Automattic
Essays, field notes, technical explorations, books, travel, and the connections between them.
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2021: A year of rolling with it
This is my review of 2021. I have become a father, bought an RV, and spent 6 months off work – the longest period away from my job since I was 15.… Read →
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Learn to delegate by hiring a Virtual Assistant
I hired a Virtual Assistant to train my delegation muscle. It was a huge success. Read →
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How to start your own podcast on WordPress.com
You DON’T NEED new gear, a studio, specialized software, or new skills to start a podcast. In this tutorial, I’m going to show you how you can start your own show on… Read →
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VIPs secret weapon: the Post-It note.
Using Post-Its for note-taking during a face-to-face meeting lets you better control body language and enhance charisma. Here are 7 reasons why post-its are superior to digital notes. Read →
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Communication, and other CIA Sabotage tactics
Open Communication is a powerful tool. It fuels creativity and collaboration, but if misused, it can turn into an influential sabotage tactic. Watch your words. Read →
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A tale of two paywalls
Paid premium content is a great business model, but the paywalls you know from @NYT and other publishers may not work for you. Here is what you need to know about paywalls… Read →
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Working from home – a primer to get your team started
Isolation is one of the best tools we have right now to slow the spread of the coronavirus. This post is a crash course on Remote Work for a smaller team that… Read →
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Bring Your Own Friends – Dealing with loneliness when working from home
Remote Work is awesome. It is no doubt, the future of employment and for a good reason: It can solve environmental problems It opens up the access to suitable jobs for the… Read →
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Book: The Clock Of The Long Now: Time and Responsibility
“How do we make long-term thinking automatic and common instead of difficult and rare?” – Clock of the long now is a fantastic project focused on getting the humanity interested in thinking… Read →