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Michael Doane

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in Baltimore, The United States

November 16, 1989

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Fiction, Philosophy, Poetry

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Michael Doane is author of The Crossing and author strategist at Writing Inbound. He studied classical literature and languages at the University of Maryland, and now lives in rural Maryland with his wife, Emily. In his spare time he hikes, travels, and reads often.

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Achieving quality through quantity

A lot of people confuse the non-zero principle with lowering your expectations. But if you’re setting your expectations low, you’re missing the point. Non-zero is about setting the conditions for success. It’s creating a system that ensures certain outcomes over the long term.

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