Reading Time: 2 min If you’re wanting to convert Fahrenheit to Celsius, the real formula looks like this: (°F – 32) / 1.8 = °C Or going from Celsius to Fahrenheit: (°C * 1.8) + 32 = °F That’s accurate, but hard to do in your head. Here are two quick ways to do it instead; just memorize a […]
Learning
The benefits of changing to a new tool
Reading Time: 2 min If you’ve followed this blog very long, you know that I like to try out different tools. I often change what I use for my tasks, planning, email, all kinds of things. I enjoy learning new technology and have fun trying out different tools. However, there are two other big advantages to changing tools from […]
If you want to improve, keep the comments open
Reading Time: 2 min One of the big questions new bloggers face is whether or not to allow readers to leave comments. In almost every case, I think the answer is a solid yes. Here’s a bit about why: Take back your content As I shared late last year, I think more people need to be blogging in order […]
Ask more questions to avoid survivorship bias
Reading Time: 2 min I find the idea of “survivorship bias” fascinating. If you’ve not heard of it before, this short video from Eddie Woo is an excellent overview of it. I see two places where this comes up in some of the areas where I work. Our non-clients We frequently talk to our clients about why they chose […]
Explain it to me like I’m five
Reading Time: < 1 min There’s a funny scene in “The Office”, where the company has a budget surplus but Michael doesn’t really understand what that means. During the conversation, Michael asks Oscar to simplify things and “explain it to me like I’m five”. Here’s a clip of that: It’s a funny clip, but there’s a lot of truth there. […]
Thoughts on taking the altMBA
Reading Time: 3 min I recently finished taking the altMBA, described as “an intensive, 4-week online workshop designed by Seth Godin for high-performing individuals who want to level up and lead.“ Intensive is a great word to use. Throughout the four weeks, you work through 13 separate writing prompts. They ask us not to reveal the nature of the […]
Thinking through “A Brighter Web”
Reading Time: < 1 min We’ve been running various aspect of A Brighter Web, an educational arm of our agency, for quite a while now. We’ve hosted our Meetup every month (sometimes more) for about nine years now, we have a reasonably active Facebook group, and we’ve played with podcasting and other media. So what’s next? To be honest, I’m […]
1,000 days of Anki
Reading Time: < 1 min I’ve been using Anki for about five years now. I started using it a bit in late 2015 and wrote about it a year later. In short, it’s essentially just a flashcard app for your computer and phone, and it works exceptionally well. If you’re interested in how it works, this post from last April […]
What holes do I have in my knowledge?
Reading Time: < 1 min The idea of being on a game show scares me. In general, I think I could do pretty well on many of them, but I fear missing an easy question that “everyone” knows. A great example is this poor guy on Wheel of Fortune years ago. He seems to be a sharp guy, but somehow […]
Highlighting a physical book
Reading Time: 2 min When I’m reading, probably about 99% of the books I read are on Kindle. It’s simple, efficient, and makes highlighting super easy. Not only can I highlight on Kindle with a few taps, but I can easily grab them all from the Kindle website to pull into Roam Research (kind of like I describe here). […]