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New Newsletter & Meetup: How is Film Like a Sailboat?
I’ll be at Field Notes headquarters in Chicago tomorrow for the Pen Addict podcast and meet up. I've been a fan of, and occasional guest on, Relay FM's podcasts since long before they were called Relay FM (or 70 Decibels). The Pen Addict is one
Constraints work (on experts too)
“As soon as I decided that the format of books was really constraining me, the ideas I've had for new books have gone up dramatically. There's definitely a correlation there.” - Seth Godin [https://overcast.fm/+E44U-e58s/26:29]
Every Age is a Golden Age
"Leaving aside quality, people have never written or read more, or even nearly as much, as they do now. This is the golden age of the written word." - Crispin Sartwell [https://www.wsj.com/articles/texting-and-twitter-make-this-a-golden-age-for-the-written-word-1506119348] "Leaving aside quality, every age is a golden age."
My Dad Sees in Real Color for the First Time in 74 years
For his 75th year and his first trip overseas (to Ireland), I chipped in with my siblings to get my dad Enchroma glasses to correct for his red-green color blindness. Youtube is filled with Enchroma videos [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtd8_WwSF9wqufdhMEscjOAoMJcb0Z_VU], in which the wearers of
3 Courses I Bought This Year Even Though I Hate Online Courses
Generally, I’m anti online courses. Most of them are just poorly edited books translated into web videos and WordPress trickery. But, on rare occasions, an online course comes along that’s worth every penny. These are the courses even I, the biggest course curmudgeon, could not resist this past
This Week's Newsletter: 🍁 Goodbye Summer, Hello Again 🍂
35mm film returns, real heroes you should know, and why I disappeared for a month.
This Week's Newsletter: Move Near Water. Get Up Early.
In this week's newsletter [http://mailchi.mp/cjchilvers/move-near-water-get-up-early]: Eclipse advice, beautiful prints of terrible advice, and zero-based time budgets. Subscribe here [https://www.cjchilvers.com/subscribe].
Stay Up?
Frank Chimero [https://twitter.com/frank_chimero/] recently tweeted this illustration, a poster he made called "Midnight Oil": It reminded me of this print [http://www.bigplastichead.com/2010/01/stay-up-and-make-something/] from years ago: Both prints I love and I want hanging in my office. But, to be
This Week's Newsletter: The Excitement of Being Dull
The Dull Men's Club, the hidden benefits of podcasting, the "Turd Principle" of time management, and why it's OK to publicize your email address. It's all in this week's newsletter [http://mailchi.mp/cjchilvers/the-excitement-of-being-dull]. Subscribe [https://www.cjchilvers.com/
Copyblogger Certified Content Marketer Course Review
I just completed the Copyblogger Content Marketing Certification course [http://www.copyblogger.com/certified-content-marketers/]. I haven't submitted my articles for certification yet, but that'll happen soon enough. Having over 1000 to choose from helps. I took the course to find out if I really knew everything