This weekend was the 8 year anniversary of writing this daily blog. It’s hard to imagine that it has been this long. Perhaps because COVID has accelerated the last little while and made it difficult to remember what day or year it is sometimes. I… Read More
I thoroughly enjoy the way that Paul Graham reasons through arguments. There’s something hyper rational about it. And even if you happen to disagree with his position(s), you still end up appreciating the way he has taken you through his logic. I guess that’s what… Read More
I finally did it. Over the weekend I ported this blog over from Tumblr to WordPress. I had been thinking about doing this for a while, but kept putting it off (1) because of the work involved and (2) because I was worried about my… Read More
Steven Sinofsky recently tweeted out this thread where he talks about the virtues of writing in business. His argument: writing is thinking. Writing is difficult. It takes a lot of time. I’ve been writing posts – albeit short ones – on this blog every day… Read More
Oscar Wilde once said: “There is only one thing in life worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about.” I’m sure that all of you can think of someone right now who subscribes to the philosophy that any press is good… Read More
I was out with for a bike ride the other night with a good friend of mine and we were talking about all of the creative and social media-based projects that we would like to do. Everything from a daily vlog to a regular podcast.… Read More
I often get asked about my daily routine and how I manage to write, every, single, day. Oftentimes people will say that I must not sleep. But the reality is that I love sleeping and I generally need a lot of it. I’m not someone… Read More
I’ve been spending my mornings this weekend, listening, watching, and reading things. I’m always reading to find content for this blog, but I’ve allocating more time to consumption this weekend. So you might be noticing a slightly different varietal of posts over the past few days.… Read More
Someone recently asked me: “Why do you blog?” I have lots to say whenever someone asks me this and I’ve written a few of those things down, here. Obviously I believe that there’s tremendous value in writing your own blog and reading the blogs of others.… Read More
https://500px.com/embed.js One of the most common questions I get from readers of this blog is: How do I become / get into real estate development? In fact, I get it so often that I’ve decided to write a book as my response. It may be… Read More
BRANDON DONNELLY 