Jason Fried, founder of Basecamp, and prolific blogger on why writing is important and how (and why) he uses writing as a hiring filter. First, in an interview with Chase Jarvis on youtube. CJ: What are some other really key things that you look for, that you’ve built into your company? Just some of the ones that are maybe more important to you well yeah how do you think about it? ...
I want this glorious verse from Mary Oliver’s poem to be my eulogy, when, you know, my death comes. When it’s over, I want to say: all my life I was a bride married to amazement. I was the bridegroom, taking the world into my arms. When it’s over, I don’t want to wonder if I have made of my life something particular, and real. I don’t want to find myself sighing and frightened, or full of argument. ...
If you haven’t already heard me raving about Hardcore History and Dan Carlin then you’re about to :) Hardcore History is the world’s slowest podcast. The Accidental Tech Podcast, a topical weekly Apple news podcast that i listen to, started in 2013 and as of today, 16th January, 2019 is now on episode 308. Hardcore History, on the other hand, began its run in 2005 and is now on episode 65. I just checked the feed and Dan averages a measly two episodes a year. ...
Thank you notes like these only make you fall in love with the folks who do the work. And make you want to support them even more! Thank you, Dan Carlin. For all you do. Brittany Durbin britt@dancarlin.com 5:26 AM (4 hours ago) to me Mario, When people ask us how we fund our operations around here, I usually tell them about our “global street performer” business model. A long time ago I realized that there’s probably not a whole lot of meaningful difference between what I do and what a violin player who finds a nice location on a street corner somewhere, opens up his/her violin case and begins playing does. We are both relying on “passers-by” throwing a few coins into the instrument case (or baseball cap as the case may be, haha) to keep us going. Of course, I work a very busy, global “street corner” (virtually speaking, right?). ...
If you want to build a habit, this is the definitive book on the topic. 1 You could read about habits in other books, to learn more, but if you actually want to be building them, look no further. This was the first book in a long time that moved me to actually take action. Succinct, pithy and packed with advice, there isn’t a wasted word in its 300 odd pages. And unlike other self help or non fiction books, it does not feel like three-hundred-pages. Moving from introduction to positing its arguments to tactical advice to conclusion, this feels more like a fast paced novel. ...
How do we protect our work? How do we get paid for it? (Or is that really the question we should be worried about when seeking to make our mark. And the importance of writing, of showing up, regularly.) This is what I admire about Seth Godin. His unique ability to get to the heart of the question. The question lies in the q & a after this really awesome episode at around the 22.45 mark. (The episode is a replay of this awesome talk. If you haven’t seen or heard it yet, do me (and yourself) a favour and do so.) ...