Nicolas Cole
My name is Nicolas Cole—digital writer, serial author, entrepreneur, and ghostwriter.
I believe now is the greatest time in history to become a successful writer, and the lowest barrier to entry way to do that is to start writing online. I'm here to be your digital writing mentor.
Nicolas Cole
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Nicolas Cole
Successful people live seemingly simple lives doing very few things each day. But this is a deliberate protective measure against Decision Fatigue. Too many small decisions lead to an exhausted mind incapable of making high-quality big decisions. Death by 1,000 paper cuts.
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One of the biggest mistakes I made in my 20s:
Letting the $5,000 I had to my name sit in Apple stock.
In hindsight, I should have spent it:
• Buying courses
• Acquiring skills
• Increasing my earning potential
This is how you turn $5k into $500k.
2 days ago | [YT] | 45
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Most people evaluate relationship potential based on whether the other person aligns with their own interests, failing to recognize that if they took a genuine interest in the other person's passions, career, and beliefs, they would instantly make a lifelong friend.
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How to be consistent:
• Do it
• Then do it again
• Then do it again after that
• Then, when you think, "This is stupid," do it more
• Do it until you want nothing more than to stop doing it
• Then celebrate the fact you've kept doing it
• Then keep doing it some more
5 days ago | [YT] | 95
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Writing tip: cut all tiny-word-chunks
• "And so as"
• "It is for"
• "If it is"
• "Is it that"
Anytime you notice 3+ tiny words stacked next to each other, delete them.
The sentence becomes cleaner.
I call this: "Pulling the weeds between your flowers."
6 days ago | [YT] | 86
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You should only read when you are uncertain of the path forward. If you know the next step to take, reading or consumption of any kind becomes a distraction. You do not need "more potential steps to take." You need to take the step. Then reassess.
1 week ago | [YT] | 88
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Mental Fitness 101:
• Treat your brain like your body
• Strive to feed it nutritious knowledge (vs "candy content")
• Avoid consuming alcohol and mind-altering substances in excess
• Work to improve "weak" thought patterns
Writers are mental athletes.
1 week ago | [YT] | 76
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You don't "build an audience."
You build a valuable library of content in a category... that builds an audience.
Don't confuse the outcome with the input.
1 week ago | [YT] | 84
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Copywriting tips to hang on your wall:
1. Don't sell. Help the customer transform.
2. Ditch formal language. Be simple.
3. Be a painkiller, not a vitamin.
4. Speak to 1 person—not "everyone."
5. Emphasize benefits, not features.
6. Share 1 shocking stat.
7. Be clear, not clever.
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