Monday, November 30th, 2009 at
2:33 am
Until recently, in Twitter you had to burn a lot of characters retweeting people. Twitter fixed that, but also destroyed a lot of the social proof one got from a retweet.
Read why I dislike the new retweet function »
Wednesday, November 25th, 2009 at
3:18 am
Lately I keep coming across Goal Merchants, people from the Tony Robbins set who imbue goal-setting with various magical powers. They make what I think are outlandish claims for the power of goal setting. Many still love to cite the study of Princeton grads. According to the tale, some years ago, a class of Princeton [...]
Read why small tasks are so important »
Saturday, November 21st, 2009 at
2:55 am
At a certain point this year I found myself frustrated and feeling like I wasn’t getting anywhere on several different projects, while at the same time feeling like I was working too much and not having enough fun. I needed motivation, and I needed priorities. I came up with something that helps me with both [...]
Get something done — read on! »
Thursday, November 12th, 2009 at
7:06 pm
You have a great idea for a website, but you’re stuck making the first step. Here’s a super quick way to get up and running.
Build a simple website in an hour »
Saturday, October 31st, 2009 at
1:29 am
I wanted to do some interviews with people at a distance but was struggling with a lot of technical issues — bad audio and video quality, cumbersome and unreliable recording process. I asked Andrew Warner, who does great interviews on Mixergy, if he would help me out. Despite a super busy schedule, he consented to talk to me and just cut through so many of the problems I had. Here’s some of the advice he gave me.
Read Andrew's great podcasting tips »
Saturday, October 17th, 2009 at
10:03 pm
So do testimonials help with credibility? Not this one! I’m sure that’s a real quote from a real family, right?
View this epic testimonial fail »
Friday, October 16th, 2009 at
1:42 am
Aardvark is a relatively new service launched by some heavy hitters. But everything about the signup process sets off my spidey sense. Danger! Danger!
Read why I'm not an Aardvark fan »
Friday, October 16th, 2009 at
1:23 am
There’s no stupider way to hitchhike than to stand by the side of the road with your thumb out hoping someone will stop. And yet do you see people do it any other way? Which way are you living your life?
Find out the right way to hitchhike »
Friday, October 16th, 2009 at
12:55 am
Like a lot of old saws, this one is wrong. Here’s why.
Read where power really comes from »
Friday, October 16th, 2009 at
12:43 am
My mom taught me as a child, it’s really hard to unyell once you’ve yelled. If you want to get what you want, start soft. You can always yell once that fails, but you once you’ve yelled, it’s too late for the soft approach.
Read my mom's advice on getting your way »