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The Fallacy Detective Book Notes & Summary

Posted on February 17, 2021February 19, 2021 by Yurblog

Every now and then, I read a good book and I end up wanting to write about it. So, here’s one. Partly to share with internet strangers… and whoever stumbled upon this.  Partly to reinforce my memory. And partly because why not? Ever listen to someone talk… and out comes a statement. And something about…

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How to Start Your Own Podcast… for Free

Posted on November 10, 2020March 4, 2021 by Yurblog

Been dreaming of starting your own podcast? I wasn’t. But I somehow started one anyway. Back in May 2020, I told a friend, “hey, we talk about our websites and hustles, how about we just record our conversations and do a podcast?” To which he said, “let’s do it.” The next day or so, we…

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Should Men Watch Rom Coms?

Posted on March 4, 2020June 9, 2020 by Yurblog

Audio Version So, should we guys watch rom-coms? Hey, if your answer is already “no,” then there’s nothing to discuss. Not here to persuade. Leave the site. Now… I’m no psychologist or love doctor, and I don’t play one on TV, although I’d like to. But, I will try and explain why watching rom-coms is…

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Review: Confessions of an Advertising Man by David Ogilvy

Posted on September 7, 2019October 18, 2019 by Yurblog

(Note: This post contains an Amazon Affiliate link for the book.) He was the inspiration behind the TV show, “Mad Men.” He was considered the father of advertising. He was an immigrant. A Scotsman in the United States, competing with American agencies, and he succeeded at it too. And this is his book. If you’re…

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On Doing Bad/Fast Work & The Progress of Time

Posted on August 7, 2019February 29, 2020 by Yurblog

The fun part of having my own blog is getting to write about thoughts in great length. So, here are my thoughts on the value of doing “bad work.” In fact, this article is an example of bad work. But that’s okay. You’ll find out why. So, bad work. You’ll often hear someone say… “But,…

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How to Learn Copywriting Online. For Beginners!

Posted on July 29, 2019October 18, 2019 by Yurblog

(Note: This post contains Amazon Affiliate links for books.) So, you want to learn copywriting online. Well, the bad news is… I will not be your personal teacher. I have no products or courses to sell to you. The good news? You can learn copywriting online and become “average” at it – on your own….

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Best Marketing Emails & Lessons to Learn

Posted on July 7, 2019February 29, 2020 by Yurblog

You know what the best marketing emails are? Well, you can’t. Why? Only people that have the metrics and know their opens, clicks and sales know which emails are best. So, any blog or article showing off why this-email-and-that-email are so great are likely very, very, very off base. It’s some guy or gal going…

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7+ Arbitrary Reasons Why Improv Acting is Good for “Your Life”

Posted on July 1, 2019July 1, 2019 by Yurblog

This blog was meant to be a business and marketing type of blog. But you know, it can’t be a blog without me writing about things I like. And especially in its infancy – where I have 0 readers and 0 expectations to uphold, right? So today, I want to talk about Improv Acting… and…

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Goals for January 2019 in Review

Posted on February 11, 2019February 11, 2019 by Yurblog

Site #1. 4/4 articles posted. Hit my goal. Also, the site’s coming back up in terms of traffic. The big reason for the recovery is tech related. Less crashes. New server. Site #2 No articles posted. Why? Well, I adjusted my goal a bit for this. Instead of having it a copy-cat version of site…

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Books & Thoughts of 2018

Posted on January 12, 2019November 10, 2020 by Yurblog

So, 2018 wasn’t a highly productive year in terms of book reading. I didn’t finish 5 books… and jumped into some others. And as much as I love reading and always have some bookaroo, I do have a love-hate relationship. More on that later. Here are the books I read and finished. In chronological order. …

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