"The Writing Guy" | I tweet about writing, learning and business | My Podcast: Perell.com/podcast | My writing school: writeofpassage.school

Austin, Texas
Joined January 2011
If you do creative work, you will either be judged or ignored. Remember that whenever the critics arrive.
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The original idea is from Seth Godin, who has mastered the art of short-form writing.
Nobody writes short articles better than Seth Godin. 🏆
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This idea comes to life when you read about Kobe Bryant’s training routine (h/t @1MainCapital)
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Minimalism defines modern architecture, but I see it as the intellectual step-child of modernism
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The future belongs to people with digital street smarts. Thinking of things like: • Online writing • Audience building • Attracting top-tier talent online •Using platforms like UpWork • Sourcing and curating information
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Avoid processed information like you avoid processed food. Just as walking around the edges of a supermarket helps you find quality food, there are ways to source high-quality digital information. There’s sourcing guidelines are a good start. hive.blog/covid19/@transisto…
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People with digital street smarts don’t just build skills. They build leverage. For example, knowing how to lead a team of software engineers is more profitable than writing all code yourself (even if learning to code makes you a better manager). (h/t @CantHardyWait)
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David Perell retweeted
When you put something out consistently, for years, you start to build up serendipity. If you can just show up week after week it will grow and good things will happen. (h/t @david_perell)
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David Perell retweeted
Groups of people don’t agree on what’s cool or interesting. They agree on what’s easy. That's why 'consensus' is just another way of saying 'average.' Source - @david_perell's Friday Finds
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