Reading Time: 2 min A few months ago I started playing with the idea of migrating my notes from Obsidian over to Tana. Tana is a fantastic system and a great tool, but I’ve ultimately decided to keep things in Obsidian for a few reasons. Ownership While I have faith that Tana will be around for a while, using […]
HBO Max is playing the finite game
Reading Time: 2 min Simon Sinek’s excellent book “The Infinite Game” breaks down two types of companies. Those playing a finite game try to win right now at all costs. These are companies that make questionable moves in order to satisfy their investors. To quote King Louis XV of France in 1757, “After me comes the flood” — I’ll […]
Personal note-taking is going to change dramatically
Reading Time: 2 min My history of using different note-taking tools over the years is well-documented in this blog, including my recent move from Obsidian to Tana. While Tana has some great features and I really enjoy using it, it’s ultimately just a slightly better version of the tools that came before it and I may end up moving […]
Give or take?
Reading Time: 2 min After my recent post “experts don’t cold call“, I had an interesting comment from a friend. He defended cold calling to a degree, and ended with “you have to start somewhere when you’re new“. I agree with that, but you have a choice when you’re new: you can choose to give of yourself, or you […]
Taming a wild mind
Reading Time: 2 min If I tried to describe the way that I think, a “wild mind” is way down on the list of words I might use. I know people with wild minds, and they’re incredible to be around, but that simply isn’t me. However, a quote from Jon Acuff’s book “Soundtracks” gives a slightly different spin on […]
Work on development, not performance
Reading Time: < 1 min It can be tempting to focus everything on performance and metrics. Whether I’m talking about myself and what I accomplish, or what I look for from my team. Ultimately, though, a stronger focus on development will lead to far better long-term results. In his book “The Coaching Habit“, author Michael Stanier words it very well: […]
Personas are specific, but not precise
Reading Time: 2 min When working on defining your target audience, building a persona can be a great exercise. It’s something I do with some of my writing, where I occasionally write for a specific vision of a person. Having a person in mind when writing content can be a huge benefit, and it can ensure that you’re using […]
Everything is always working out for me
Reading Time: < 1 min The title of this post isn’t necessarily true, but I try to act like it is. Over the past few years, I’ve tried to make a point to notice when things go well. It’s little things, but it helps a ton with my attitude. There are certainly still times when what I need is out […]
Google Reader hurt the internet the most
Reading Time: 2 min Over the years, Google has killed off a lot of products, with the “Killed by Google” site listing 280 of them as of now. Most were pretty small ones you’ve never heard of, but some were rather substantial. I was a big fan of Google+, and I’m still upset that they canceled Stadia. While those […]
Experts don’t cold call
Reading Time: 2 min Some of the funniest emails I get are from “SEO experts”, and I’m sure you get many of the same. My initial thought is “if they’re so good at SEO, why do they need to resort to spam?”. Of course, they’re not any good at it, which is why spam becomes their tactic. In a […]