It’s kind of frustrating, isn’t it? Having to scroll for a minute and a half through hundreds of comments on some posts just so you can share your opinion. It’s even more frustrating when your own posts aren’t getting many…
A big part of what makes a blockbuster article stand out from the crowd is the fact that it elicits a powerful emotional reaction. Not only that, but it seems as if the author is in tune with the reader’s…
Take a moment to think about what makes you… YOU. Is it your personality? Is it the story you tell others about how you are? Is it the mission you have in life? Or your vision of the future? What…
In March 1963, American mathematician and meteorologist Edward Lorenz published a paper in which he established the basis of chaos theory. He argued that a tiny change in the initial conditions of a weather model can create a significantly different…
Pop quiz. What do Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos have in common? a. They’re billionaires. b. They’re passionate about space travel. c. They use certain mental models and frameworks to simplify complex situations so they can reason through them easily.…
Everything you write, from a tweet to a 10,000 word essay, needs to pass the 4 Cs: Is it clear? Is it concise? Is it compelling? Is it credible? As far as unconventional content creation formulas go, the 4C’s acts…
If you’d want to drive/walk/ to a destination right now, you’d probably use a navigation app on your phone. And you’d need only two ingredients: The destination you want to reach. Your exact location. Without one of them, you’re not…
“I don’t even know where to start. I have no idea what I should be doing.” Do you often feel this way? If I were to ask you, “what do you need help with?” Do you feel like answering, “everything”?…
At least once a year someone out there publishes a long article announcing the imminent demise of the blog. More bloggers than ever are giving up, content saturation is alienating a lot of readers, and the rise in popularity of…
Aren’t you a bit tired of the same basic formulas for writing blog posts? How-to articles and listicles? A library of resources? Are you seriously going to spend 2 days writing a list of books that are relevant within your…
