“A long email is a dead giveaway that the sender had a lot of extra time and emotional investment in the subject matter of the email, the person they’re sending the email to, or both.”
How to Write Short Emails
16 Lessons About Sales
“All world-class companies must have a strong sales force. So — how do they get there?”
The Four Most Common Morning Routines of 300 Successful People
“Many people don’t have time or mental space (yet) for a yoga class or a full-on meditation practice — but that doesn’t mean there aren’t simple ways to build small pockets of mindfulness into your morning routine.”
Gary Vaynerchuk on Happiness vs. Money
“The conversation that has not happened yet in society is that happiness is the ROI, not a fucking BMW and a mansion.”
10 Ideas For The Interested This Week
“A vacation is having nothing to do and all day to do it in.” — Robert Orben
The Five Most Valuable Skills You Can Develop For Free
The most valuable skills you can have in life and work are rarely taught in school, never show up on a resume, and are consistently overlooked and underappreciated.
But there’s some good news: It costs nothing to develop them and you have the opportunity to do so.
Here’s how…
How to Simplify Your Online Life
“Digital minimalism is a philosophy that helps you question what digital communication tools (and behaviors surrounding these tools) add the most value to your life.”
An Easy Way to Lower Your Spending
“The rule is simple: After I buy something, I log the transaction on my phone, recording the price and what I bought. The idea is to increase the pain of paying, especially with a credit card, by forcing myself to take note of what I’m spending.”
Focus on Mastery Instead of Metrics
“Gaming the system is not a sustainable long-term strategy to build an audience for your work. If you commit to mastery, eventually the metrics will improve. But if you commit solely to metrics, it’s unlikely you’ll ever reach the point of mastery.”
How to Be Better at Parties
“There’s the sense that we should arrive fashionably late and with a posse of friends, but in fact, the very best time to get there is right when the party starts — before everyone is ensconced in conversations and you find yourself in the position of having to work your way into established groups.”