Gillian Haley
@gillian
Gillian Haley
95% of content consumption is procrastination disguised as productivity.
Most people waste hundreds of hours consuming “just-in-case” content because it’s “interesting.”
Instead, you should consume "just-in-time" to answer a question keeping you from moving forward.
Most people waste hundreds of hours consuming “just-in-case” content because it’s “interesting.”
Instead, you should consume "just-in-time" to answer a question keeping you from moving forward.
Dickie Bush • Tweet
“You’re probably wondering what we’re trying to do. It’s hard to say. We hope that we have something here... We’ve been working quite hard at it. We hope you can dig it.
To describe it any further would be difficult without sounding like bullshit.”
- Rolling Stone, Vol. 1, No. 1
Profound truth that made me laugh.
Words are crucial, therefore changing the lexicon was the first step. I stopped considering the web as a place where to find an audience . I quit using the word users , switching to people instead and rewrote my pages to reflect my true self. Eradicating the marketing jargon was also paramount. I don’t produce content , I write and record sounds an... See more
De-brand
“In the past, jobs were about muscles. Now they’re about brains, but in the future, they’ll be about the heart.”
Aneesh Raman • Opinion | When Your Technical Skills Are Eclipsed, Your Humanity Will Matter More Than Ever
Words matter. They give direction and meaning to things. Pick the wrong words, intentions change and things won’t necessarily go as hoped or expected.