Reading Time: 3 min I just finished the book “Why We Sleep“, and while there weren’t any stunning findings in there, there were a lot of little things that I never knew before. I’ve always considered sleep to be a “let your body rest, and your mind does some REM stuff too”, but it turns out the mind part […]
Social media isn’t the problem
Reading Time: 2 min The last decade has seen a lot of concern over the effect of social media on teens. Most recently is the U.S. government attempting to pass KOSA (the “Kids Online Safety Act”), which is unlikely to actually help very much. While there are certainly some concerns to be dealt with, social media by teens is […]
Why doesn’t Coca-Cola advertise their ingredients?
Reading Time: < 1 min Coca-Cola has a “secret recipe”, but you don’t really hear them talk about it much. In fact, you really never hear them talk about any of their ingredients. Why? Consumers don’t really care. In his classic book “Ogilvy on Advertising“, David Ogilvy explains a time when he made this mistake while advertising for a brand […]
You don’t need to defend your opinion
Reading Time: < 1 min We all have opinions about things in our life, but opinions don’t need to be fixed in stone. If it’s really just an “opinion”, you should be open and willing to change your mind if the facts point in a different direction. In Mónica Guzmán’s book “I Never Thought of It That Way“, she says: […]
The Sunday Summary: 228,000 calories, monkeys vs pedestals, and the new acronyms in a world of AI
Reading Time: < 1 min In an effort to help me keep up with everything I post each week, here is my latest “Sunday Summary” of my posts from the week. Mon, February 12: 228,000 calories per dayWhile we might only consume 2,000 calories per day, we have an extra 226,000 to help make life a little easier for us. […]
The new jargon that comes with AI
Reading Time: 1 min Perhaps more than any other area, changing technology generally brings with it a slew of new acronyms and terms. We have things like HTML, DNS, SEO, HTTP, PHP and dozens of others that are used nearly every day in tech-related fields. The explosion of AI is bringing a new set of words and acronyms for […]
Social media isn’t free
Reading Time: < 1 min Social media can be a great tool to help your business, but only if you go at it the right way for your intended audience. A common mistake is to use social media simply because it’s “free”, but it’s really not. In his book, “The 1-Page Marketing Plan“, author Allan Dib explains it very simply: […]
Those other people believe in superstitions
Reading Time: < 1 min So many of the issues in the world today come from people isolating themselves into groups and then always assuming the worst of the other side. I’ve shared this idea quite a lot over the years, talking about how “those other people will do lasting harm to our country“, “the other guy isn’t pure evil“, […]
Is it a monkey or a pedestal?
Reading Time: 2 min When trying to accomplish anything, there are usually a lot of different pieces that need to fall into place. While picking an easy place to start can be a good way to build some initial momentum, it’s helpful to see the full scope of things and make sure there isn’t something that might trip you […]
Fundamental attribution
Reading Time: 2 min The “fundamental attribution error” is one of those phrases that I’ve heard a few times, but I never really knew what it meant. It came up on a recent episode of The Long and The Short Of It podcast and they shared some great examples. Harvard Business School defines it like this: “The fundamental attribution […]