No. 04 | Seven affirmations
As I begin this letter — on my phone, sitting in a fast service Thai restaurant in downtown Seattle — I’m in a bit of a bad headspace and trying to spin out of it.
I have blogged intermittently since the mid 90s. Thankfully, much of the early teenage angst is lost to time. This collects my writings from this site, an earlier personal website, and some newsletter projects over the years, in mostly chronological order. I also publish new writing here. I publish somewhat more formal writing about content strategy and design careers at Content Career Accelerator.
Living Your Principles
[T]o truly be Good, you have to stand in that group of people and say, “No, I do not agree with your lie. I will not participate in your lie passively just in order to make this a happy party or to make everybody feel fine.” And I feel like a lot of times I … continue
No. 03 | Seven things that help me think
1. Traveling. 2. Making a mindmap. 3. Index cards.
No. 02 | Seven things to bring
Bring a pen.
No. 01 | Seven ways to start
4) Start with the name.
A Different Kind of Freedom
One of my favorite quotes of late, on freedom: Like most Americans, I shrink from the thought of subservience of mind or person. I too cherish the word freedom. But I want to be free to be painstaking if I want to, to be responsible, to be involved; to be free to exercise whatever intellect … continue
Clarity Through Content Strategy
Getting the clarity and coordination you need to do your job, and to ensure the success of your project, often requires looking beyond the “content stuff” to the entire organization itself. This framework can help.
Six Ways to Make Someone Hate Writing for You
Being a good writer makes for better writing, but it doesn’t make it more fun. Thoughtless interactions can make it even less fun.
I’m not more creative than you, I just write things down
Want to feel more creative? Write things down. Use a pen. And a piece of paper. And when you think of a thing, write it down.
Welcome to Meeting Club
Welcome to Meeting Club. The first rule of Meeting Club is: we do not talk about meetings. We just have them.