We are in the dark corner of the pub together. We have been here for some time. Out of my coat I produce a pile of old photographs. Something to show you. They are a gift from the past, together we will look, I will tell what comes to mind.
I’ve spent the better part of the past year writing and publishing this newsletter. Over that time, a lot of people have asked me how I do it. I thought I’d spend time answering everyone’s questions by sharing my step-by-step framework.
Practical Ways to Post Something Every Day — CJ Chilvers
I create the equivalent of at least 1 book worth of writing per week. Most of my work ends up in newsletters, websites, and marketing campaigns for companies you know very well. You won’t see my name, but you’re probably reading my stuff all the time. On good days, I get to write for you directly.
Dieter Rams’ profound influences on modern design blossomed throughout his 30+ years working for Braun and in his text, “10 Principles for Good Design.”
In settings where sorting is difficult, half a bushel of perfect apples is worth more than a full bushel with a rotten apple in it. One bad apple can spoil a whole bunch. We pay a significant premi…
With your new sound, you don't fear losing old fans? - The Red Hand Files
Dear Math and Naja, We love and respect our fans, both past and present, but, of course, they are free to come and go as they please. What The Bad Seeds...
Chuck Palahniuk’s ADVICE for Life and CRAZY Stories Will Leave You In Awe | Impact Theory with Tom Bilyeu • Podcast Notes
Insights from Tom Bilyeu's podcast interview with Chuck Palahniuk. This is an in-depth look at Chuck's creative process and crazy life stories that will leave you in awe
How Strategy and Psychology Work Together for Perfect Pricing — Eric Jorgenson
Pricing is one of the most powerful yet under-appreciated levers in business. Good pricing can increase LTV, make businesses thrive, change brand perception.
15 lessons on creativity (and life) from The Beatles
"Get Back" shows what the creative process really looks like. Also: Jack leaves Twitter, why good moms are the worst audience members, superhero movies, how doxxing is weird, and more.
How to overcome your fear of being honest and open in your content - Schaefer Marketing Solutions: We Help Businesses {grow}
Once I overcame a fear of being honest, my content fortunes changed forever Once I overcame a fear of being honest, my content fortunes changed forever
If you sell your time as the measure of the work you do, the work is over when the shift ends. Clock in, clock out. If you sell your output as the measure of the work, your work is over when the in…
Making something social destroys the truth of it because social groups need consensus to survive—otherwise they fight and can’t get along—and consensus is all about compromise, not truth-seeking. Science—at least the natural sciences—was this unique discipline where you could have an individual truth-seeking on behalf of the rest of society. Other individuals verify that they did, indeed, have the best current model of how reality works, and then that could be spread out through inventions to the rest of society. More
Lots of people want to be the noun without doing the verb. They want the job title without the work. "Forget about being a Writer," says novelist Ann Packer.