Archive of posts from August 2025

Daily Post #2823 • August 31 2025 • Narrative

More space vs more time

I don’t care much about most things.

Daily Post #2822 • August 30 2025 • Resilience

Less fragile, less brittle

Fragile, brittle systems are no fun.

Daily Post #2821 • August 29 2025 • Resilience

Setbacks

The wonderful thing about setbacks is…

Daily Post #2820 • August 28 2025 • Craft

How it looks VS How it works & feels

How it looks VS How it works & feels:

Daily Post #2819 • August 27 2025 • Experience

Grading leaders

Good designers create good designs.

Daily Post #2818 • August 26 2025 • Experience

Relationship Stack, not Tech Stack

We should obsess more about our “relationship stack” than our “tech stack”.

Daily Post #2817 • August 25 2025 • Craft

Underrated skill

Underrated skill:

Daily Post #2816 • August 24 2025 • Experience

How they feel

What do your customers feel when they buy your product or service?

Daily Post #2815 • August 23 2025 • Experience

The seemingly-little things

Often, it’s the most important part that gets the least attention from most brands, most of the time.

Daily Post #2814 • August 22 2025 • Resilience

Watering what matters

We sometimes freak out when things don’t go our way.

Daily Post #2813 • August 21 2025 • Craft

Slow it down and find quality

Post every day?

Daily Post #2812 • August 20 2025 • Momentum

Feeling ready is not necessary

I’m not sure I felt ready for anything I’ve done.
I’m not sure it’s necessary.

Daily Post #2811 • August 19 2025 • Resilience

No thanks

Does that idea not really light you up? Say no thanks.

Daily Post #2810 • August 18 2025 • Momentum

Just one today

I once thought it’d be useful to write and publish something every day.

Daily Post #2809 • August 17 2025 • Momentum

Just start

Think it’d be cool to learn that new skill? Just start learning it.

Daily Post #2808 • August 16 2025 • Experience

Tactics or nah?

Focus on tactics (Google SERPs, AI prompt visibility, etc) and you’ll just be forever chasing tactics.

Daily Post #2807 • August 15 2025 • Experience

Two book strategies

There are only two book sales strategies:

Daily Post #2806 • August 14 2025 • Craft

No permission required

Papers do not dictate worth.

Daily Post #2805 • August 13 2025 • Experience

10,000 white cats

If a shelf has 10,000 toys on it for $10 each…

Daily Post #2804 • August 12 2025 • Craft

Is faster really the goal?

“Write faster!”

Daily Post #2803 • August 11 2025 • Craft

Media and AI

Is AI ruining the internet?

Daily Post #2802 • August 10 2025 • Craft

Learning how to write

I had a client tell me writing felt hard.

Daily Post #2801 • August 09 2025 • Experience

Just how it works

I was trying a product recently.

Daily Post #2800 • August 08 2025 • Experience

Efficient was never the goal

AI chatbots are efficient.

Daily Post #2799 • August 07 2025 • Experience

Good, Bad, and AI

Good, compassionate, committed people are better than AI.
AI is better than Bad, lazy, selfish people.

Daily Post #2798 • August 06 2025 • Experience

The connection business

There are lots of toy unicorns in the toy store.

Daily Post #2797 • August 05 2025 • Resilience

Just play the game

When we were kids…

Daily Post #2796 • August 04 2025 • Experience

The role of a leader

The role of a leader:

Daily Post #2795 • August 03 2025 • Experience

Perspective vs difficulty

It’s harder than ever, and easier than ever, to connect with others your work can help.

Daily Post #2794 • August 02 2025 • Experience

Which audience?

The largest viable audience is everybody. Target that and you’ll attract no one.

Daily Post #2793 • August 01 2025 • Narrative

Brand loyalty

If you’re going to be brand-loyal, consider choosing wisely:

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