Archive of posts from October 2023

Daily Post #2152 • October 31 2023 • Craft

The kiss of death for creators

Redos are the kiss of death for creators.

Daily Post #2151 • October 30 2023 • Craft

Collision of enjoyment

I don’t enjoy writing.

Daily Post #2150 • October 29 2023 • Craft

Doodling beats research

When I need to think…

Daily Post #2149 • October 28 2023 • Momentum

A calmer, simpler alternative

When you’re planning a project, consider asking yourself:

Daily Post #2148 • October 27 2023 • Craft

Better than templates

Throw a rock.

Daily Post #2147 • October 26 2023 • Craft

Make them proud

I get creators asking me about how often they should post on social media.

Daily Post #2146 • October 25 2023 • Experience

Get some eyes

If you’ve ever heard you need content templates for your social and ads and marketing campaigns…

Daily Post #2145 • October 24 2023 • Craft

Heart lesson

My heart taught me a lesson yesterday.

Daily Post #2144 • October 23 2023 • Momentum

Business lesson from my son

My son’s 10 months old.

Daily Post #2143 • October 22 2023 • Craft

Slow down to go fast

Sometimes it feels like there aren’t enough hours in the day.

Daily Post #2142 • October 21 2023 • Craft

No shiny

It’s cool to upgrade your tools.

Daily Post #2141 • October 20 2023 • Experience

Shmest practices

Best practices.

Daily Post #2140 • October 19 2023 • Experience

Be brave and try

Sometimes, when you’re building products or marketing campaigns, you have a choice.

Daily Post #2139 • October 18 2023 • Resilience

Sanity, journey, destination

There’s a dangerous side of ambition.

Daily Post #2138 • October 17 2023 • Momentum

Loud whispers

Social has a lot of shouting.

Daily Post #2137 • October 16 2023 • Experience

Take a shot

Dear creators:

Daily Post #2136 • October 15 2023 • Experience

Big, cool, or love?

There are a few games in town.

Daily Post #2135 • October 14 2023 • Craft

You have many shots at great

Forget about survivorship bias.

Daily Post #2134 • October 13 2023 • Narrative

You’re lying

I like cold email.

Daily Post #2133 • October 12 2023 • Narrative

Building without limits

One of the big problems that businesses have with video content is they typically need a charismatic leader with free time on their hands and no chance of ever leaving.

Daily Post #2132 • October 11 2023 • Momentum

Fight

We spent all day on hospital.

Daily Post #2131 • October 10 2023 • Experience

Long-term players win long-term prizes

To damage your brand:

Daily Post #2130 • October 09 2023 • Experience

I wish I knew at 15

Things I know at 35, I wish I knew at 15:

Daily Post #2129 • October 08 2023 • Experience

On the other side of generosity

Ask yourself this:

Daily Post #2128 • October 07 2023 • Craft

Unicorns and failure

Unicorns are cute.

Daily Post #2127 • October 06 2023 • Resilience

Clarity and patience

Struggling?

Daily Post #2126 • October 05 2023 • Experience

Probability of Participation

What makes a good ad or social post, would you say?

Daily Post #2125 • October 04 2023 • Experience

On feeling let down by team

The thing about working with a team is…

Daily Post #2124 • October 03 2023 • Experience

Cartoon power

Cartoons are underrated when it comes to business.

Daily Post #2123 • October 02 2023 • Experience

Community changes things

20 years ago, online communities changed how I see the role of a creator.

Daily Post #2122 • October 01 2023 • Momentum

More opportunity than you think

Yesterday, we bought two desks.

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