Tag: content
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The Difficulty of an Online Presence in the Modern Era
It’s hard to know how many people actually follow my blog on a consistent basis. Sometimes I use the phrase “those of you who follow me regularly” with the assumption that a fair portion of the more than 250 listed followers actually read the content I used to put out on a fairly regular basis,…
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It’s Not What You Have, It’s Who You Know
I am very proud to have maintained this blog for more than a year now, and in that time we have grown together to more than 250 followers. While I haven’t been the most consistent with putting out content, it is gratifying to know that at least a portion of those who have made the…
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The Problem with Being Unrealistic
Human beings reach for the stars. It’s in our nature to be unsatisfied with what we have and constantly strive for something better. The drive to succeed and accomplish great things is what has propelled us from living in cold, dark caves to the fantastic level of technology that we enjoy today. There is nothing…
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Too Much Content
I think most people would agree that the internet is probably the single greatest advancement that human beings have made in the history of our existence. Never before have we had this level of connectivity, not just with those people in our immediate sphere, but with people from all around the world. Practically unlimited information…
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Living With Algorithms
The internet has become pretty boring, if I’m being perfectly honest. Like most things that have been around for a while, you get to the point where if you’ve seen one thing, you’ve seen them all. Part of this is our natural tendency to become desensitized to things over time, but there is another aspect…
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Video Isn’t Always Better Than Text
I’m not really sure how to categorize this article. I typically focus on either political ideology, philosophical arguments for human behavior, or topics to help with self improvement on this blog. It could fit within that self improvement column, but in reality this is just pointing out something that our society is moving away from…
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You Can Be Smart and Stupid at the Same Time
What do you think about the variability of human intelligence? Are there things that you excel at which make you wonder why you struggle with something else? How do you overcome the things you’re not good at? When we can identify our weaknesses, we start to realize that we can’t do it on our own…
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It Takes Money to Make Money
It’s one of the most heard and hated clichés to newcomers in the business world. In this modern era of free video streaming and nearly unlimited access to mountains of content, we don’t want to be told that we have to spend any more money than we already do to get into something that we…