Who pays? (1)
Who pays for what can have a dramatic effect on your work. Infinite Demand If what you do is free, and enough people like it,… Read More »Who pays? (1)
August 2018
Note to self
Writing is a great tool for sharing ideas with other people. It’s been dawning on me over the last few days that one of the… Read More »Note to self
Why you?
Imagine someone else made a product very much like yours… No. Imagine that someone else was selling exactly your product, doing your thing, only slightly… Read More »Why you?
Pretzel. Coffee.
I liked the look of the pretzels. I fancied a coffee. There were a range of combination deals featuring pretzels and iced drinks, but none… Read More »Pretzel. Coffee.
A second score
A tip on learning to take criticism well from Adam Grant’s Worklife podcast: Every time I get feedback, I rate myself now on how well… Read More »A second score
On Assignment
Kevin Kelly went to Asia in the early 1970s having never held a pair of chopsticks. He took a change of clothes and 500 rolls… Read More »On Assignment
Time Travel (2)
The Future is here, it’s just not very evenly distributed. William Gibson There’s a second way to look at this. If looking at other places… Read More »Time Travel (2)
What can I do to make your job easier?
I ask each member of my team this question at the end of the ‘Any Other Business’ part of our meeting. I used to think… Read More »What can I do to make your job easier?
Three Things
“You get work, however you get work. “But people keep working in a freelance world, and more and more of today’s world is freelance, because… Read More »Three Things
Time Travel (1)
The Future is here, it’s just not very evenly distributed. William Gibson There are ways in which we can all see the future, And ways… Read More »Time Travel (1)