Sitemap - 2023 - Phil Rosen's Blog
Your employer isn't responsible for your sense of purpose
Reading books is the antidote to everything wrong with modern society
Editor's note: The beautiful, real reason why we have holidays
Your dream job is waiting for you to invent it
3 non-obvious ideas that can change your life right now
Think Faster, Talk Smarter: The world’s top public speaking expert shares the secrets of charisma
The world needs more failures (the secret behind big ideas)
Extraordinary people chase outlier ideas (how to leverage curiosity)
How to get smarter (good ideas don't happen by accident)
Perfection is the enemy of creativity (how to actually ship great work)
Even in a place like New York City, eternity lasts far too long
The Best Life Advice You Haven't Heard: 27 lessons in 27 years
The most important years of your life will pass even if you don't make the most of them
Everything you want in life depends on one hidden equation
The Infinite Game: A framework to pursue work you actually care about
The life-changing magic of seeking out discomfort
Personal Brand 101: Transform yourself into an opportunity magnet
This is exactly how you get ahead of 99% of people
How to transform yourself and become unrecognizable in 6 months
I've published 2 books and millions have read my online writing. This is my playbook.
Life in HD: Everything changes once you clarify what you really want
5 dead-simple ways to supercharge your writing and attract millions of readers online
The single most important skill of the modern era - and how to master it
The Ultimate Guide to Focus for Creatives
This is the easiest way to generate endless ideas for content creation
The Ancient Aboriginal Village of Hong Kong
Gertrude Stein on a writer's life abroad and belonging somewhere different from where you're born
Kurt Vonnegut breaks down why good writing means prioritizing simplicity and plain language
Don't let social media convince you to back the wrong ideas
The fastest way to figure out who you are and where you're going
How I wrote a book in a year while working full-time as a journalist
This reading strategy will transform how you pick books and make you an expert in anything
Work-life balance is as much about life as it is your job
Beating writer's block isn't about writing better. It's about living with bad writing.
The best and worst part of writing a book are the same thing
The life-changing magic of taking time off work
How writers can refuel creativity and unlock productivity by planning time off
Why travel makes good writing better
Travel offers a chance to escape: Reflections from a week on a Caribbean cruise
The subtle art of not setting goals
Here's what I learned writing fiction while launching my career as a business journalist
Being happier with your job starts with reclaiming life outside the office
The Genius of Mad Men: How Don Draper tells his own story to create meaning from nothing
The Rise of AI: ChatGPT does the opposite of the printing press and it's making humanity dumber
Read this if you feel lost and want to do work you actually care about.
A Wall Street influencer breaks down how he gained 72,000 TikTok followers
Want to be like the rich and famous? Steal their reading habits.
Finding your "why" is easy — if you ask your best friends
The Life-Changing Magic of Losing My Suitcase in Italy
Travel Doesn't Change You. You Change You.
You won't find the meaning of life without looking - these 3 things will get you closer
You are what you read: How curating what you consume curates the way you think
What I Learned From A Stranger in Thailand
ChatGPT is only the start of the AI revolution
The Rise of AI: We're in serious trouble if artificial intelligence gets any smarter
Here's how I wrote 2 bestselling books without taking time off work
Reverse-engineer a reputation for excellence
What teaching English in Hong Kong taught me about habits and reputation
How to Write: Friedrich Nietzsche's 10 rules for impactful writing and rich language
How to (actually) be happier at work in 2023
George Orwell lays out 6 rules for clear writing and forceful communication
Here's why even your dream job won't be perfect
Zadie Smith teaches 10 practical and poetic rules of writing
Henry Miller shares timeless advice on focus and routine for wordsmiths
How to think like Sherlock Holmes, according to neuroscience and psychology
John Steinbeck shares his creative process and discipline tactics
I asked 2,800 people for the best life advice they’ve ever received. This is what they said.