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Adam Ming
Jan 31, 2022
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🕰 In today’s newsletter I hope to add many quality hours to your life that you could use for leisure or pursue your goals, Enjoy!

Side A:

A cigar selling at 2 for a nickle, is called a twofer.

Being stuck in traffic and listening to an audiobook is called a twofer.

I bet there are many things you’ll do today that are twofers.

Here’s some of mine:

  • When my wife brings me my lunch she also gives me a hug and a kiss. (Belly and souled nourished)

  • When I eat my lunch, I stand. (Nourishment, reduced effects from oversitting)

  • Friends are coming over and bringing their kids (Kids entertained, friendship maintained)

  • During my daily sketching time, I’ll sketch icons of things I need to draw at work later. (Leisurely drawing + progress at work)

Combining the things we plan to do, frees up enormous amounts of time.

Delivering work with twofer value makes the work worth more.


As you may know, I plan to charge for this newsletter in the future (after I complete my first picturebook this year), readers will still get the 5 daily short newsletters every week, let’s call that Side A.

Premium subscribers will get a “Side B” a daily Application, Prompt or Micro-Lesson… something extra. But for now, side B is free. 🤷🏻‍♂️ Share it with a friend?


Side B:

Application (Prompt)

Make a list ( you can do it privately, or leave it as a comment)

What are 3 Twofers that you are already currently doing?

What’s two more that you can do in the near future?


NEXT UP: Tomorrow I’ll tell you about a really powerful application of Twofers for illustrators, one I got from talking to a seasoned pro.

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Kimberley Adams
Jan 31, 2022Liked by Adam Ming

haha this has been great! I am currently twofering by teaching, drawing and replying to you!

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Valery Goulet
Jan 31, 2022Liked by Adam Ming

I have also been teaching this morning and I read and follow up on emails while my students are working in smaller groups. I also tend to prepare my following class while they work so this way, I can dedicate my time to other projects when I am not teaching.

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