When Maria Popova's Brain Pickings turned seven a few years ago, she documented seven of the most important things she'd learned along the way. (She's built an audience of millions and turned her blog into a career, so it's worth listening to…
Crew [https://crew.co/] is a marketplace for hiring freelance designers and developers. They are also huge fans of side projects and encourage all their employees to explore new ideas. Here's a look at how "side projects as marketing" is working for them: > Overall Results…
Most of us work at the same desk, on the same laptop every single day. If you find yourself struggling to concentrate, try a new spot. A park, coffee shop or coworking space. And when your motivation starts to taper off, move again. Cal Newport calls this the Concentration Circuit…
Search operators make using Google so much easier. If, for example, you want to forums about paleo diets, you can search paleo diet intitle:forum OR message board If you have are trying to recall a phrase or quote you'd like to cite but can't remember,…
"If you ever catch yourself thinking that the solution to your problems is something fancy and complicated," writes Steve Pavlina [http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/03/master-the-basics/], "I challenge you to question that assumption." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I was taking a skiing lesson once and struggling to…
Signing PDFs is a such a pain. But did you know that you can save your signature in Preview so you can add it to any doc? You basically take a photo of your signature, then use Preview's "Annotate" tool to place it wherever you need…
Must. Read. I'm not sure exactly what to make of this article, which details journalist Dan Lyons' year at Hubspot. Is it a cynical look at the tech culture? Or a realistic take on everything wrong with startups? Either way, it's fascinating and sparked some…
Midlife doesn't have to be boring. Last week, I shared some thoughts on why adults should play sports [https://www.jimmydaly.com/why-adults-should-play-sports/]. This week, NPR reporter Barbara Bradley Hagerty shares thoughts on thriving in that awkward period of life between college and retirement. > "At every…