Life Hacks
Value Exchange Dissonance, or, don’t hand me a flyer.
Whenever I walk somewhere, and someone hands me a flyer, it’s like they’re telling me, “Here, you go throw this away.” -Mitch Hedberg If you’ve ever w...
Scale it down until you can do it: Applying the GTD rules to everyday life
I have a confession to make: There are a lot of tasks in my life that I just can’t will myself to get done. Do you have a list like this? I’ve lived in my apartme...
There’s nothing inherently useful about being an early adopter.
For as long as I can remember, I’ve been ahead of the curve. This is not ego, it just a simple statement of fact. I tend to be into things several years before they catch...
Storytelling
What should advertising be? A new (old) model, perhaps.
Its probably of little surprise to you that one of the few “digital marketing” areas that I have any interest in talking about is original “content” (althou...
Telling a story doesn’t take much at all
Some may tell you that all online storytelling requires a lot of resources. A video crew, post-production editors, content strategists, design, a dedicated website, affiliate lin...
The difference between a message and a story
In communications, there are those who think strategically and those who think tactically. At my job, we’ve even named our blog Thinkers and Doers to reflect both sides of ...
My Projects
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Introducing Deeper Context
*deep breath* OK. The Origin Story As many of you know, I spent most of 2011 searching for work, after my time at Waggener Edstrom came to an end. After a lot of soul-searching (...
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In which I finally get around to sharing my music podcast
In my efforts to overcome my own personal Jonah Complex and define and go after my vocation, I’ve decided to start a music podcast called “Sounds From My Drawers”...
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The story of “The Podcast Guy” (Part 1: The HOW)
In 2001, when I first became aware of the Podcast concept, it was still called Audioblogging, and was very clunky (basically there were no ‘podcast clients’ or iTunes, ...
Business 2.0
Let’s not all become soulless slaves to our demographic, shall we?
“[...] your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn’t stop to think if they should.” -Michael Crichton, Jurassic Park It seems to...
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Marketing and Web 2.0
The one question you must ask when interacting
All the ROI, strategy, tactics, RFPs, business plans, dating sites, communication workshops, social media blogs, all this stuff we talk about, it all rolls up to one sentiment for ...
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Social Media
A new chapter, and a look back.
The stated purpose of this blog as of this writing is to foster discussion about the connection between human challenges and business challenges. Over the last 3 years or so, we...
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Crossposts and Comments
Guest Post: “Jeremy Meyers on Curiosity – The Distillery”
Just a quick note that I’ve contributed a guest post to Brian Driggs‘ “Distillery” series, where he asks people who’ve influenced him to choose a word...
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Personal Reflections
And So I Open.
There’s a sense of “opening”. I’m going to need to simplify, to get other things out of the way to make room. There is fear of committing to this life. A se...
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Me, Socially
Listening To
- Put The Needle On It (Cicada Vocal Mix)
Dannii Minogue
21 hours and 59 minutes ago - Munich (Cicada Remix)
Editors
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Gabriel & Dresden
22 hours and 14 minutes ago - Over Again (Cicada Dub)
Odessi
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