OK, I get it.
You don’t really know me and there are a gajillion writers out on Medium right now wanting your eyeballs.
Maybe you read one of my articles, and you liked it. And the very next day, I wrote something totally different and it made you think, “What is this girl all about?”
Now, this is usually where most writers start talking about themselves (which I’ll get to) but before I ask for any more of your attention, let me tell you what’s in it for you.
I promise I won’t churn out endless listicles and quoticles (yes…
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I want you to play along with me. Let’s imagine that last week, you went to a bar and met four people you were attracted to. You thought giving a compliment would be a pretty safe thing to do. So, you say the same thing to each person, “You look great tonight.”
You got a glare, a beaming smile, silence, and a nervous laugh. In the same outfit, the same mood, and with the same line — you got four very different responses. …
“Oh my God, it was the worst date ever! I was totally kittenfished!” my friend Sandra exclaimed in her typically dramatic fashion.
I laughed, “Do you mean catfished?”
Sandra looked at me like I was someone who hadn’t dated in a million years. “No, I mean kittenfished. They were his photos but just 10 years old and 20 pounds lighter.”
“Yeah, but how bad could it be?” I asked.
“He had no teeth!” she moaned. “I could have dealt with 20 pounds heavier but I feel like you should declare lack of teeth!”
I burst out laughing. “Well, what about…
I was listening to a podcast where the former CTO of Coinbase was explaining why some great products fail. He explained that there are two distinct parts to successfully launching a product. First, a product has to be good. Second, it must also have good distribution.
Most engineers fail to understand the importance of the latter part. They think that if they build a good product, people will come. The reality is that distribution is just as important, if not more so. Anyone who has watched a viral cat video will immediately know this to be true. …
Great and timely advice, Scott! I love the simplicity in the way you've packaged the message :)
“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” — Maya Angelou
“Hi, I’m Yuji!” he said with a massive grin that spread across his entire face.
“Oh, I know who you are!” I blurted out rather ineloquently. It wasn’t my fault really. It’s not every day that a rock-climbing legend reaches out to greet me with that kind of enthusiasm. The next words out of his mouth were even more surprising.
“Did you climb today? Where did you go? What climbs are you…
I’ve only ever been attracted to a woman once. It was over 10 years ago but I still remember how electrifying her presence was. Whenever I was around Natalie, it was clear that I wasn’t the only one who thought that she was incredibly sexy. Sexiness seemed to ooze out of Natalie’s pores and she exuded an energy that was noticeable by everyone in her presence. In fact, the mutual friend who introduced us later confessed that Natalie was the only woman she had ever had a crush on too.
It’s worth noting that Natalie doesn’t look anything like what…
breaking through the culture of individualism is such an important message right now.
Let’s imagine that you had saved up for an entire year to go on a ski trip. After months of scrimping and saving, you finally booked the trip. You spent weeks looking forward to your perfect vacation and spent hundreds of dollars more on clothing and ski gear.
Unfortunately, the day before you have to leave, you become extremely sick. To top it off, you sprained your ankle that same day and the weatherman tells you the forecast will be extremely unfavorable. You can barely get out of bed and are in constant pain. The very idea of driving eight…
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