Sitemap - 2023 - Hot Takes
Exploring Schopenhauer's contempt for Hegel
We need Twitter/X now more than ever
The high cost of interruption visualized
Fighting AI and remix culture is a losing battle
Prepare for the coming content backlash
The plague of over-optimization
Accessing your creative reserves
Your mobile device is ruining your creativity (and perhaps your life)
Jevon’s Paradox and a world of spiraling complexity
AI doomers and financial permabears: the same brand of pessimist
Should we still post to the internet for free?
Subtlety, details and bridges - not just hits
If you can write words, you can (probably) now also write music
Marketing lessons from the Roman Empire
Working absurd hours is not a badge of honor
The critical few: metrics, platforms, words
The true peril for brands: sponsoring cringe influencers
If you're still "just on social" you're at existential risk daily
Your life should be on an accelerated learning curve
The internet blew up the pop star factory
A wake-up call for companies and the CMO role
Why so much modern reporting bothers us
Becoming an active participant is a blue ocean
Switching jobs or careers shows high agency and ambition
Hollywood's (un)conscious biases: a closer look at the gatekeepers of culture
The existential problems with Threads
Amateurs obsess over tools, pros over mastery
Stop focus groups – connect with real people
Marketing lessons from 500,000+ forum posts
There's only one thing you need for great creative
Basics for overcoming procrastination
Sharing my latest creative work & behind the scenes for Hot Takes readers
Digital advertising as we know it has peaked
There is no need to feel overwhelmed
Playing by a completely different set of rules
Stop trying to "go viral," connect with users
Advertising trends and where the future is headed
Time-shifting the real-time web