Every article we published in October 2020.
My step-by-step guide for taking book notes in Roam
How to find patterns and insights in your notes
Dan talks with Nathan about his latest article, Intangible Returns, and they reflect on their own prioritization strategies as a company. W
Everything we published this week + Noted
Read to the end for why Warner Music Group paid $85m for a meme-making company
How Web Smith maps the connections between race, commerce, and history.
And the future of worker classification
The VP of Marketing at the Knot Talks About Blending Rather Than Balancing Work and Life
Dan takes Nathan through his Superorganizers piece on Spatial Organizing. The technique is useful for a pretty much any project, from writin
Nike just released their latest earnings report. We dive into their "Consumer Direct Offense" strategy, how they combined their brand marketing with technology.
After catching up with the latest from Coinbase and its employees, Nathan tells Dan about his week…which honestly sounds more like a country
Lessons from ecology’s “competitive exclusion principle”
Read to the end for an insightful OnlyFans creator AMA
Ask Jerry will be a newsletter series produced by me, Andy Sparks and the team at Everything, featuring Jerry Colonna, author of Reboot: Lea
Hello Everything Members! Big news: Nat Eliason is joining the bundle with a new paid newsletter. It’s called Almanack, and its mission is
During my first college internship, I completely replaced myself with Visual Basic scripts. Let me explain. I had been working in Excel for
Hello Everything Subscribers! Big announcement: today we're launching a new newsletter with our friend Nat Eliason! You may know Nat from
The Long Conversation is a weekly live show dedicated to the craft of writing hosted by Rachel Jepsen, Managing Editor of Holloway. Great wr
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And the future of social media platforms
Nat Eliason talks to Dan and Nathan about Almanack, his brand-new Bundle newsletter exploring everything it takes for you to live a life tha
I recently signed a six-figure book deal with Simon & Schuster for my book Building a Second Brain. As a first-time author, and in the
Your proposal is like a business plan for your book. It needs to justify why your book is worth not just years of your time and effort, but
Once you’ve accepted an offer for the publishing rights to your book, it’s time to draw up and sign a binding contract. Many of these contra
In the beginning, is a message. You have something to say. A message that wants to get out of you. That needs to get out of you or else it w
Publishing a book is like running for political office. There are a lot of people out there who you want to take a certain action, at a cert
After all this work and finally signing a deal…it’s time to do the thing you’ve been asking for, and write the book. Leave plenty of time to
You should think of the people you’re working with at each stage of the publishing process as your publishing team. Each one contributes som
After you’ve written your proposal and sent it to publishers, the future of your book is in their hands. If you’ve done your job effectivel
Everything you’ve done up to this point has been preparation for this singular moment: the launch of your book. An incredible amount of time
A Nine-Part Series, from Concept to Launch
After reflecting on their expectations for the (extremely successful) Almanack launch, Nathan takes Dan through his new investigation of the
Amanda Goetz, VP of Marketing at The Knot, shares her routines for managing a day job, a startup, and three kids.
Read to the end for how women face unique challenges in the passion economy
And what it means to be a journalist in 2020
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The two types of “death tech” companies
Introducing The Long Conversation: Podcast Edition! In this edited version of Rachel’s first live chat with the Bundle writers, they discuss
What began as a weekly “Great Writing” meeting is now the newest member of the bundle! Dan and Nathan reflect on how their joint desire to g
A post-mortem for a failed prediction, and a failed startup
Work and procrastination are controlled by the neurotransmitter dopamine. We explore dopamine's role in productivity, and what it means for getting yourself unstuck.
Dan and Nathan eulogize Quibi – and extend some sympathy to anyone who has a big idea. How did you feel about this episode? Amazing • Good
This story was written by James Yu. At noon sharp, Paz watched as the bailiffs wheeled the Host into the chamber, the red skull mark still f
Hello and Happy Sunday! In addition to the usual roundup of our articles, and a glance at what’s been happening on Twitter we added a few n
Rachel talks with Dan, Nathan, Adam, and our newest panelist Taylor Majewski about Carmen Maria Machado’s genre-smashing memoir, In the Drea
Read to the end for a new tech & society newsletter you won't want to miss
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A new advice column on leadership and radical self-inquiry
The return of Three Shorts!
Ask Jerry—Edition Nº 1
Here ya go, folks! I neglected to include a registration link in my last email for TLC #3: Ask a Journalist, with John H. Richardson. Here i
For our guest this week on Means of Creation we welcomed Joseph Albanese, co-founder and CEO of Stir!As we’ve discussed on the show before,
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Using the exciting new launch of Ask Jerry as a springboard, Nathan and Dan parse out the importance of radical self-inquiry in business, an
The largest IPO in history is happening in China with Ant Financial. In this post, we discuss all the services Ant Financial provides and what to expect in the future from Ant.