“My ideal day doesn’t require me to be rich or powerful or important. It just requires that I be good enough at something to sell my services on the open market and strong enough to say no to things that are beyond my needs. That is a privilege, and it’s more accessible than we think.”
How to Get More Attention for Your Creations by Telling Your Three Stories
“A well-told story makes people care, which is why your ability to tell stories is the key to attracting attention for your creations.”
How to Arrange Your Desk
“Put a reminder of your values front and center, whether that’s with a Post-it Note, a printout, or a computer screen background. That way, when you’re feeling overwhelmed and need to decide what to tackle next, you can use those values to help you decide what to do.”
Steven Pinker’s 13 Tips to Become a Great Writer
“Reverse-engineer what you read. If it feels like good writing, what makes it good? If it’s awful, why?”
20 Life-Changing Big Ideas
“Success, like happiness, cannot be pursued; it must ensue, and it only does so as the unintended side effect of one’s personal dedication to a cause greater than oneself or as the by-product of one’s surrender to a person other than oneself.”
Spend Less Time in Your Feed and More Using Search
“It’s easy to blame the digital world for our distractions, but in part it’s up to us to learn not only when to tune it out, but also how to use it wisely.”
How to Build a Company like Airbnb
“Inspired by the approach Disney took in developing the original Snow White film, the founders began looking at Airbnb not as just a website or a service but as a story, with a beginning, middle, and end.”
How to Know When to Give Up
“You ask yourself two questions: Is it working? Do I still believe in it?”
10 Ideas For The Interested This Week
“It’s the way you ride the trail that counts.” — Dale Evans
Six Ways To Market Yourself Without Marketing Yourself
Marketing yourself doesn’t have to make you feel uncomfortable.