Jason
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Jason
I’ve always had this sense that if you build a container for something, you will make things to fill it. What I frequently do is try to figure out different containers. A website is a container.
The Forbidden Zone
The Rule of One for copywriting:
You have one reader. One big idea. One promise. And one offer.
Source: unknown person who is no longer alive, probably in advertising and direct response copywriting in the 1920’s.
My only advice for surviving advice season is to add the following caveats to everything you’re told:
If it’s about AI, add: “…for now.” or “…yet.”
If it’s about productivity, focus, or creativity, add: “…for some brains.”
If it’s about fitness, add: “…for those with similar genetics.”
If it’s about monetization, add: “…for the short-term.”
If it’s
“Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you.” ~ Anne Lamott
TWN / Issue 13: A Case for Sovereignty
Right size is everything. Think of the small as large.
Stephen Cope • The Great Work of Your Life: A Guide for the Journey to Your True Calling
Actions taken in support of dharma change the self. The act of commitment itself calls forth an unseen dharma power.
Stephen Cope • The Great Work of Your Life: A Guide for the Journey to Your True Calling
As John Lasseter likes to say, ‘our films don’t get finished, they just get released.’” – Pete Docter, Pixar (source)
TWN Issue 15: Embracing a "Fractal Bud" in Knowledge
Business Quotes and
We’ve been told — and taught — that mediums are neutral and content is king. You can’t say anything about “television.” The question is whether you’re watching “The Kardashians” or “The Sopranos,” “Sesame Street” or “Paw Patrol.” To say you read “books” is to say nothing at all: Are you imbibing potboilers or histories of 18th-century Europe?... See more
Ezra Klein • I Didn’t Want It to Be True, but the Medium Really Is the Message
Aimlessness is a vice, and such drifting must not continue for him who would steer clear of catastrophe and destruction.
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