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What am I still doing here? I’m on track to make less money than I have made since my 2nd or 3rd month here this month. I have been here a little over a year and a half now, and wow have things changed, mostly not for the better in…

The sprinter of words — Writing and sprinting If you want to improve your writing, most authors recommend you read and write often. I would add a third one: write short stories. Writing short stories is extremely hard and requires different writing muscles, meticulous planning, and ruthless execution. Just like olympian sprinters, who have 100 meters to give…

For research, it beats Google hands down. — We have been using AI for years. We just called it “an algorithm” I have just read an excellent article because it focuses on the fact that we have been using AI for years, without focussing on the facts of the algorithms which perform the work are indeed AI. In Google search, over the years, I have delved down ten and twelve pages…

Check out the new functionality — You may have noticed that a new ‘Library’ option has appeared on your Medium menu recently. It replaced ‘Lists’. Clicking on ‘Library’ still takes you to lists you’ve created, but in addition to that, you can now follow other people’s lists, and you’ll get an alert every time a new…

As usual — I was guilty of doing this too. — Am I going to drag this out for read time (ka-ching!) and bury the lead somewhere in the middle? Perhaps with some long personal story of how I made this mistake and how I realized it while on a spirit quest with a sherpa in the Andes? Nah. I don’t…

That dude has figured out some shit — We always knew Philip Ogley had some shit figured out. But, now that a story of his has been boosted, he’s officially “the shit.” Presented here is Philip’s formula for success. 1️⃣ Modified listicle format with numbered paragraphs Take a break from my congratulatory, but ultimately self-serving shit, and read Puff Ogley’s story. You’ll see what I…