Published inGOBSMACKEDNever Use a Scalpel to Clear a ForestYou don’t use a chainsaw to delicately slice through flesh. And you sure as hell don’t use a scalpel to hack through a tree.Mar 11Mar 11
Published inGOBSMACKEDGOBSMACKED Issue 24A few words, ads, and ideas that stopped me in my metaphorical tracks last week.Feb 24Feb 24
Published inGOBSMACKEDHow to Write Like Don DraperDon Draper faces a nearly impossible task: sell Lucky Strike cigarettes just as their link to cancer becomes undeniable.Feb 23Feb 23
Published inGOBSMACKEDGOBSMACKED Issue 23Investor Charlie Munger championed “sit on your ass investing.” He believed in letting investments mature rather than chasing fleeting…Feb 17Feb 17
Published inGOBSMACKEDGOBSMACKED Issue 22Good morning. I was sick all weekend after a couple sleepless days in San Francisco.Jan 6Jan 6
Published inGOBSMACKEDGOBSMACKED Issue 21It’s been approximately 181,440 minutes since I sent one of these out. And, explaining why may help any creative who encounters a similarly…Dec 23, 2024Dec 23, 2024
