Recounting the scariest part of my childhood — He preferred to be called T. He’d get immediately soured if you referred to him by anything else. But we all loved him nonetheless. T loved listening to 90s grunge music, binge eating on Friday nights, and having long conversations with friends who didn’t always listen to what he’d have…

It’s way faster, too — “If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough.”-Albert Einstein The protege effect is a well-known psychological phenomenon that states teaching other people a subject helps a person learn that subject more effectively in the first place. And that’s not all, if the effect is true, it…

Even the old-timers can learn something — Hey there! If you’re curious to know more about the ins and outs, this is the post for you! Let’s get started, shall we?

It was a day like none other, presumably — Few things in life will make you statistically bored, except learning about statistics. But if you’re anything like programmer William Tunstall-Pedoe, you probably strongly disagree with that statement. Over a decade ago, he had a dream. “Screw Google, I’m gonna build my own search engine!” — Willy, probably Another part…

It may surprise you — There are two beautiful passages of poetry I came across today and you’ll never guess who wrote them: Only parts of us will ever touch parts of others — one’s own truth is just that really — o̲n̲e̲’s̲ own truth. We can only share the part that is understood within another’s knowing…

How to add your Substack newsletter to Google Search Console — As a blog owner, you likely want to do everything you can to ensure your site is visible to as many people as possible. After all, the whole point of blogging is to share your thoughts and ideas with the world, so it only makes sense that you’d want as…

How to write a good hook — Do you ever wish readers were more hooked on your phonics? I did. So I researched, practiced, and found a whole bunch of new ways to do just that. And guess what? It works for me! Well, most of the time anyway. Other times, not so much. Those are usually…

or “Requiem for a Title” — I’m sure many of you have heard of AIDA or PAS for marketing frameworks. If you haven’t, you probably still maintain control over your morals and soul. In that case, congratulations! But for the rest of us, using AIDA (Attention Interest Desire Action) or PAS (Problem Agitate Solution) is a…

Are you a pigeon, too? — I’ve never been a compulsive gambler. Sure, I’ll occasionally pop into a casino when I’m in a country that has one, but I treat it as a night out to the movies rather than a chance to win millions. I think of it like this: For 2 hours and $40…