From the Starcraft website Ever wanted to start an online gaming clan? Thousands of people have already tried, most have failed. So how do you form a lasting gaming group on the internet? I’ve seen this question posted on forums many times. I’ll explain it all here according to my experience. Back in the late […]
How to Make a Choice When You Can’t Choose
Should we eat Thai or Japanese? Should I wear the red jacket or the blue one? Do I go to the gym or work out at home? We face many decisions in life where we have to choose between two things. Most often, it doesn’t matter which of the two we choose. We just […]
On Being Observant
Distractions are everywhere. Your computer. Your smartphone. Your mind racing through your to-do list. It doesn’t stop with you. Distractions are all around you, beckoning for attention. Advertisements. Music. Noise. The more you have going on around you, the more you mind tunes everything out. If you’re walking through a big city, you might […]
How to Make More Money
Do you want to make money? Who doesn’t? The key to making money is making yourself useful to other people. Think of the people you gave money to over the past day. They were useful to you. You were hungry, so you gave someone a few dollars to cook a meal for you. Or […]
Is Email Really the Best Way to Build Your List?
The great marketing advice today is that “you must build your list.” By “your list,” they mean your email list. Email is touted as the best way to market. But is it really the best way? Here’s the case for email. Let’s say it’s the year 2006 and you have a massive fan base […]
The 10,000 Hour Rule is Relative
Here is another thought about the 10,000 Hour Rule. Malcolm Gladwell popularized the 10,000 Hour Rule in his book, Outliers. It is based on the work of Swedish psychologist K. Anders Ericsson. The rule states that the key to reaching world-class expertise at something is to practice it for about 10,000 hours. While 10,000 hours might […]