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How My Father and I Drew a New Life - The New York Times
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How Long Does it Take to Become Proficient in a Language?
Find out how long it takes to become proficient in different languages based on the ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview Ratings. Learn more!
productive
How Gergely Orosz Built the #1 Technology Newsletter in 3 Years - Growth in Reverse
Gergely Orosz writes the Pragmatic Engineer newsletter, which is now the #1 technology newsletter on Substack.
How to Grow Newsletters
Expert insights from industry pro's on how to grow newsletters using free and paid tactics as well as referral programs.
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“The best investors in the world read all the time.
Here are 10 books you should know.
1. The most important thing by Howard Marks:”
Eastern philosophy says there is no "self." Science agrees
“Why are you unhappy? Because 99.9 percent of everything you think, and of everything you do, is for yourself — and there isn’t one.”
How I use daily notes
A while ago, I shared my daily note template with you. In this article, I want to explain how I use my daily notes in practice. I’ve already published two articles about journaling, so I won’t dive…
40 Mind-Expanding Concepts (Summer 2023)
Ideas to help you make sense of the world
How to Get Rich: One of the World's Greatest Entrepreneurs Shares His Secrets eBook : Dennis, Felix: Kindle Store
How to Get Rich: One of the World's Greatest Entrepreneurs Shares His Secrets - Kindle edition by Dennis, Felix. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading How to Get Rich: One of the World's Greatest Entrepreneurs Shares His Secrets.
The Dark Forest Theory of the Internet
Why the dark forests of the internet — podcasts, newsletters, and other private channels — are growing, and why might that pose a problem
Creator Flywheels: 5 Examples From Top Creators - creatorboom
Five examples of successful creator flywheels to help you grow your audience and business.
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Why would you write a book in 2023?
It doesn’t make much sense to write a book in 2023 — especially a nonfiction book.
In fact, your readers would likely pay 10X as much to get the same information in a video-based course. But, for many reasons, some of us still prefer creating books over any other medium.
writing
investment
The Michael Scott Theory of Social Class
Alex Danco's Newsletter, Season 3, Episode 2
Keith Haring's Street Notes
"Everything in this notebook is subject to change."
Chantal Akerman’s methodology
“If you start with no ideas, something happens.”
Sell Futures, not Features by Michael Killen - my notes
Ultimately, we’re transferring enthusiasm about something which can help people. Then working out if we’re a good fit for each other – that, is selling
mindsets
A willingness to be bad - Austin Kleon
How to get good at things: be willing to be bad, first.
We need not all be connected, all the time
When I went to school in the 80s and 90s, the communication between the institution and home was limited. Kids could bring home a flyer about some future event, they'd get their grades and remarks detailed in a little grey book, and once a year parents would come in for a chat with the teachers. That was basically it, and it was glorio...
Dedicate Time And Space To Not Doing - Matt Norman
Re-establishing Your Limits: Find clarity and connection by prioritizing rest and self-reflection. Discover the power of saying 'no' to say 'yes' to yourself.
Updated Taekman Zettelkasten Workflow using Devonthink, Drafts, and Obsidian-2023 Edition — Workflows in Personal and Professional Productivity
It's been a while since I posted my original entry and my workflow on Zettelkasten. Since then, my methods have evolved into a system that's working incredibly well for me. So, I thought I'd write about what I'm doing so others may use (and improve) my methods. This entry is an update to Zettelkast
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How Rick Rubin, Quentin Tarantino, and Bill Simmons pay it backward
Rick Rubin with Johnny Cash. François Truffaut with Alfred Hitchcock. Quentin Tarantino with John Travolta. An examination of the artistic version of paying respect to your elders.
Everything Must Be Paid for Twice
One financial lesson they should teach in school is that most of the things we buy have to be paid for twice. There’s the first price, usually paid in dollars, just to gain possession of the desired thing, whatever it is: a book, a budgeting app, a unicycle, a bundle of kale. But then, in order to make use of
Folklore.org: Pirate Flag
The Mac team held another off-site retreat in Carmel in January 1983, just after the Lisa introduction (see Credit Where Due). Steve Jobs began the retreat with three "Sayings from Chairman Jobs", intended to inspire the team and set the tone for the meeting. The sayings were:
1. Real artists ship.
2. It's better to be a pirate than join the navy.
3. Mac in a book by 1986.