“People only really learn when they’re surprised.”
A Collection Of Impactful Company Memos
“I’m fascinated by interesting memos written for an internal audience – a company, a campaign or even for the President. Raw, not smoothed over for PR departments, they help shed light on how people really think inside institutions.”
How To Redefine What It Means To Be Rich
“One study found adding 20 minutes to your commute makes you as miserable as receiving a 19% pay cut.”
How To Give People Advice
“Sometimes when people don’t take advice, they’re rejecting the idea of being controlled by the advice-giver more than anything.”
How To Create A Viral Challenge On Twitter
“You can’t make something go viral. But what you can do is create conditions that make it more likely that something goes viral.”
5 Ideas For The Interested This Week
“There is no such thing as a good painting about nothing.” — Mark Rothko
You Have Everything You Need To Create Anything You Want
The mindset every successful creator shares.
The Secret To A Rewarding Creative Career
“The secret to success is doing what you love, whether or not you’re being paid. The secret to a rewarding career in film (and many other fields) is focusing entirely on execution and not on result.”
21 Behaviors That Make You Realize There’s No Limit To What You Can Do
“If you read what everyone else is reading, you’ll think like everyone else thinks. If you think like everyone else thinks, you won’t be able to come up with anything unique.”
The Secret To Learning A New Skill Is To Treat It Like A Language
“A language is just a system of communication, and once you realize that you start to see ‘languages’ everywhere.”