Sebastian Junger’s Focused Retreat - Study Hacks - Cal Newport
In 1991, Sebastian Junger suddenly found himself with time to think. He had wounded himself with a chainsaw at his day job as a climber for a tree pruning company in Gloucester, Massachusetts, and was laid up recovering. Morbidly inspired by the experience, Junger became interested in the idea of writing a book about dangerous […]
Jay-Z 'Decoded' exclusive excerpt: Dad taught me how to be an artist and hip hop changed the 'hood'
In this exclusive excerpt, the notoriously private megastar and businessman offers a rare and honest glimpse into his life, from growing up in Brooklyn to building an empire.
After using Mailchimp, Mailerlite, and Substack for my newsletter, I finally made the move to Ghost, to turn Creativerly into a full-fledged publication. Read on to get insights what reasons led to this move.
10 min read Whatever You Think, Think the Opposite (p.90) by Paul Arden Attracting and engaging with audiences are two critically important skills for modern marketers, and there'
I started following a bunch of new newsletter publishers recently to see what advice they were giving out to young people. I don’t disagree with the things they say, but I usually disagree with the context. Personal newsletters should have no rules. They are where you find your audience, voice, top
Building a Personal [Origami] Website in 2021 - Origami by Michał Kosmulski
My new website In early 2021, I rebuilt my website at origami.kosmulski.org from scratch. It was a complete redesign which started with planning what I wanted the site to be and who its intended audience was, followed by looking at a few potential technologies, checking them out and choosing one, building the site, and tuning its load times and SEO. While a few details are specific to origami, most are completely general and should be interesting to anyone planning to create their personal web page, regardless of topic.
The one where writing books is not really a good idea
The New York Times caused a stir recently when, in an article about pandemic book sales, it disclosed that “98 percent of the books that publishers released in 2020 sold fewer than 5,000 copies.” Though that statistic was shocking to many, it is not new information.
Dean Jackson is old school. He's the creator of a bunch of cool marketing tactics that make up the foundations of internet marketing. I've heard him speak 100's of times and his simple, conversational approach to marketing still blows my mind every time. I was a guest on Dean Jackson's…
I have made notes when reporting news, interviewing people, or drafting outlines for most of my life. In the early days, it was shorthand. Later, it became a weird blend of English, symbols, and ol…
People rated a physicist’s talk as 19.3% better when they listened to it in high (vs low) audio quality. They also thought he was smarter and liked him more.