Reading Time: 2 min I was talking to a friend a few weeks ago that was working with a new company. That company had been outsourcing their SEO (Search Engine Optimization) work to another firm for a few thousand dollars a month, but it was unclear exactly what that other firm was doing. When asked for details on what […]
The Sunday Summary: Meaningless mutual friends, really old computers, and a longer attention span than a goldfish
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, November 13: Having mutual friends doesn’t justify a connectionThe number of dubious excuses for spammers to justify reaching out continues to grow, and virtually none of them are […]
The week of unfollowing
Reading Time: 2 min As time continues to go by, and I learn more about what social media does to us, I get closer and closer to leaving all social platforms behind. I’m not there yet, as you might have seen wherever you came across this post, but I’m getting there. I won’t get into the details of “why” […]
The key is not the will to win
Reading Time: 2 min A few days ago I shared that fantastic video from Bill Gurley, and I wanted to share one more quote from it. Much of the video discussed the late Bobby Knight, including this quote that stood out to me: “The key is not the will to win… everybody has that. It is the will to […]
The attention span of a goldfish
Reading Time: < 1 min Every few weeks I hear someone talking about marketing and how humans have a shorter attention span (8 seconds) than a goldfish (9 seconds). It comes up frequently, but frequency doesn’t equal accuracy. In short, it’s just wrong. It spreads because it’s interesting and eye-opening, but it’s based on faulty (and often fabricated) data. Dr. […]
Can your notes be read on a 60-year-old computer?
Reading Time: 2 min At our technology and tools continue to improve, we’re increasingly losing our ability to own what we create. Not from a legal standpoint, necessarily, but a technical one. If Squarespace doesn’t agree with your platform, they can delete your site. If you ever posted on Myspace back in the day, that content is long gone. […]
It’s very doable to be the most knowledgeable
Reading Time: < 1 min Bill Gurley’s video “Runnin’ Down a Dream: How to Succeed and Thrive in a Career You Love” from a few years ago is fantastic. I could probably find 25 ideas worth writing about from it, but I’ll limit myself to just a few. If you’ve not seen it yet, here is the video and I […]
Having mutual friends doesn’t justify a connection
Reading Time: 2 min While I consider LinkedIn to be my favorite social network these days, it also tends to have the largest amount of spam. If you can filter out the spam requests the core feed is quite good, but the effort to filter out junk is slowly getting heavier all the time. Part of this is the […]
The Sunday Summary: Impossible tests, no more goal setting, and finding new problems to solve
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, November 6: You need to envy the entire lifeIt’s easy to envy pieces of someone else’s life; the victory they had or their carefully-curated Instagram life. If you […]
Arriving early shows respect
Reading Time: < 1 min I’ve always believed in arriving early to meetings. Not too early, as that be problematic on its own, but being ready 5-10 minutes early is often a good thing. In Kevin Kelly’s book “Excellent Advice for Living“, he shares two thoughts around this idea: Promptness is a sign of respect. There is no such thing […]