Why learn calculus?
Subjects like calculus were hard to get excited about because they never told you WHY this was helpful.
If you give zero evidence why something is useful, it’s hard to …
These are Swipes that throw off some good advice or wisdom.
Subjects like calculus were hard to get excited about because they never told you WHY this was helpful.
If you give zero evidence why something is useful, it’s hard to …
Guy builds 20+ tools over 4 years before finding one that’s starting to work.
Lesson #1: Try lots of stuff. Pivot quick. Act fast.
Lesson #2: The real winner here …
Mike was selling air purifiers for $1,000. He couldn’t sell many at that price, so he upped it to $2,000 and then he couldn’t keep them in stock.
What changed?…
• NEWSLETTER to interact with audience. Stay top of mind.
• SHORT CLIPS to stay top of mind, get new audience on YouTube and Instagram.
• LONG FORM PODCASTS to …
• Write your to-do list the night before.
• When a task is finished, scratch it off.
• Never add to your to-do list the same day.
• Once you …
Almost everyone who has a blog YouTube Channel notices the same phenomenon where 3 to 5 articles/videos bring in alllllllll the subscribers.
I think that phenomenon will be increased in …
This is a cool Yearly Goal Chart @noahkagan makes every year, divided into 4 parts:
– Work
– Health
– Personal
– Travel
Each section limited to 4 goals or …
Easily visualize the caffeine content you’re getting from different drinks with this cool graphic.
This is generalized data, actual content can greatly vary.…
I have to “guard my brain” when trying to do work. This usually involves:
– Putting my phone upside down or far away.
– Turning on a Chrome website blocker …
The “Normal Distribution” shows up in almost every area of life:
• Test scores
• Height
• Stock market returns
• Intelligence
• Attractiveness
It also shows up in your …
“The 4% Rule is a “back-of-the-envelope” calculation for how much money you’d need to retire for approximately 25 years.
While people can poke holes in generalized rules like this, it’s …
Sprinkling in some “Social Proof” is one of the simplest additions to sales copy.
Look at this email footer and how it gains so much credibility by adding a few …
This is the paint equivalent of good copy:
Slightly modify where the paint is (and isn’t) and it changes up the whole thing.…
Did an interview with @nathanbarry where we talk about who is making money with newsletters. Also:
– Setting up “Creator Flywheels” (important!)
– ConvertKit marching towards a billion dollars
– …
Great chart by @asmartbear that shows how cash in the bank affects your lifestyle.
$1,000 = “I can’t lose my job.”
$100,000 = “I can own my house.”
$2,000,000+ = …
This guys AirBnB revenue went up after painting his rental house black.
This was in Mt Hood, Oregon. Original post is here:
The Pareto Principle states 20% of activity will account for 80 percent of results.
You can see it demonstrated here on certain consumer products.
Things like detergent, chocolate, and toilet …