Facebook’s New Shopify competitor
Important advice on never letting someone else permanently come between you and your money or customers.
8 Elements of Enjoyment
This is why many young professionals and hobbyists devote so much to the materials of work. Instead of the work itself, it’s easier to buy our way into something. It’s not the stuff that makes people successful. It’s the intensity of focus and their ability to generate ideas.
Mitch Daniels’ commencement speech: “Absent a little special effort, you will rarely make friends different from yourselves”
“I’m concerned you won’t make friends at all,” he says. This to an audience connected almost constantly by phones. His general advice is to turn off your phone, tune out video screens, and have more personal contact with people.
The sadness I feel about COVID-19
The sad thing among many sad things right now is that many things are actually kinda better.
Do awareness campaigns work?
There are over 200 awareness days or months in the US each year. Most fall flat, and small organizations would do well to focus on depth.