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I used to be a staff writer for Lifehacker. Here is my most important insight about productivity
A former ‘Lifehacker’ staff writer reveals his most important insight on productivity.
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The Business of Blockheads
The saying goes, “No man but a blockhead ever wrote, except for money.” A proposition and toast to the blockheads who are in the business of writing.
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Why People Pay $10,000 per Month to Work with These Editors
“There are only two ways to make money in business: One is to bundle; the other is to unbundle.” — Jim Barksdale
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10 Question Commandments
I’ve professionally asked questions for years. Clients pay me thousands of dollars to ask the questions I do. I’ve also asked recording artists who I do interviews with. I got good enough that A$AP Ferg told me our interview was the best one he’d ever done. Here’s are some principles for asking good questions.
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In Praise of Software Scribes
How automated transcriptions empower authors and everyone on the Internet.
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Let’s Get It: Author Motivation 101
When I look at the money I make from writing, I can hardly believe my eyes. So I don’t. I turn on Thug Motivation 101, and listen to Jeezy say the same thing he said when I was in high school, “You gotta believe…”
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Process Your By-products
Whatever you’re selling, you’re also creating something valuable that you haven’t sold yet. It probably looks like waste. Process it and sell it!
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Story-Driven Pitching: 6 Steps for Better Pitches
For writers, entrepreneurs, or anyone who wants lead thinking, I’m going to show you my story-driven approach to pitching.
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Documenting Lost Documents
In Praise of Rescuing Lost Stories Whenever I come across a broken link, I gasp. I pull up Archive.org, the vast backup of broken links, and I indulge the impulse. I noticed this first in 2012, when I tried finding full footage of the Watch the Throne documentary. I caught wind that there was a…