How to Write a Successful Sales Page
“If you find something that makes you really FEEL something — guilty, afraid, or even excited — don’t let it sit buried in some skimmable paragraph. Take a step...
Author: EBenedict
How to Create a More & Less Monthly Challenge
“Each month I selected a new theme: something I would add or subtract to my life for the entire month. I invested each full month to explore and analyze the the...
Craftsmanship Is the Alternative to the Four-Hour Work Week
“To think of a business as a series of hacks and transactional relationships, you’ll never amass the expertise that your future self and future businesses need ...
How Facebook Is Killing Comedy
“We’re used to a world where if you put something out there that’s good, people see it and share it. But that’s just not true in this world. Someone can make so...
What Teenagers Are Learning from Online Porn
“‘There’s nowhere else to learn about sex,’ the suburban boy told me. ‘And porn stars know what they are doing.’ His words reflect a paradox about sex and porno...
Your Systems Are More Important Than Your Goals
“Goals are good for planning your progress and systems are good for actually making progress.”
How to Give Life Meaning, According to Terminally Ill Children
“Be kind. Read more books. Spend time with your family. Crack jokes. Go to the beach. Hug your dog. Tell that special person you love them. These are the things...
How to Use Game Theory to Win a Negotiation
“If you’re trying to win in a negotiation you want to try and find ways to make it so that you are more patient than the other person — that is you have less to...
A Great Reason to Give Huge Tips
“If you want to send a message it has to be meaningful. It can’t be some half step.”
The Most Confident Phrase You Can Say in a Presentation
“No one has all the answers, and pretending you do doesn’t make you look confident, it makes you look a fool.”