Archive - What Works

Sorry (Not Sorry), Self-Promotion Doesn't Work

If you hate promoting yourself on social media, I've got good news! It wasn't working anyhow.

Feb 6, 2024 •

How A Syllabus Could Change The Way You Plan

Planners and project management apps reinforce linear, chronological thinking. What if we used a completely different medium to plan for growth?

Dec 12, 2023 •

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Quid Pro No Thank You

On debt, content marketing, and what we owe each other

Sep 26, 2023 •

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'The Creator Economy Is Eating Creative Acts'

This moment on the internet is weird—and more than a little frustrating. I sat down with Charlie Gilkey and Kate Tyson to hash it out.

Apr 11, 2024 •

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Rock, Creator, Hard Place

The future of independent work can and should be a practice that asks: What is the more sustainable, ethical, and life-affirming option today?

Jan 2, 2024 •

Just a quick note to tell you about what's coming next.

Feb 5 •

I'm So Over This (or, the Trouble With Platforms)

I've spent the last year (and then some) wrestling with my relationship to platforms.

Dec 19, 2024 •

Before Saying 'Yes' to Another Project...

Two questions I use to manage my tendency to overcommit

Aug 13, 2024 •

"Wait, I think you're platform-pilled"

Peer into the matrix and discover how everything we think we know about creating content and online marketing is an illusion.

Mar 12, 2024 •

Leaving the Cult of Never Enough

At age 50, Manisha Thakor realized that she'd sacrificed her life at the altar of work. Her new book tackles how to unwind a toxic relationship with…

Aug 3, 2023 •

The Work You Were Born to Do

Self-help gurus would like you to believe that you have a purpose—and that purpose is work.

Oct 19, 2023 •

Accessibility Beyond the Checklist

Making our work more accessible means taking on accessibility as a fundamental operating philosophy—in the 5th edition of This is Not Advice.

Jul 3, 2023 •

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