Will Your Investment in an Audiobook Edition of Your Book Be Worth It?
We think the question you address should not be whether, but when and how you’ll get your audiobook done. Learn why.
Marginalia: AI, self-driving cars, and the delusion of perfection
Marginalia: on Matthew Crawford’s book, Why We Drive: Toward a Philosophy of the Open Road. It might not be apparent from the title, but the two themes that keep jumping out at me are the dangers in our headlong rush toward applying AI to everything and the problem of perfectionism.
[TfTi] Google Made Me Do It (DKIM & More)
If you got a scary email from Google or your email marketing platform about adding DKIM, DMARC, and more, just do it! If you didn’t get one and want your email newsletter to keep getting delivered, do it anyway! Here’s how.
7 Essentials of Author Websites
A gude to the essential functional elements of a website built to serve the goals of both fiction and nonfiction authors.
What’s Your Cut? Understanding the Amazon KDP Print Cost Changes
Don’t be caught off guard by Amazon KDP’s printing cost changes coming June 20, 2023. Learn what’s happening and what you should do about it, now and going forward.
[TfTi] Writing Yourself Into Their Lives; and other useful bits
In this week’s Tips from Tom’s inbox, I’ve gathered a wider set than I usually include, and consequently our dives will be a bit shallower. […]
Are We Having Fun Yet? (with AI)
Let’s have some fun together, experimenting with an AI animated video tool and Bard, Google’s new entry to compete with ChatGPT.
Antipreneur Dan Bennett Talks Video Strategy and Production for Small Business Owners
A Smart Conversation with Yvonne DiVita of Master Book Builders and Dan Bennett, the Antipreneur, and someone I think is a Video Master Dan Bennett […]
How to Thrive in the Virtual Work World and Why Grit is Not Enough
I had the good fortune to have Angela Duckworth teach several segments of the Positive Psychology certificate program I took a couple of years ago. She used the research that led to her book, Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance, as examples throughout. So I continue to follow her work and three of her recent newsletter items inspired this post.
Because these lessons align so well with the new Laser Learning program I’m testing as I write, I’m going to introduce you to it briefly, after we dig into how her latest thoughts can help you thrive in the virtual spaces we find ourselves navigating for work, school, and even social life.
How To Be SMART About Your Goals
Today, we’ll talk a bit about SMART goals. And, I don’t just mean how to be smart about setting goals. Instead, I want you to learn how to understand SMART intentions and get them to work for you.