Month: May 2018

  • Charlie Munger Quotes on reading

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    So, just after talking about reading I find these quotes by Charlie Munger on reading. My favourite: We read a lot. I don’t know anyone who’s wise who doesn’t read a lot. But that’s not enough: You have to have a temperament to grab ideas and do sensible things. Most people don’t grab the right…

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  • How do we bring reading back?

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    From ajay: How do we bring reading back? I ask myself this question as well but have a hard time finding an answer because I love to read. Heck I have a whole podcast dedicated to helping you find books that are going to matter to you. Maybe it starts with kids? I mean my…

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  • Don’t Care About iOS on The Mac

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    From Brent Simmons: I’ve heard more than once that at WWDC we’ll learn about how we can run iOS apps on Macs. I’m worried, of course, that this will lead to the further degradation of the Mac UI, and even less incentive for developers to write Mac apps. I actually care less and less about…

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  • Yup surfing the internet is overwhelming

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    From Tyler Cowan “Is surfing the internet dead?” Ten to fifteen years ago, I remember the joys of just finding things, clicking links through to other links, and in general meandering through a thick, messy, exhilarating garden. Yup he acknowledges that much of the content is either behind a paywall, or in silos that suck…

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  • Should I Read It 016 – The 10x Marketing Formula

    Should I Read It 016 – The 10x Marketing Formula

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    If you’ve wondered what great content marketing looks like, then today’s book is for you. Purchase The 10x Marketing Formula on Amazon Written Review of The 10x Marketing Formula This episode of Should I Read It is brought to you by The 8 Week Business Bootcamp. If you’re tired of struggling with your business, tired…

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  • 10% improvement is average no one wants to be average

    10% improvement is average no one wants to be average

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    How much marketing are you doing? Are you doing content marketing? Are you seeking any traction from your efforts? Do you have a single metric that you’re measuring to gauge your traction? Many businesses wouldn’t like the answers to these questions. They may be doing marketing, but it’s not getting traction. They have no single…

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  • The Smart Business Show – Most People Don’t Know You Exist

    The Smart Business Show – Most People Don’t Know You Exist

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    Sure, some of the people in a market have considered you (and even rejected you). But most of the people in the market have never even heard of you. The market doesn’t have just one mind. Different people in the market are seeking different things. – The Dip They haven’t heard of you because you’re…

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  • Should I Read It 015 – Paid To Think

    Should I Read It 015 – Paid To Think

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    In today’s episode of Should I Read it, we’re going to look at Paid to Think by David Goldsmith. If you’re a big list person, then this is going to be a book you love. Not so much in to lists, then maybe skip it. Purchase Paid To Think on Amazon Written Review of Paid…

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  • How Analogue Productivity Changed my Email Workflow

    How Analogue Productivity Changed my Email Workflow

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    Clearly if I’m using an analogue productivity system there are methods you see talked about all the time that are not accessible to me. I can’t grab a link to an email and drop it in my task manager so that I can jump directly to the email later. Likewise the iOS 11 drag and…

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  • Freelance Friday 007 – May 25 2018

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    Second big week of sun here that means sunscreen for the kids and an impromptu snowball fight outside the local skating arena while one of the kids skated. Big thing I’ve been thinking about this week is “what is my story”. See, we do things because of our stories. My story has a dad that…

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