1928 San Bernardino, California locomotive factory
Thoughts that come to mind when I see this image:
• Capitalism
• Hard Work
• Commerce
• Engineering
• Job Creation
• Elbow Grease
This is what built America, …
US Mountain Data Map
I never realized what a monopoly on mountains the West had till I saw this color coded topographical map!
Almost always I’m seeing maps like this which don’t convey much …
King of the Hill Visual Style Guide:
Checkout this “Visual Style Guide” used by the animation team at King of the Hill.
Here’s a few more slides of the style guide:
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Build lots of things, only one needs to hit
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 …
Car Detailing Flyer Hangar
People like this secretly kill it but rarely post how they do it (I know bc a lot of them hire me).
The play for a hangar-flyer like this:
Hire …
Get Dang Billboard
If you’ve got a badass name, you gotta use it 😂
I see this guys billboard all over Austin.…
One image, the bartending skill encapsulated.
This incredibly detailed image instruction set gives the full instructions on how to make ~40 drinks. It’s kind of cool how much data is easy visualized in this one image.…
Art + Driveway Sign
Two Birds with One Stone: Cool 80’s looking driveway art plus a “Don’t Block My Driveway” sign in one…
Copywriting in real life for cat poster
Copywriting in real life:
• Meh Headline: “Lost Cat”
• Great Headline: “Dude Where’s My Cat?”
Something that stands out even just a little can get way more attention.…
This is how raising the price of a product can help you.
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?…
Things that worked well for me in 2023:
• 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 …
How content creators could get paid for their work.
In a perfect world without inefficiencies, a content creator should get paid for their work directly from the person consuming:
• You watch my video –> You pay me a …
My best productivity advice for 2024:
• 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 …
YouTube: Quality and Uniqueness will triumph over Quantity and Speed.
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 …
Noah Kagan’s Yearly Goal Chart
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 …
Caffeine Spectrum Data
Easily visualize the caffeine content you’re getting from different drinks with this cool graphic.
This is generalized data, actual content can greatly vary.…
Guard your brain when writing.
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.
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 …
Flyer advertising in the wild
I love seeing local flyers like this in the wild.
$2 worth of printing
+
$2 worth of tape
=
1,000’s of eyeballs on your flyers and potentially thousands of …