“Don’t be a dick — overdeliver and then people will want you around.”
Judd Apatow’s Advice For People Starting Their Career
What Happens At Internet Celebrity Summer Camp
“By the end of three days, it’s hard to tell if any of these kids will climb the stairs to internet stardom, or how much they want to. They seem genuinely interested in making videos and promoting themselves, but some treat it as a means to an acting career, or more general fame.”
How To Choose A Side Project
“Side projects work best when they live at the interaction of ‘Things you enjoy’ and ‘Things that help you practice a marketable skill.’”
Where Ideas Come From
“Inspiration is for amateurs. The rest of us just show up and get to work. Every great idea came out of work.”
What Happens If People Are Afraid To Share What They Know?
“There’s too much downside in sharing any opinion that could easily be misinterpreted online. Even facts are dangerous to share if they don’t align with what people want to believe. There’s a lot of concern about ‘fake news’ lately. That is a real problem, but there’s also the opposite problem: true things that aren’t being said.”
The History Of Japan As Told In A Video 31 Million People Have Watched
“Knock, knock. Get the door. It’s religion!”
10 Ideas For The Interested This Week
“Eventually, the nerds and geeks will have their day.” — Judd Apatow
If We Don’t Buy From The Stores We Want To Exist, They No Longer Will
I didn’t need a coffee table book.
But there I was in The Last Bookstore in downtown Los Angeles about to buy one — and I couldn’t figure out why.
Why You Should Never Label Yourself
“Give your identity a very small footprint. The fewer things you define yourself by, the fewer constraints you have on further growth.”
The 5/25/150 Networking System
“The best networkers are givers. What the system does is force you to be a giver, and to do so in an extremely consistent way.”