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Ways of Working
Harry Dry’s Rules for Copywriting
formatting and terminology corrected by me for consistency and because I could not help myself. Originally captured from this podcast episode.
1. A great sentence is a good sentence made shorter.
2. Writing great copy begins with having something to say in the first place.
3. Copy is like food: how it looks matters.
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Take Risks
The final line of defense I can come up with is to take big bold risks. Either stand up for what you believe in or gamble to advance your own situation. Sometimes this will work, your situation will improve and you’ll learn your situation was better than you thought. Other times they’ll backfire, and you’ll learn your situation was worse ... See more
The final line of defense I can come up with is to take big bold risks. Either stand up for what you believe in or gamble to advance your own situation. Sometimes this will work, your situation will improve and you’ll learn your situation was better than you thought. Other times they’ll backfire, and you’ll learn your situation was worse ... See more
On escaping moral mazes….and great advice in general.
Compensation follows autonomy.
When you need to be managed, there's a cap on what you can earn. When you know how to create value and do it without being told, there's no cap. This is structural, not personal.
The compensation gap isn't about performance; it's about autonomy.
When you need to be managed, there's a cap on what you can earn. When you know how to create value and do it without being told, there's no cap. This is structural, not personal.
The compensation gap isn't about performance; it's about autonomy.
Brain Food: Focus on Yourself
Shane Parrish
"Don’t aim at success. The more you aim at it and make it a target, the more you are going to miss it. For success, like happiness, cannot be pursued; it must ensue, and it only does so as the unintended side effect of one’s personal dedication to a cause greater than oneself or as the by-product of one’s surrender to a person other than oneself. H... See more
But…capitalism keeps getting in the way
We can’t address the decline in empathy without addressing the decline in attention. Empathy requires a degree of sustained focus:
Paying attention to an experience someone is sharing
Recalling experiencing a similar emotional response
Sitting with your own and ... See more
Dr. Samaiya Mushtaqsubstack.comWe can’t address the decline in empathy without addressing the decline in attention. Empathy requires a degree of sustained focus:
Paying attention to an experience someone is sharing
Recalling experiencing a similar emotional response
Sitting with your own and the other person’s inner state
When we are fragmented and distracted, we simply can’t complete the cognitive exercises required to feel empathy.
I’ve learned that there are only two kinds of people:
1.) People who do exactly what they say they’ll do.
2.) People who are full of shit.
There are only two kinds of leaders:
1.) Those in the engine room helping the crew shovel the coal.
2.) Those who sit on top of the train and wave at the crowds as they pass by.
Sylvester McNutt III urges us to stop overthinking:
“Overthinking is the biggest waste of human energy. Trust yourself, make a decision, and gain more experience. There is no such thing as perfect. You cannot think your way into perfection, just take action.”
From FS newsletter.
Screens are attention, and thus metabolic energy and brain function vampires!
Do NOT raise your kid with tech. Do NOT look at your phone all day. Do raise your child in an attentive, prosocial environment. Do make them play outside. Do engage with people directly and actively as much as possible. Do. One. Thing. At. A. Time.