“CNN’s approach to covering politics often prioritizes drama and spectacle over serious truth telling.”
How CNN Makes Us Dumber By Treating Politics Like Sports
How Anyone Can Make Better Presentation Slides
“You don’t have to center everything. Often left-aligning can create more visual interest.”
This Is What Millennials Believe
“86% of millennials say, ‘Fans have at least some ownership of the things they’re fans of.’ 50% of millennialls say, ‘Someone should make a movie about my life.’ 33% of millennials say, ‘There isn’t really such a thing as the truth.’”
10 Ideas Worth Sharing This Week
“Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned in school.” — Albert Einstein
How To Ensure Your Next Month Is Better Than This One
A lot has changed in the last 30 days.
And a lot more will change in the next 30.
The best way to ensure our lives change in the directions we want is to reflect on the choices we’ve made and make deliberate decisions moving forward.
Here’s a simple way to do that.
How Social Media Companies Hack Your Brain
“When these features are being designed, are they being designed to most help people live their life? Or are they being designed because they’re best at hooking people into using the product?”
Great Storytellers Explain How To Tell A Great Story
“A story is kind of a black box and you’re going to put the reader in there. She’s going to spend some time with this thing you’ve made and when she comes out, what’s going to have happened to her in there is something kind of astonishing. It feels like the curtain’s been pulled back and she’s gotten a glimpse into a deeper truth. As a story writer, that’s not as easy as it sounds.”
39 Observations Of A Life That Hasn’t Gone According To Plan
“Be skeptical of advice offered from people that don’t have the life you want. Unless somebody has produced the results that you’re seeking, take their advice with a grain of salt.”
America’s Political Polarization Isn’t Being Caused By Social Media
“Given that older Americans who don’t use social media are polarizing faster than younger Americans who do, it’s clear that this is about more than whom you follow on Twitter.”
How To Build Up Your Resilience
“Grit isn’t fixed like your height. Rather it’s something you cultivate, more like learning a new language.”