5 Things I Learned This Week

14 Dec 2012

In no particular order, a handful of things that I learned this week:

1. “Premeditating evils,” or visualizing the worst case scenario of an experiment in detail, is a good thing. Odds are that the cost of failure is much less than originally conceived. I think this is because prior to premeditation, it was really the element of the unknown that was so terrifying.

2. If New York’s Financial District were a website, it would win an award for New York’s worst navigation and information architecture. Try finding a place on Pearl Street, I dare you.

3. There are two morning activities that put me in the mood for holiday season love without fail: listening to Adina Howard and that seasonal cinnamon aroma in Starbucks.

4. Neil Patel’s Quick Sprout blog is one of the best online marketing resources. I read almost every article, in full, that he publishes. ConversionXL is also good for conversion rate optimization, a/b testing, and the like.

5. Hazel + Exobrain + 90M + me = improved information naming, sorting, storage, and syncing across all of my devices.