Why Most Writers Fail
“There are benefits of writing, and some of these benefits — perhaps the most valuable benefits — exist even if you can’t find one single reader.”
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The Best Auto-Reply Email I’ve Ever Seen
Today I sent an email to a successful lawyer I know. In response, I got not only the best auto-reply I’ve ever received, but also an email that could actually c...
How Facebook Is Changing Your Internet
“One in five minutes spent online are spent on Facebook. It’s a cyber kingdom with a population of over two billion. That power has made the leaders of many cou...
Why 2017 Is Filled With Jerks
“Nasty behavior spreads much faster than nice behavior, unfortunately. Research shows that even a single exposure to negative behavior, like receipt of an insul...
9 Ideas Shaping The Future Of Design
“The discipline of design will be forced to think about the outcomes of our work in a much more long-term context — literally what future do we want to create a...
How To Reclaim Your Newsfeed
“If you are relying on social newsfeeds to be updated, you are shutting yourself out from a wealth of information that makes you much more objectively informed,...
How To Write Emails Like Louis CK
“Louie manages to write to his fans in a way that seems far more personal than the marketing messages that promote other entertainers in his class. The genius o...
20 Secrets To Getting More People To See Your Facebook Posts
“A big piece of the organic reach puzzle is competition. You have to fight for the attention of your audience. Want to know the best way to always be ahead of y...
How Digital Advertising Spun Out Of Control
“Facebook and Google’s advertising infrastructure is one of humanity’s most marvelous creations. It’s also one of its most terrifying, because, in truth, pretty...
How To Make Your Next Blog Post Better
At the end of this post, I’ll show you how it began. I can do that because before I decided to write it, I asked myself eight simple questions. The answers to t...