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PJRVS (Paul Jarvis)

These posts were originally published on my (Paul Jarvis) now-defunct personal site. They've been republished here on Fathom as the ideas found within it have informed and inspired our approach to business, privacy and philosophy.

Published on
March 1, 2020

No more spy pixels

I don’t know if you’ve opened or read my newsletter.

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February 2, 2020

How to build wealth slowly

You don’t have to pick stocks or have huge swaths of money to start investing.

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November 17, 2019

The enemy

I’ve noticed a concerning trend lately: small business owners who sell anything are being seen and labelled as the enemy by some folks online.

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March 20, 2019

Work like you’re driving

We’ve been sold the idea that notifications are always important and we should allow them to constantly distract us.

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March 10, 2019

Take back your online privacy

Create your own digital grab-and-go kit

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April 30, 2018

What is enough?

Exterior mindfulness (some call it minimalism) only works when we solve for enough.

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March 3, 2018

What’s the point of productivity?

If you succeed at maximum productivity, where will your own time and energy go?

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March 20, 2017

Four rules for a minimalist business

Minimalism isn’t just for people who want to live out of a backpack or cram their life into a tiny house. So what is a minimalist business, and why should we have one?

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October 17, 2016

I don’t actually care about growth

If this company needs business growth beyond the three of us, I’m out. I’m better at working than delegating work any way.

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September 21, 2015

There’s no such thing as a big break

Achievement is never the result of a single action, it’s the build-up of all of our actions.

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May 19, 2014

Find your rat people

For your creativity to support you, you need to find your 1%. Your rat people.

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April 2, 2014

Do what you love

Even as someone who works for myself and makes a living off of creativity, it’s not always fun and holding hands while letting the rays of sunshine wash over my face.

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January 10, 2014

No goals

I decided not to have any goals. Not a single one. Not then, not now. I still avoid them as much as possible, almost as much as I resist owning a suit and tie.

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September 1, 2013

When is the best time to create?

Creating great work is a numbers game. The more time we spend creating, the more likely we are to create something great.

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