there's two kinds of humility -- that which is natural, and that which is not humility.
humility can't be constructed or forced. it can be learned, but it must be internalized to become real.
inorganic humility isn't. Read More
simple is only easy when the complex has already been broken down for you.
when simple is easy, someone else has already won. when simple is hard, you've found something real. Read More
there's no such thing as an instant success. great is good repeated over time. it's seen through the big picture but built in the details.
consistency is daunting because it's not a concept that can be applied. we can only control ...Read More
Will be back to this soon, but need to dig in on some other stuff right now. As always, thanks to everyone who keeps up with me here. I'm always on email, twitter, etc. Looking forward to hearing from you ...Read More
Communication is about explicitness and concision. The most efficient communicators and communications say specifically what needs to be said in the least amount of expression possible. But both of these qualities are also those that most expose us to being ...Read More
I hate the word should. Its use means that someone is applying an alternative reality to whatever they are talking about. Should means that something doesn’t exist, but ideally you would want it to. Which, as we learned when we ...Read More
Privacy concerns are very real on the web, as they should be. But it seems the stigma with tracking has at least some roots in the illogical. In theory, there is nothing wrong with someone knowing more about you; the ...Read More
There seems to be a perceived disconnect between the normal person and the corporation. People get riled up from stories about low pay, cost-cutting, and other “disgusting” or “despicable” big business practices. But why do you think businesses act this ...Read More
People of all ages love sports, but middle-aged men especially. There are many reasons for this, but a large part of it is the natural human search for meaning in life that increases as we age.
Sports is condensed meaning. For ...Read More
Everyone gets caught up on right and wrong, and for good reason. Perfect dichotomy is one of the easiest things for the human mind to understand. With context, a clear rating system, and a specific point of differentiation, the dumbest ...Read More
Look, the argument has been made a million times, but that pie in the sky marketing funnel that flows fully connected from awareness to dollars hardly exists at all in this world. People are constantly perceiving the world around them ...Read More
Attention is the currency of the web, but clicks are the most trusted unit of value we exchange between buyers and sellers. But just like dollars, clicks only represent value; they are only valuable because we believe they are, as ...Read More
Seriously, think about it. Hef was all about happiness. He wasn’t about politics or really even sex; other people made him into that. What he believed in right from the beginning was delivering happiness by offering people an experience previously ...Read More
When your title sucks, why would I read your first paragraph? And when your first paragraph sucks, why would I read your second paragraph?
Burying the lead is for failed journalists and bad fisherman. The value of any chunk of copy ...Read More
They're called previews. Not everyone likes them, but when you compare previews at the movies to all other forms of advertising, I bet it's not even close. Previews are ads that people love; so, what's the secret? Two of the ...Read More
