As so often happens, a song provided the inspiration for this week’s newsletter. If you haven’t heard “Friends in Low Places” by Garth Brooks in a while, the song tells the story of a guy who drinks to ease the
We’re not big on social graces
Are You Mobile-Friendly?
This week was one of those weeks where the unique expertise of WatzThis? became highly relevant. We feel that its our duty to talk about these technical topics, as they are important to everyone who has a website that they want people
Do you want to be an author?
Most of what we do at WatzThis? involves writing of one type or another. On a daily basis, one or both of us is currently doing one or more of the following types of writing that we get paid to
Getting Fewer Things Done.
Businesses spend a lot of time and effort measuring worker productivity. Productivity gurus and books like Getting Things Done can tell you how to use a system of lists, file folders, and label makers to become incredibly efficient and get
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People have different strengths. Some people excel at technical tasks, some are better leaders; some people have what it takes to be successful entrepreneurs, and some people are inventors. Michael Gerber (author of The E-Myth Revisited) describes our human condition
We’re bringing gusto back.
“Gusto” isn’t a word that we hear very often these days. A noun, from the Italian word “gusto”, meaning “taste,” gusto seems to have peaked in popularity at some point in the mid twentieth century. Some of the greatest figures of
Thoughts on Teaching Kids to Code and Finding a Purpose
“In the startup world, you work hard and you move fast in order to make other people rich.” ― Bruce Sterling What gives your work meaning? Is the purpose of your work to enable you to do worthwhile things? Is
Mastering the Art of Mastery
Who doesn’t want to be the best? Most of us have the desire to be good at something. Some of us have the drive to become masters of our chosen interest. Drive and desire are important, but they aren’t the
Wat We’re Doing
What Does WatzThis? Do? WatzThis? is an unusual company. In this week’s newsletter, we’ll shed some light on just what it is we do, how we do it, and why. What is WatzThis? First and foremost, WatzThis? is an experiment.
Patience and Procrastination
As we’re running up against a book deadline this week (we’ll meet it, no problem!), we’re asking ourselves: how do you distinguish between a patient person and a procrastinator? With chronic procrastinators, the difference is clear: putting off mundane everyday