Here’s a list of my most popular, useful, or controversial posts, by category:
Living a Better, Smarter, Less Bullshitty Life
- Why Defending Your Reputation Is a Waste of Time
- 10 Ways to Reduce Distractions at Work
- 8 Ways to Lead a More Interesting Life
- Are We the Generation That Destroyed the Concept of Communication?
- How to Live Your Life in a No Bullshit Zone
… or visit The Minimalists, The 99 Percent or The Awl.
Understanding Human Behavior
- You Are What You Choose to Care About
- Simplicity Is Killing Us: How Our Storytelling Habits Keep Us Apart
- Are You Waiting Until You’re Popular Before You Start Being Relevant?
- The Two Kinds of Confidence
- The Relevance Economy
… or, dive into the work of Clay Shirky, Jonah Lehrer, Penelope Trunk or James Altucher.
Thoughts on Making a Living
- 5 Ugly Truths About Freelance
- Why You Don’t NEED to Be an Expert to Make a Living
- What Are YOU Worth? How to Negotiate Fees and Raises Without the Guilt
- How Chris Brogan’s Day Rate Can Help YOU Get Paid
- Freelancer, Humanize Thyself
… or peruse the archives at FreelanceSwitch, The Brand Builder and GigaOm.
Social Media, Social Marketing and Such…
- What Mashable Isn’t Telling You About Facebook
- 10 Ways to Look Like You’re a Social Media Expert
- The Difference Between Social Media and Social Marketing
- Hey You! Stop Wasting Good Blog Titles!
- Why Your Klout Score Doesn’t Matter
… or just read whatever Danny Brown has to say.
Blogging Tips
- How to Write a Blog That Matters
- 5 Ways to Improve Your Blog (Please)
- 5 Good Reasons to Blog Every Day… and 5 Good Reasons Not To
- The Death of Discourse: Why Blog?
- Why Bad Blog Traffic Is Good for You
… or, check out nearly any post at Copyblogger.
Pop Culture
- In Praise of Bad Content
- The Death of Fun
- Why LeBron James Is Bad at Being a Hero
- Stephenie Meyer, Twilight and the Very Bleak Future of Culture
- 5 Ways Game of Thrones Can Make You a Better Storyteller
… or revel in the observations of BoingBoing and Topless Robot.
Miscellaneous Conversation Starters
- So What Do We DO With All This Information?
- Let’s Talk About What We Never Want to Talk About
- Y’All Stupid
- How NOT to Be a Thought Leader
- 10 Words That Don’t Mean Anything
… or consider the work of Hugh MacLeod, Seth Godin, or Dave Troy’s “Idea Gardening.”
