Why Keanu Reeves Practiced Holding a Diamond with Tweezers for Weeks
How the search for shortcuts is actually costing you precious time
4 ways to read more books this year
When applied properly, this technique can help you get much more out of what you read and increase the amount of reading you do.
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.
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.
Why People Pay $10,000 per Month to Work with These Editors
“There are only two ways to make money in business: One is to bundle; the other is to unbundle.” — Jim Barksdale
10 Question Commandments
I’ve professionally asked questions for years. Clients pay me thousands of dollars to ask the questions I do. I’ve also asked recording artists who I do interviews with. I got good enough that A$AP Ferg told me our interview was the best one he’d ever done. Here’s are some principles for asking good questions.
The Lifetime Value of an Idea
If a business strategist had a liquid lunch with a writer…
In Praise of Software Scribes
How automated transcriptions empower authors and everyone on the Internet.
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…”
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!