“Every hour you spend inching through a boring book is an hour you could’ve spent plowing through a brilliant one. When it comes to books, quitters finish more.”
How to Read More
Strategy Is Narrative
“At the end of the day, strategy is the art of getting other people to do something. In the pursuit of that, narrative (call it ‘storytelling’ if you really must) is the strategist’s tool. Strategy is narrative.”
What to Think About Before You Start a Company
“If you pursue your idea, you will likely be waking up every morning of the next two to 10 years touting its value not just to your employees, but also to your customers, to your friends, to your family, and to your significant others.”
Five Linkedin Marketing Strategies from Gary Vaynerchuk
“There are two ways to ‘attack’ content: Either engage with it, or produce it.”
Marc Andreesen’s Personal Guide to Productivity
“By not keeping a schedule, I mean: refuse to commit to meetings, appointments, or activities at any set time in any future day. As a result, you can always work on whatever is most important or most interesting, at any time.”
10 Ideas For The Interested This Week
“If you’re unhappy, you should change what you’re doing.” — Marc Andreessen
How I Get Stuff Done
Three people asked me the same question this week.
“How do you get so much stuff done?”
How To Come Up With A Great Idea For Your Next Blog Post
Writing blog posts can be a bit like playing roulette.
How to Streamline Every Area of Your Life
“Have a running list of 1-min tasks. Make that quick phone call to reserve a table, quickly cancel a subscription, unsubscribe from a few useless newsletters or book that appointment — all in the 5 min waiting for your friend.”
20 Tools to Help You Become a More Effective Freelancer
“RescueTime assesses what you’re doing while you’re on your computer, helping you understand your daily habits. Nothing motivates you to stay off social media like knowing you’re going to receive an email at the end of the week telling you exactly how much time you wasted there.”