Category: Career Growth

“There is tremendous power in intentionally projecting a somewhat delusional plan or proposal.”

“The key here is not to make excuses, but to just say no. Pay attention to what makes you squirm the most, or which invitations feel the hardest to say no to.”

“While Google Docs may seem simple on the surface, it’s practically overflowing with out-of-sight options that can help you get more done with less effort.”

“If you make art without learning how to market it, you’ll probably burn out, get resentful, and blame everyone else for your failure because they don’t ‘get it...

“Speaking to customers about pricing can be stressful. But I promise you that not talking to them and attempting to interpret their silence is more excruciating...

“The Big Break is a myth. Something we tell themselves out of laziness and fear of the work ahead. If Big Breaks do happen, we’d be better off not counting on t...

“All of the big names in the industry have a channel that made them famous. Whether deliberately or by accident, influential people discover a channel for their...

“Interviewing customers is way more than simply talking to them. Interviews add a level of rigor to gathering information.”

“When your audience is ‘everyone,’ you have nothing guiding your creative decisions and therefore are forced into one of two strategies: (a) striving to alienat...

“The ‘principle of least effort’ basically states that if there are a few ways to get something done, people will always prefer the one that requires the least ...