Could not have ordered up a more perfect mindset for the writing-intensive weekend ahead. Thanks, Scott, for all of it.

Great, John. How goes your NFL project?

Still waiting for the new Chief Content Officer (CCO) of the NFL, Jordan Levin (formerly of WB TV), and Charlie to activate the project. Been working the TV side during this summer's development season. Learning lots, writing on...

I love this area of research, and can recommend a few books that have helped me better understand myself as a creative, which in turn allows me to leapfrog over certain obstacles that get in my way of creating. The theme of these is generally action-oriented, but there's an existential bent to them as well ... the two, it seems often go hand-in-hand. I love all of these books! "The Undefeated Mind: On the Science of Constructing and Indestructible Self," by Alex Lickerman "The Tools," by Phil Stutz and Barry Michels "The Van Gogh Blues," by Eric Maisel "Refuse to Choose!," by Barbara Sher "Mini Habits: Smaller Habits, Bigger Results," by Stephen Guise "The War of Art," by Steven Pressfield and Shawn Coyne "The Artist's Way," by Julie Cameron "Play: How it Shapes the Brian, Opens the Imagination, Invigorates the Soul," by Stuart Brown and Christopher Vaughan "The Power of Habit," by Charles Duhigg Looking forward to more in this series, Scott! Cheers, D