Amid this uncertainty, a new cottage industry comprised of opportunists and pivoters has sprung up to fill the void: the social distancing consultant.

I think all of this feels more natural to people who are immersed in the fine art market, or the market for rare limited-edition sneakers, etc. (I am not!) These are markets in which scarcity by design is a huge part of the fun, and that’s not true for all, or even most, markets for creative work. (I’m thinking of the market for, say, streaming TV ... See more

Of course, fancy writing doesn't just conceal ideas. It can also conceal the lack of them. That's why some people write that way, to conceal the fact that they have nothing to say. Whereas writing simply keeps you honest. If you say nothing simply, it will be obvious to everyone, including you.

Only by setting aside specific time in our schedules for traction (the actions that draw us toward what we want in life) can we turn our backs on distraction.

Films (especially animation) are super expensive to make. By providing infrastructure and a platform, Shibuya gives digital creators the opportunity to turn passive viewers into active participants and go direct to fans for funding.Imagine being able to prove the fact that you “watched Squid Game before everybody else”. With Producer Passes you can... See more

The reason is that happy people are secure, supportive, and loving — not insecure, angry, and constantly waiting for the other shoe to drop. Many readers wrote in to suggest that they felt miserable when they were seeking constant reassurance from their partner and waiting for someone else to make them happy.

This is a groundbreaking idea: tokenized fan communities reward the most devoted and earliest fans, rather than those with the most money. I’ll again use the example of Taylor Swift. For her Reputation tour, Swift pioneered a new model for concert tickets: only “verified” top fans could get a first pass at tickets, with the goal of ensuring ticket ... See more

Instagram’s linear commerce strategy is the most efficient path to competing with the likes of Amazon, Alibaba, and the new crop of markets like Verishop. But to maintain that path, platforms like Instagram will have to keep its best content creators happy. Mosseri may have to redefine his platform’s rules and engineering strategies to do so. The i... See more

What are you excessively curious about — curious to a degree that would bore most other people? That's what you're looking for.