It’s OK To Write What People Want To Read
“Writing with readers in mind does not make you a sellout. It makes you a professional.”
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How The Like Button Ruined The Internet
“Once other people start telling you what they like via Like buttons, you inevitably start hewing to their idea of what’s good. The stuff you publish will start...
12 Great YouTube Channels For Entrepreneurs
“Too often, content aimed at entrepreneurs is reduced to repeating well-worn catchphrases and habit improvement techniques.”
The Death Of Recess
“Countless schools are axing recess to make more time for test prep, as if childhood development is less important than test scores. Ironically, both suffer at ...
How To Promote Something Without Making People Hate You
“If potential customers don’t care about you, they won’t care about your products or services. What people do care about is how you can help or entertain them.”
This Is What’s Happening To The Media Industry
“There’s only two ways I know of to make money: bundling and unbundling.”
25 Newsletters That Inspire, Educate, And Entertain
I consume a LOT of content. In the process of putting together my For The Interested newsletter each week, I’ve found the most interesting stuff comes from an a...
6 Ways To Take More Interesting Photos
“Taking a picture is seeing something with your eyes and capturing that moment with a camera. Taking a photo acknowledges the difference between being somewhere...
Mr. Rogers’ 1969 Plea For PBS Funding
“If we, in public television, can only make it clear that feelings are mentionable and manageable, we will have done a great service for mental health.”
The Internet Is Saving Culture, Not Killing It
“In the last few years, and with greater intensity in the last 12 months, people started paying for online content. They are doing so at an accelerating pace, a...