37 quotes found
“In a sense who you are has always been a story that you told to yourself. Now your self is a story that you tell to others.”
“Writing is not a hobby. It's the only way I get to shut up the demons in my head.”
“Seeing God is all about getting in touch with reality. If you want to photograph God, focus your lens on Hamakom, The Place, anyplace where you see divine light illuminating reality. Let your camer...”
“He captures memories because if he forgets them, it's as though they didn't happen.”
“I was driven to go into book writing by the very nature of journalism and blogging. Both are ephemeral. Journalists and bloggers can have humongous egos. But in the end, what they write is really a...”
“Only on the Internet can a person be lonely and popular at the same time.”
“If you would not spend time looking at it, do not ship it. One of the best quality assurance rules of thumb is to avoid publishing content that you would not consume. Simple, yet so hard to execute...”
“Do not confuse location with direction. Location is where you are, direction is where you are going.”
“Design is your silent storyteller. The visual aesthetic you share with the world tells a story about the values you uphold. When your audience is not ready or willing to listen, a strong visual can...”
“I would love to tell you that being a content manager is easy. Straightforward. That you will be able to focus on what is most important and leave everything else aside. But a lot of it is learning...”
“You can practice your grumpy face a million times, you can make a dog surf, you can explode in laughter like Chewbacca mom, and still not go viral. You can, however, secure incredibly valuable expo...”
“Some creators shy away from systems because they seem overpowering and rigid. However, in reality, strong systems are the only way in which you will ever have time and space for flexibility. This i...”
“Scale yourself. Go beyond what you can do and what you know. Look at your content machine and make it work nonstop, seamlessly, and at scale with or without you.”
“I cannot stress this enough: content creators need to stop comparing their work with that of total strangers. Furthermore, we need to stop seeing ourselves as content consumers and realize that, as...”
“We are faced with the incredible challenge of creating high quality content for a crowd of skimmers. The faster you understand this, the more effective your content tactics will become.”
“Content sparks our connections with others, our own selves, and the world. What we decide to share is a powerful expression of where we stand and where we want to go. An essential part of the human...”
“Everyone is either building an audience or being an audience these days. Someone, somewhere in the world is thinking up content that will appeal to you as you read this. You are someones target aud...”
“Human beings are complex information consumers: they have active needs, passions, and preferences. They lead different lifestyles some that you will never be able to empathize with unless you dive...”
“Personally, I believe in tools that close the gap between professionals and beginners, understanding that push comes to shove this is a world of beginners.”
“Once I got home, though, and saw several packages on my front porch, all the crap from the day disappeared. A few had smiley faces on them. Squealing, I grabbed the boxes. Books were inside-- new r...”
