Often times, fear means you're on the verge of something great.
Zoom just added a 45-minute limit to 1 on 1 calls on the free plan. Butter and Whereby are amazing Zoom alternatives you should consider.
Sip is an incredible color picker+contrast checker tool for Mac that any creator should have
Use cold, dark color images in B2B and warm, colorful images in B2C
You can easily take pro-level portrait photos of yourself by leveraging lightroom and a background remover
How to rethink fear to propel yourself into action, the all-in-one color picker, a study on color meanings, a powerful quote by Nietzsche, and much more
Creatorfuel helps you master high-value skills of the digital era. Learn more.
weekly creatorfuel
Actionable tips & tools for creative minds.
Thank you! Your submission has been received!
Oops! Something went wrong while submitting the form.
“I'm floored by how much content you deliver in these emails. Again, thank you!” -Lindsey O.
weekly redesigns
Learn design through redesigns
Every Tuesday, I redesign something you send me and explain my exact thought process
Thank you! Your submission has been received!
Oops! Something went wrong while submitting the form.
“I'm floored by how much content you deliver in these emails. Again, thank you!” -Lindsey O.
3 useful tools
Zoom recently set a 40-minute limit on 1 on 1 calls (Down from a 24-hour limit!). That's annoying.
The best FREE alternatives for unlimited 1 on 1 calls:
"This study analyzed the rate of positive comments (e.g. ‘awesome’, ‘interesting’) of 13,356 Instagram posts from 8 B2C (e.g. General Electric) and 8 B2C companies (e.g. Apple).
Positive comments of images increase with:
Colder, darker, less saturated, and more varied colors for B2B
Warmer and more varied colors for B2C"
Examples:
Morgan Stanley (B2B): Cold, dark colors = Competence and confidence
Walmart (B2C): Warm colors = Emotional
Taking your own portrait shots
Need a new professional-looking portrait photo for your profiles or website? You can do it yourself!
a) Setup your phone camera at chest, neck or eye-level and snap up a few photos.
b) Add to Lightroom or any free photo manipulation tool. Decrease highlights and increase shadows to recover details.
c) Remove background using Photoshop (Select subject > Add vector mask > Quick export) or any other background remover.
d) Add a light neutral color for the background. #D9D9D9 and #DBDBD7 are great options.
CTA focus
To my web designers and DIY business-owners out there. Make sure your landing pages only have ONE call-to-action.
3 ideas to think about
1) What is good? All that heightens the feeling of power, the will to power, power itself in man. What is bad? All that proceeds from weakness. What is happiness? The feeling that power increases, that a resistance is overcome. —Nietzsche
2) To know and not to do is not to know. Everything must be backed up with action.
3) You'll never outperform your belief systems
Shower thoughts
1) Typing the word "skepticism" is like playing Pong with your keyboard.
2) If you curse at inanimate objects, no one cares but if you talk nicely to them people will think you’re crazy.
3) When cell phones were new, it was cool to have a fun or interesting ringtone. Today, if your phone isn’t permanently on silent mode, you’re a scumbag.
Via Reddit
Tell me, what was the #1 thing you took away from this email? How will you apply it to your life/career/business?
Reply to this email with your answer. I'll be sure to get back to you!
Much love
-Izzy
weekly creatorfuel
I share tips & tools every creator should know.
Thank you! Your submission has been received!
Oops! Something went wrong while submitting the form.
“I'm floored by how much content you deliver in these emails. Again, thank you!” -Lindsey O.
weekly redesigns
Learn design through redesigns
Every Tuesday, I redesign something you send me and explain my exact thought process
Thank you! Your submission has been received!
Oops! Something went wrong while submitting the form.
“I'm floored by how much content you deliver in these emails. Again, thank you!” -Lindsey O.
I’ve learned that no amount of coaching, fancy apps, “creativity hacks & tips” etc, will make up for:
Subpar sleep
Low vitamin D3 (lack of direct sunlight exposure)
Lack of movement (sports, resistance training, cardio)
Poor diet (macro and micronutrients)
Nonexistent stress management
Get these right first.
They are the highest impact things you can do.
Ignoring these is like a student ignoring the fundamental concepts needed to ace an exam and instead focusing on color-coding their notes, using fancy study apps, and organizing their study space with intricate decorations.
Master the basics. Everything else falls into place.
Most nonfiction books should've been 1000-word articles.
I find myself abandoning a lot of books right around the 25-30% mark.
Not because they're bad, but because I fully get the gist by that point and it's right around when the repetition of examples and ideas begins.
I'm okay with abandoning a book midway now. Just a couple years ago, I would power through the whole thing in fear of missing out on some crucial ideas in the later chapters.
Now, I just have fun with it. If it piques my interest, great – I'll buy it, read the chapters that seem interesting, get what I came for and move onto the next one.
I think a lot of these authors are just trying to meet some sort of quota. I dunno.
.png)
.png)
