Perfection is rarely convenient.
You’re 2,000 cold calls away from being a millionaire.
What people will pay for.
Neil Gaiman quote
A great quote from @neilhimself about collecting a “compost heap” of ideas an inspirations. I personally call my compost heap...
My goal is to build a life I don’t need a vacation from
This quote is a good way to try to build a work life you enjoy.
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.
“Write with the door closed, rewrite with the door open."— Stephen King
Oscar The Grouch Motivation
This is a funny Oscar The Grouch piece of motivation, but somehow sticks in my head 😂
David Ogilvy on Bad Campaigns.
Reading is the antidote to short attention span.— Jeff Bezos
It’s not a “pivot” if you don’t lose a bunch of customers.
13 predictions from David Ogilvy from 1983
Exactly 40 years ago in 1983 David Ogilvy from the mega-popular advertising book “Ogilvy On Advertising.” His hand was turned...
The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires. -— William Arthur Ward
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Joseph Campbell tweet on fear
Tools are bought, Transformations are sold
Instead of trying so hard to "sell" you can focus more on helping achieve a goal. Turns out HubSpot's top...
Choose a problem, not a product.
“Choose a problem, not a product.” This is a great way to think about finding ideas that can sell. Instead...
Write for humans, not algorithms.
You can have a job, a career, or a calling— Jeff Bezos
Lex Fridman on perspective
I like this sentiment from Lex Fridman. If you dig deep enough you’ll figure out a way to either love...
I like this quote: “Once you understand the motivation, reward and punishment structure of any system, you can begin to control it.” - Guido Van Rossum (founder of the Python programming language) I once heard Cesar Millan (the Dog Whisperer) say all dogs like at least 1 of these 3 different rewards: - Toys - Food - Affection Once you know the type of reward a dog responds to best, it makes it much easier to train! Hugsy likes toys, food, and affection: Sid is primarily motivated by food, and is "meh" on the rest: Poe mostly responds to affection: Knowing the reward/punishment structure seems to help in any system! - Training neural networks - Training dogs - Raising kids— Guido Van Rossum (founder of Python)
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...
Behind every great writer
David Ogilvy on Good Ads
“How you climb a mountain is more important than reaching the top.”— Yvon Chouinard