
Add a "constraint" to a problem
"Constraints Create Creativity." If you add a constraint to a task, you'll likely think of a way to finish it...

David Ogilvy Quote About Idiots
Our business is infested with idiots who try to impress by using pretentious jargon. ā David Ogilvy

Either write things worth reading or do things worth the writing.ā Ben Franklin

I admire people who work with gusto. If you don't enjoy what you are doing, I beg you to find another job. Remember the Scottish proverb, "Be happy while you're living, for you're a long time dead."ā David Ogilvy

The temptation to entertain instead of selling is contagious.ā David Ogilvy

When people aren't having any fun, they seldom produce good work.ā David Ogilvy

Put all your eggs in one basket, and if it doesn't work out, make more eggs.ā Kobe Bryant

A lot of writers throughout history have embraced walking.ā Anon

I learn the most when I make myself feel uncomfortableā Jack Dorsey

"What is my $1,000/hour skill?"
Sometimes you gotta do low-value work, but how can you optimize to where you're doing your most high value work?...

Take care of yourself first
Cool image showing that you should take care of yourself first in order to take care of others.

Today I see red when anybody at Ogilvy, Benson & Mather tells a client that we cannot produce an advertisement or a television commercial on the day we have promised it. In the best establishments, promises are always kept, whatever it may cost in agony and overtime.ā David Ogilvy

We like reports and correspondence to be well written, easy to read - and short. We are revolted b pseudo-academic jargon, like "attitudinal," "paradigms," "demassification," "reconceptualize," "suboptimal," "symbiotic linkage," "splinterisation," "dimensionalisation."ā David Ogilvy

When you love doing something, it's a bottomless pool of energy....but you have to love it, sincerely, not because you're gonna make money from it or be famous, or get whatever you want to get, when you do it because you love it, then you can find yourself moving up and getting good at something you want to be good at. https://twitter.com/TopherScott_/status/1264540947356045312?s=20ā Jerry Seinfeld

Drink old wine. Burn old logs. Read old books. Keep old friends.ā King Alfonso X

"How can I 10X this?"
Push yourself to think how you would 10X a project you're working on. It's likely different than what you're doing...

Do or do not. There is no try.ā Yoda

I steer clear of products whose sales have been falling over a long period, because this almost always means that there is an intrinsic weakness in the product, or that the management of the company is incompetent.ā David Ogilvy

The key to success is to promise the consumer a benefit ā like better flavor, whiter wash, more miles per gallon, a better complexion.ā David Ogilvy

Don't bunt. Aim out of the park. Aim for the company of immortals.ā David Ogilvy

The question isn't, "What will I be doing in 10 years?" But, "What will I wish I'd started 10 years from now?"ā Sam Altman

Smart people change their mind a lot because they're open to new ideas.ā Anon

Users are pleased by design, but drawn to the content.ā Jason Beaird

The Messy Writing Process
When you're organizing your thoughts on a topic, it can get pretty messy and disorganized š³ It's totally normal to...