blogging
Eric Kim Quits Instagram for Blogging
From Eric Kim's blog [http://erickimphotography.com/blog/2017/05/16/why-i-deleted-my-instagram/]: > "Why? I realized it was a major distraction in my life. Rather than focusing on what I do to create real value (blogging) I wasted my precious energy on how to optimize my follower
Content Omnivores
I wrote yesterday about not being precious with the work you release online. I followed it up with an apology on Twitter of how precious I've gotten with my work since leaving Tumblr. Tumblr was built to kill preciousness about creative work. It made posting content of any
Let It Out
How many of us create every day in journals, on our phones, and in our photo databases? Probably all of us to some degree. How much of it do you let out? What if you publicly released just a fraction more of what you've been creating for yourself?
If You Still Haven't Started that Blog...
Here's a little more inspiration to get you started. First, realize the purpose of a creative person telling their day-to-day story: > "When you communicate your inspiration and efforts behind your pieces, you allow viewers to see your art through your eyes. This gives the viewer something
Billionaires Who Blog
Whenever I hear someone decry the state of blogging, I think about the billionaires who blog from Mark Cuban to Mark Zuckerberg. Their time is worth so much at that level, each blog post could potentially cost hundreds of thousands of dollars to create. So why do they do it?
Laugh It Up Google
Today (April Fools Day) we're reminded how much time and money Google spends on gags [http://www.theverge.com/2017/3/31/15140206/google-best-april-fools-jokes-roundup-2017?utm_source=CJ+Chilvers&utm_campaign=d3c2c58c5f-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_04_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_14b49ec31e-d3c2c58c5f-340462493] . A fraction of
Seth Godin on Why He Keeps Blogging and Creating Books
Seth Godin appeared on the Design Matters podcast [http://designobserver.com/feature/seth-godin/39502] and got a little more personal than usual about his work and life before he became THE Seth Godin. I recommend listening to the whole thing, but I transcribed a few gems for my own notes:
Where the Herd Is
Dave Winer [http://scripting.com/2017/01/14/pngwriterUpdate.html] (co-creator of podcasting and the father of blogging): > "I'm feeling very Fuck You about controlling motherfuckers. Twitter can't help its users communicate. Facebook breaks the web by not letting writers link to other websites
My Rules for Publishing (2017 Edition)
Back in 2015, I wrote a post called My Rules for Publishing [https://www.cjchilvers.com/my-rules-of-publishing-for-2015/], which was got pretty popular (in the circles I hang out in at least). I figured it was time for an update. My updates are in red. 1. The blog is the most
When Quantity Produces Quality
From Further [http://further.net/great-idea/], the wonderful personal newsletter of Brian Clark: > "Psychologist Dean Simonton’s work focuses on creative productivity. His studies reveal that highly creative individuals don’t necessarily produce better ideas over all. They do, however, come up with more ideas." > "