Welcome To My NOW Page
Thanks for visiting.
I am Algernon Tucker (known to friends and family as Al Tucker).
My NOW page -- Inspired by Derek Sivers -- keeps you in-the-loop about my current:
- project
- adventure
- reading
- entertainment
- audiobook fiction
It's a simple and effective way for me to post things I find interesting and helpful (without all of the flash and distractions you might find on social media).
I update this page regularly (weekly is my intent).
My Current Project
I'm working on a new book.
Two chapters remaining.
- Give Yourself Entirely To ONE Thing and See It Through To Completion (Almost complete)
- Visualize The Entire Process Required To Make and Keep Clients
The editing process is pretty amazing, especially when it requires personal growth to make the changes. It's almost like you're editing your own mind and then recording the new version of you on the page.
Here are a few quotes on EDITING that I find interesting...
“If it sounds like writing, I rewrite it.” — Elmore Leonard
“For me, a good writing day is when I can move forward inside a story, because I take so much pleasure in tinkering with sentences that I often have to fight my own impulse to dither and revise in order to keep the momentum of the narrative going.” — Karen Russell
“I redraft as I go—whenever I get stuck in a short story, I go back to the beginning and revise my way down to where I left off. Usually I’ve reworked the first couple of pages anywhere from twenty to over 100 times by the time I get to the ending. It’s hard to figure out how much I eliminate—often it’s more that I’m switching out or reworking phrases or sentences or paragraphs (rarely scenes).” — Kelly Link
“It’s easy to say “write truthfully about experience.” But how to actually do it? The only way I’ve ever known is to try it, over and over again, until I can’t think of another way, or a clearer way. I write each draft, each scene, over and over again until I can’t think of a better way forward." — Richard Bausch
My Current Adventure
Adventure simply means picking a destination and desired outcome...
then taking off towards it.
The adventure is usually my creative and spontaneous way of navigating the current project or developing some ability to ensure it has a greater impact.
My current adventure is The Art and Science of SUBTRACTING.
I've decided to simplify how I interact with people and their various problems.
The most significant idea is never take ownership of someone else's problem, yet help responsible people when it's appropriate and in-line with your purpose.
The spiritual tool I'm studying to make this possible is A Course In Miracles (ACIM) Lesson 268:
Let all things be exactly as they are.
Let me not be Your critic, Lord, today, and judge against You.
²Let me not attempt to interfere with Your creation, and distort it into sickly forms.
³Let me be willing to withdraw my wishes from its unity, and thus to let it be as You created it.
⁴For thus will I be able, too, to recognize my Self as You created me.
⁵In love was I created, and in love will I remain forever.
⁶What can frighten me, when I let all things be exactly as they are?
My Current Reading
Hell Yeah or No by Derek Sivers.
Core ideas that I'm studying from this resource...
- Essential Question: What’s Worth Doing?
- Useful wisdom to help me SUBTRACT rather add tasks.
- Simple mental models to guide my decisions on how I engage life.
If you feel anything less than “hell yeah!” about something, say no.
We say yes too often.
By saying no to almost everything, you leave space and time in your life to throw yourself completely into the few things that matter most.
Lesson From the Book - SUBTRACT >>> Link
Purchase the Book >>> Link
This Book Will Make You Dangerous by Tripp Lanier
Core ideas that I'm studying from this resource...
- Is the pursuit of success making me weak?
- How expectations kill my peace of mind.
- Am I playing a game I can’t win?
- The trap of seeking comfort and safety once and for all
Number 1: “What do I do so that I don’t feel uncomfortable?”
Number 2: “What do I do so that I don’t miss an opportunity or put something I care about at risk?”
Number 3: “What do I do so that I don’t look like a loser?”
Lesson From the Book - THE BUTT DOCTOR >>> Link
Purchase the Book >>> Link
My Current Entertainment
Olympus Has Fallen and London Has Fallen starring Gerard Butler, Morgan Freeman, Angela Bassett and Aaron Eckhart.
Both films are available on Netflix.
The third film in the franchise Angel Has Fallen is available through Amazon Prime Video.
I chose these films initially to test a new setup in my video room.
How awesome are the action sequences and sound effects (in surround).
My Current Audiobook (Fiction)
I listen to audiobook fiction not only for entertainment, but also to improve my writing, storytelling ability and idea development (especially the interaction of people).
I recently finished listening to Dominion by Randy Alcorn.
The free service I use for fiction audiobooks is HOOPLA (which I access through my local library).
HOOPLA allows me to build a queue of audiobooks.
When I'm ready for the next listen, I checkout something from my queue and download it to the HOOPLA phone app (iPhone | Android | Kindle).
Currently listening to Deception by Randy Alcorn.
Last Updated on August 3, 2022 by Algernon Tucker
