Neville's Digital Surrogate Brain
Here are my October 2020 Goals:
1.) I want to start printing out articles more often. Something about sitting down with a piece of paper and pen just far increases retention than reading online (for me).
Steps: I setup my printer to be always on, connected to WiFi, and in a more convenient place.
2.) I want to increase my speed of making images.
3.) 15KAR
We spoke with Nomadic Matt about:
You can listen here:
Here’s a video of it:
There were some interesting bits in there, so we’ve clipped them up on a new YT channel that will just have interview clips:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWSM9I6Zo9v3ZgXdgcAn07A
(Subscribe to it)!
Interesting 30min listen from @a16z for anyone considering starting a newsletter. This has been my world for roughly 9 years, and it’s been fascinating to watch the re-emergence of private email lists and in-depth “blog-like” content:
https://a16z.com/2020/09/17/substack-writers/
Easy way to show social proof for a product: Try linking the product to a more famous name (if true) like this:
[Your Product] + Used by, Mentioned by, Trusted by, Bought by, Official brand of, Got these results for…. + [Big Name]
If you add a constraint to a task, you’ll likely think of a way to finish it by then.
The best decision I made early on was to get into freelancing and then consulting work.
It forced me to explain my work to non-technical clients, and to learn how to teach.
Still learning to write, but @nevmed‘s book This Book Will Teach You To Write Better was a lifesaver.
-Matthew Weeks
@MWeeksDev
[IMAGE] + [ARROWS] + [LABELS]. You can transmit so much information in one picture like this.
There’s whole parts of Instagram showcasing barbering techniques, and they make AWESOME IMAGES that transmit tons of info in one graphic. It’s like a whole class on barbering in one image, like this:
