Jul 5, 2022How to write more by writing lessReal life ‘Citizen Kane’ built his multi-billion dollar media empire based on newspapers… Here are his secrets for publishing more by writing less: #1 Media mogul W R Hearst put the concept of synergy — cooperation of multiple organizations for greater impact — into practice. Decades before it became a…1 min read1 min read
May 26, 2022Anurag Kashyap’s way to make history without an A-list castIn 2012 Anurag Kashyap banged the doors of world cinema with a very, very off beat movie. He took Godfather, Goodfellas, Gangs of New York to name a few and hotchpotch them with the backdrop of rural india. The villages. The unglamorous lives. And probably made a movie that started…2 min read2 min read
May 24, 2022What I think about in the showerIsn’t taking a shower the best time to think deeply about a problem? It totally works for me. Most of my writing is done when I’m away from my desk… Like taking a shower. That’s where I find my mind making these crazy connections and churning out content continuously without me ever forcing it to. And the only work left for me is to write down whatever I synthesized in the shower. That’s how I wrote most of my articles, college essays, sales pages, and of course these emails.1 min read1 min read
May 24, 2022Writer’s block curedAgain we confront the monster that has haunted writers since eternity. But to tell you the truth, it’s rarely the case with me. I don’t have this disease called writer’s block. (Am I immune?) Well, I just take precautions beforehand. That is research. Just think about it. When do you…1 min read1 min read
May 23, 2022How to write more by writing lessDo you know how the Newspaper mogul William Randolph Hearst made his media empire based on newspapers… Well here’s an excerpt from his biography: “Decades before synergy became a corporate cliché, Hearst put the concept into practice.” Yup, the driving force was his publishing mindset. He made the same content…1 min read1 min read
May 22, 2022Marketing lessons from Smoking cigarettesI don’t smoke cigarettes. The reason being… I just don’t like them. Neither their taste, nor their high. But, I spare myself from judging those who do. After all, it’s none of my business who inhales what. But, what my business is to know Marketing–a field filled with uber-BS people…2 min read2 min read
May 21, 2022Gym trainers drops dead from heart attackA few months back, one of my friends’ gym trainer had a heart attack. He was still in his late 20s, had a body chiseled of muscles, well-humored… Bottom line you wouldn’t realize there was something so wrong with his heart. But there was indeed something wrong. There can be…1 min read1 min read
May 20, 2022How to write a best selling book with one fingerI have this friend who just can’t write. And instead of having nothing to say, it’s exactly opposite. He just can’t sit down and write. It’s his worst nightmare having to sit on a desk for hours, writing. But this attitude is doing him no good but honestly harming him. …1 min read1 min read
May 19, 2022Steve Job’s way of getting great writing ideasIn his official biography by Walter Issacson (that I highly recommend reading), Steve’s habit of turning down new ideas was hilarious at times. Quick story: When the idea for an iPod was presented to him by Tony Fadell, the designer behind apple’s leading products, he discarded it with a shout…2 min read2 min read
May 18, 2022Writing a Mindset bookWhile writing up the 50 Shades of Content Writing, that is a short and condensed book on the principles of creating content fast. I was amazed how many of its pages were about mindset. And I am not a big fan of either personal development or self-help stuff. It’s not…2 min read2 min read
