Adam Durst
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Adam Durst
New writers make one big mistake.
They think great writing is about writing.
Nope. I mean, writing is a part of it. But there’s SO MUCH MORE.
Great writing is about:
They think great writing is about writing.
Nope. I mean, writing is a part of it. But there’s SO MUCH MORE.
Great writing is about:
- Strategy.
- Structure.
- Research.
- Editing.
- Hooks & headlines.
Maya Sayvanova • How Journalists Write So Much, So Fast
A sign of wisdom is choosing not to believe everything you think. A mark of emotional intelligence is choosing not to internalize everything you feel.
Thoughts and emotions are possibilities to ponder, not facts to accept. We don’t always invite them in, but we do decide whether they deserve to stay.
Thoughts and emotions are possibilities to ponder, not facts to accept. We don’t always invite them in, but we do decide whether they deserve to stay.
Successfully commercializing does not mean launching with certainty. It means launching with a set of assumptions that you quickly test. Your assumptions will be informed by earlier tests and will, hopefully, be directionally correct, but it is a big mistake to assume that your pricing, packaging, messaging, ideal customer profile, marketing
... See moreSean Gillispie • Commercialize: How to Monetize, Sell, and Market Productized Offerings in B2B Professional Services
Professional services organizations that successfully commercialize more productized offerings do the following five things well: Invest in new commercialization capabilities Have clear owners for commercialization success Begin building their commercialization strategy at the beginning of the product development cycle Continue to iterate on their
... See moreSean Gillispie • Commercialize: How to Monetize, Sell, and Market Productized Offerings in B2B Professional Services
what if public libraries were open late every night and we could engage in public life there instead of having to choose between drinking at the bar and domestic isolation
Erin Glasstwitter.comSo what is The Inverted Pyramid, and how will that help?
This writing structure allows you to write first drafts within minutes using fill-in-the-blank prompts.
It also captures readers’ attention immediately and keeps them engaged until the end.
Here’s how it goes.
This writing structure allows you to write first drafts within minutes using fill-in-the-blank prompts.
It also captures readers’ attention immediately and keeps them engaged until the end.
Here’s how it goes.
- You give us the most important part of the article by answering these questions: Who?
Maya Sayvanova • How Journalists Write So Much, So Fast
Stoics do not seek to have the answer for every question or a plan for every contingency. Yet they’re also not worried. Why? Because they have confidence that they’ll be able to adapt and change with the circumstances.
Stephen Hanselman • The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living
Only people can be free. If we believe something else makes us free, we never learn what we must do.
The moment you believe that freedom is given, it is gone
Timothy Snyder • On Freedom
Sometimes the gate looks like it's like 5,000 feet tall, but you don't realize it's only 5ft wide. Just like walk around it. You don't have to be so prolific.
-Jon Bellion on Zach Sang Show