You Don't Need to Start a Podcast
With all [https://www.smartpassiveincome.com/podcasts/starting-a-podcast/] the [https://www.inc.com/paul-jarvis/podcasting-for-entrepreneurs.html] cheerleading [https://www.wired.com/story/apple-podcast-analytics-first-month/] for podcasting, including some I've done myself, it can seem like you're really missing out if you haven't started one. Which
An Update on My Most Important Daily Writing Assignment
I'm still doing it [https://www.cjchilvers.com/my-most-important-daily-writing-assignment/]. And I'm not alone [http://jorgeq.com/jorgeqfolio/2017/12/19/my-most-important-daily-writing-assignment] .
Welcome Back Blogging?
From the iA blog [https://ia.net/topics/web-trend-map-2018/] (I really wish they had included the writer’s name): > “There seems to be a weak undercurrent of old and young bloggers like us that feel sentimental or curious and want to bring back blogging. Blogging won’t save the
Schedule Your Creativity
Author/entrepreneur Joanna Penn [https://overcast.fm/+PM0kwT6M/37:02] on scheduling: > "When people ask me how I get everything done my answer always involves scheduling. I schedule my time way in advance, and that includes my writing time as well as business meetings, social events, holidays and
The Continued Rise of Indie Magazines
I really love the business model Offscreen magazine has built for itself. They've taken the book publishing model and married it to the magazine model in a tasteful and profitable way. Their idea (introducing you to the people who build great stuff on the web) could have been
Resolve to not resolve this year
In this week's newsletter: The secret of book covers, new optimism, and your blooper reel. Check it out and subscribe here [http://mailchi.mp/cjchilvers/resolve-to-not-resolve-this-year].
Does Google Miss Google Reader?
Every year at this time I take a look at what’s changed in online publishing, dedicate myself to taking advantage of what I’ve learned, and then realize I’m better at things like newsletters [https://www.cjchilvers.com/subscribe] and books [https://www.cjchilvers.com/books] than whatever
There's Nothing Magical about Creativity
I've been preaching about how creativity is really just problem solving. There's nothing magical about it. Give your brain enough room and it will be creative. You could even schedule it. You should schedule it. Neuroscientist Sam Harris has spent the past few years studying artificial
Why Tumblr Was the Best
Shawn Blanc [https://shawnblanc.net] (in his newsletter): > "Tumblr encouraged you to post anything and everything: quotes, links, conversations with friends, photos, videos, articles, etc. > On the one hand, this led to tons of Tumblrs being the online equivalent of an angsty teenager’s messy bedroom. But