At first, I was going to title this, “The Problem with Reading Books.” But then I figured… it’s not really a problem is it? If you’re reading books? You’re out there to learn. To add stuff to your brain. So you can use that stuff in real life and improve yourself, your work, your craft,…
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The Fallacy Detective Book Notes & Summary
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…
How to Start Your Own Podcast… for Free
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.” We made a bullet point outline…
Review: Confessions of an Advertising Man by David Ogilvy
(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…
On Doing Bad/Fast Work & The Progress of Time
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,…
How to Learn Copywriting Online. For Beginners!
(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….
Best Marketing Emails & Lessons to Learn
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…
7+ Arbitrary Reasons Why Improv Acting is Good for “Your Life”
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…
Goals for January 2019 in Review
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…
Books & Thoughts of 2018
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. …