Why There Isn’t A “Next Michael Jordan” Any More
“A new generation of stars, thanks to the rapid evolution of the game and the passage of time, has been allowed to blossom, unfettered by trite comparisons. So ...
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We Might Buy The Same Stuff, But We Don’t Pay The Same Price For It
“Our ability to know the price of anything, anytime, anywhere, has given us, the consumers, so much power that retailers — in a desperate effort to regain the u...
Kevin Smith On Criticism And Creation
“At the end of the day, do you want to pick apart something that happened or do you want to create something yourself? You can either sit around and be entertai...
How To Customize Your Facebook Feed To Increase Your Productivity
“You can also teach Facebook’s algorithm to stop showing things you don’t want to see so that it will show you what you want to see.”
Steve Martin On How To Be A Comedian
“The goal is not to be good — it’s to be great. The idea is to have the audience leave, and say, ‘You’ve got to see this.’ You have to work backwards from that ...
10 Ideas Worth Sharing This Week
“Be so good they can’t ignore you.” — Steve Martin
How To Write A Great One-Sentence Product Description
“Leading with the need is an extremely effective way to position your product as solving an important problem for your customers.”
How Social Media Companies Hack Your Brain
“When these features are being designed, are they being designed to most help people live their life? Or are they being designed because they’re best at hooking...
Great Storytellers Explain How To Tell A Great Story
“A story is kind of a black box and you’re going to put the reader in there. She’s going to spend some time with this thing you’ve made and when she comes out, ...
America’s Political Polarization Isn’t Being Caused By Social Media
“Given that older Americans who don’t use social media are polarizing faster than younger Americans who do, it’s clear that this is about more than whom you fol...