Hey Everyone,
Hope you're having a great week. Here are a few things I've been reading, writing and pondering lately. Enjoy!
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1. The Difference Between Professionals and Amateurs
I've shared this post twice before, but it's a concept worth reviewing every now and then.
Being a pro is about having the discipline to commit to what is important to you instead of merely saying something is important to you. It's about starting when you feel like stopping, not because you want to work more, but because your goal is important enough to you that you don't simply work on it when it's convenient. Becoming a pro is about making your priorities a reality.
2. Metaphor Map
My coworker Nick Moore just launched this newsletter and it's really cool. Each week, he explores a new metaphor and explains how you can adapt it to your own writing. I especially liked Business is like surfing.
3. Tweet of the Week #1
the difference between information and knowledge is: pic.twitter.com/4hqrz2ZK59
— Gapingvoid Culture Design Group (@gapingvoid) March 28, 2014
4. Tweet of the Week #2
This Twitter account kills me.
thread of this specific and very funny sense of humor: pic.twitter.com/j7NFGkAgoC
— 🐕 rain is staying the fuck home 🏡 (@raiin_song) May 17, 2020
5. Random Links
- This (remote) growth role at Grain looks really cool.
- I recently got a TRX and a pull-up bar since gyms are still mostly closed and am loving both. (It's pretty easy to make a DIY TRX too, just check YouTube.)
- From Marker: The Untold History of Facebook’s Most Controversial Growth Tool
- A very cool newsletter about learning Google Sheets.
Have a great weekend!
Jimmy
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