @crowdspring Blog – https://t.co/EeXBrW1cbt #SMB #marketingtips #contentstrategy #SmallBizTips pic.twitter.com/ji2gGi60xz
— crowdspring (@crowdspring) February 20, 2019
The 16 Best Small Business Marketing Blogs You Should Read in 2019 – https://t.co/JfqKTDqiVu #mediahaus #blogging
— MediaHaus (@MediaHausAgency) February 20, 2019
6 Effective Branding and Marketing Strategies for Your Beauty Business https://t.co/CkjXD55hF5 pic.twitter.com/8vlC73dtMN
— crowdspring (@crowdspring) March 1, 2019
Is your package design working hard enough for your brand? In this week's Soup-To-Nuts podcast @crowdspring gives @ECrawfordwrites the lowdown on the latest trends in food & beverage package design https://t.co/tjM0w8UY9f pic.twitter.com/5l7kmp0dP8
— FoodNavigator-USA (@FoodNavigatorUS) February 15, 2019
3 Compelling Product Packaging Design Strategies To Turn Millennials and Gen Z Into Zealous Advocates https://t.co/JpGl2SHnfr pic.twitter.com/BZXOnIGsZO
— crowdspring (@crowdspring) February 27, 2019
A nice refresher on UX principles – https://t.co/iY3Fzwieiv
— crowdspring (@crowdspring) February 19, 2019
Grow Your Small Business With These 7 Website Design Best Practices https://t.co/k2sp0bHL0l pic.twitter.com/0VdnWCJFZx
— crowdspring (@crowdspring) February 20, 2019
Exploring the Social Impact of Graphic Design https://t.co/E0XSNsOvF4 pic.twitter.com/8ScZYO9hCO
— crowdspring (@crowdspring) February 22, 2019
12 Questions with Self-Taught Designer and crowdspring Creative jhharoon https://t.co/sSyL56Nvkk pic.twitter.com/awnZbHsT9n
— crowdspring (@crowdspring) February 24, 2019
No bullshit from @adcontrarian (showing why millennials aren't the spending superpower everyone thinks they are) … True Detective: How Bullshit Becomes A Fact – https://t.co/AprjiJCvOQ pic.twitter.com/GkHXm3d9cL
— Ross Kimbarovsky (@rosskimbarovsky) February 15, 2019
Great thread on the Amazon/NYC deal, who’s responsible, and why Amazon pulled back. https://t.co/U8V12mPqHt
— Ross Kimbarovsky (@rosskimbarovsky) February 15, 2019
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