I’ve read 3 of of Seth Godin’s books at this point, Tribes, Linchpin, and Purple Cow. Tribes is about the idea that you must become a leader. Linchpin argues that in order to be appreciated, you must do things that make you important. Purple Cow suspects that uniqueness and difference are important in order toContinue reading “The Seth Godin Formula: Assessing Seth’s Books”
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The best kind of p-hacking…
When do you feel most productive? For the tongue in cheek title, I apologize. Generally, data fraud isn’t particularly helpful at allowing insights to be built. I feel most productive on days when there’s something I’ve been dreading doing that I make serious progress on early on in a given day. This allows momentum toContinue reading “The best kind of p-hacking…”
Slicing and Dicing Writer’s Block
Even the best of us have it. When you’re creating a work of writing, you often reach points where you’re unable to continue the flow of your original thought. Does this mean that your writing career and future are over? No, of course not! I want to use this short blog to explain a coupleContinue reading “Slicing and Dicing Writer’s Block”
Which dragon are you chasing?
I was listening to a podcast earlier with Tim Ferriss and Neil Strauss, and it largely talked about writing. When you write, the only way you’re going to get things done is by getting started, by taking action. Tim’s approach to this is that he has a quota of two bad pages to write perContinue reading “Which dragon are you chasing?”
The Juicy Bits of ‘Influence’ (Ch 5-8)
Chapter 5 Liking Compliance settings include ones with reciprocity, commitment, and social proof. The person most effective at selling is not the demonstrator, but rather the hostess. Buying from a friend makes a big difference. Having the name of a friend to call on makes a difference. People want to help their friends. Most successfulContinue reading “The Juicy Bits of ‘Influence’ (Ch 5-8)”
Is daily work necessary?
I hear an argument that goes something like “Generally you get can 80% of the results for 20% of the effort. Thus, there’s little reason to do something every day, if it’s not really going to supercharge your results by that much”. Then, they link doing something every day as a form of unnecessary effort,Continue reading “Is daily work necessary?”
A (not so) Brief Review of Madison, Wisconsin
Over the last year and a half, I’ve lived in Madison in a couple different places ranging from the East side to downtown. As someone originally from the Northeast, I wanted to provide a retrospective location check for those interested in the tradeoffs associated with moving there. Price: B Overall, I place Madison at aContinue reading “A (not so) Brief Review of Madison, Wisconsin”
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