"The standard pace is for chumps.”

Heyo! If you subscribe to this newsletter, you are in good company. I used anonymized data from Mailchimp to make this visualization [https://jimmydaly.carto.com/viz/26391976-4d1d-11e6-8996-0e8c56e2ffdb/public_map] in Carto. Thanks, as always, for subscribing. I hope you have a great week! 1. There’s no speed limit…

Goodbye, Alaska

Hey there, Hope your week is off to a great start. I'm enjoying my last few days in Alaska before heading back to the East Coast. Here's a bunch of pictures [https://www.instagram.com/jimmydaly/] from the last three months. Many thanks to The Writer…

Technology doesn't give us superpowers

Heyo! I generally try to get Swipe File out on Monday or Tuesday, so apologies for being a little late this week. Thanks, as always, for reading. Remember that this is a real email address, so feel free to respond with any comments, feedback or recommendations. Enjoy this week'…

The Work Habits Manifesto

Isn't it interesting that the Internet simultaneously makes our work more and less efficient? On one hand, we can video chat with remote coworkers all over the world. On the other, buzzing notifications, Facebook, emails, Slack, Google Docs, Trello, etc. Each helps and hurts in its own way.…

Is technology replacing good communication?

Heyo! A quick ask: I'm looking for great, off-the-radar marketing blogs. Intercom and Moz are excellent, but don't qualify. If there's a great blog you love that more people should read, let me know. Hope your week is off to a great start. Enjoy…

Workplace communication is lazy and broken

Technology kind of sucks. Seriously, how many tools or software products have actually made your life better recently? I'll bet almost none. In fact, I'll bet at least a few made your life considerably worse. In the 1930s, economist John Maynard Keynes was worried [http://www.…

Where content marketing goes wrong

Happy Monday People! I'm spending the summer in Alaska and documenting it on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/jimmydaly/]. I've got about a month left. If you've got suggestions of things to do and places to see, let me know! Hope you dig this…