What’s happening in your brain when you’re intuitively solving a problem — and why this fails with groups. — Have you ever tried to solve a problem with a group of people, only to find that it’s a complete disaster? There’s a reason this happens. When we solve problems on our own, we’re using an unconscious methodology that doesn’t translate well to group settings. …

The hype cycle is over but the copycats continue. Amazon released an invite-only live audio app called Amp. Clubhouse adds new features. — Steven Levy at WIRED shared some news about Clubhouse in his weekly Plaintext newsletter earlier this month. Turns out the hype cycle for the social audio app (which I once heard described as listening to conference calls) is pretty much over. Clubhouse, everyone’s social media crush during the pandemic, couldn’t…

Don’t get too excited: this only works for low-volume keywords — Everyone wants to show up on the first page of Google. Some companies spend tens of thousands of dollars (or more) every month in the ongoing quest to outrank competitors and drive organic traffic from Google search results. For high-volume, competitive keywords, you really do have to spend that much…

Please share your opinions. I’m not sure what to do. — Not all articles are created equal. They say that every writer has 10,000 pages of garbage in them, and in order to be good you have to publish your personal quota of terrible writing. I’m at least halfway there, but fortunately most of this terrible writing has been securely stored…

Scalable income is real. Calling it passive income is misleading. — There is no easy way to make money. Buying a course about how to make money — especially if it’s a course that tells you how to make a course — is a waste of both your time and your money. Have you ever noticed how many courses are out…

Here’s an idea for creating a writer-centric alternative to Medium. — Here’s an idea for creating a writer-centric alternative to Medium. Turns out I’m wrong about a lot of things. Which I don’t mind. In fact, I enjoy being wrong more than I enjoy being right. It means I learned something new! Well, I just learned something. More accurately, I was…

My biggest takeaway from the “$19,000 Medium article.” — My biggest takeaway from the “$19,000 Medium article.” This is advice for myself. Maybe other people need to be reminded of this, too. So I will share what I believe to be the “secret” to “success” on Medium. It applies to virtually any other form of art, as far as…

Write when you’re drunk! Embrace sleep deprivation! — I have a confession to make. The headline of this article is (mostly) a lie. That said, at least one or two of these tips surprised me. …

You’ve been looking for the secret to success on Medium. Here’s the secret: there is no secret. No hacks. No shortcuts. Just write. — Are you struggling on Medium? Don’t give up! You’re not alone. This post was inspired by a writer I’ve been following for a while, Paul Millerd. He recently published a book. And created a community. I’d put him in the same category as James Clear and Mark Manson and the…