Text vs calling
When trying to schedule a hangout with someone, a 45 second call is way better than 15 back-n-forth interspersed text messages!
Few understand this.
I think scheduling and communicating over …
Category: Advice
Destroy distractions with Focus45
I like to destroy all distractions on my computer with an extension called “Focus45.” Hit the button and for 45 minutes it’ll block access to your time-sucking websites.
If you …
One notification can destroy your deep work, so protect your time
This image is a great reminder that a single notification “ding” on your phone can destroy your Deep Work thinking or work time…so make sure to jealously guard it!
I’m …
Visualization of comparing yourself to others
A great little graphic showing “The Comparison Gap” that can both motivate you and make you sad. …
Image explaining the evolution of a banana through it’s life
This simple and attractive image shows the right time to eat a banana, and the different pro’s and con’s during its lifecycle.…
How “negative” or “positive” different English words are perceived
This is an interesting data layout for which words mean negative things, and which words mean positive things.…
Ray Dalio 9 Work Principles Advice
Hedge fund manager Ray Dalio gives his advice for working with good people.…
7-Steps of a Compelling Story
This is a neat infographic that sums up how to create a compelling story…
Setting a table illustration
This is a super-simple image for how to set a table for the holidays. It conveys a lot of information in a small space.…
Cool piece of advice about handling negativity
This is a great example of how to handle random negativity, and it uses the amount $86,400 dollars to relate to how many seconds are in each day.…
Avoid “Toxic Positivity” Do & Don’t Chart
This very simple graphic from Instagram shows how not to participate in “toxic positivity” by giving you concrete phrases to say (and not say).
In a simple square graphic this …
Visual demonstration of 400 calories of different foods
This clever image visually demonstrates how full your stomach would be with different types of food.
You can easily see that oil barely fills you up yet gives you tons …
Age Appropriate Chores List
This cool guide of chores shows common chores for different ages of children.…
How To Survive A Bear Attack Graphic
This is a helpful graphic with a catchy “rhyme” that shows you how to survive a bear attack.
Apparently for different types of bears you take a totally different approach. …
They’re not buying a product, they’re buying the transformation
Cool image that shows that people buy your product/service to turn them into something better.…
They don’t want software, they want to accomplish a goal
Great reminder that people don’t necessarily want the product or software itself, but rather the result it brings.…
Hire A Professional Tweet
A fun quote describing how it’s sometimes far more detrimental to hire an amateur to save money, rather than pay a proven professional.…
Good friends bring up hard conversations
Good friends bring up hard conversations, even if it’s unpleasant.
If you see a bad habit a close friend is doing, it might be worth the difficult conversation to bring …
H.A.L.T. Acronym
I’ve always liked this acronym H.A.L.T. which means….
If you’re not in a good mood, you’re either:
• Hungry
• Angry
• Lonely
• Tired…
Characteristics of Pseudoscience Chart
This is a great little chart that outlines what might be “pseudoscience” and how to spot it.…
