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Thomas Frank

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9 Apr

5 big ideas I try to live by:

1. The 1% Rule.

Don't try to make perfect work the first time. Create small things regularly, and focus on getting 1% better in some aspect each time.

Over the long term, this results in huge skill gains, along with a real body of work.

2. Show up and have something to show.

"Lucky" opportunities happen at the intersection of two practices.

First, spend a lot of time creating, honing your skills, and building valuable things. Second, go to events, reach out to people, and interact.

3. I am NOT the product of the five people I spend the most time with.

I don't like this advice because I've seen people take it to mean they should abandon their "less productive" friends.

Just as you look up to some people, others look up to you. Be around to help them.

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Thomas Frank

@TomFrankly

25 Oct 20

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So I decided to update my personal site recently, which required learning some new tools and getting up to speed on the state of WordPress.

thomasjfrank.com

Here's how I built it (and made it fast) without writing any code.

@elemntor

First, I used the @elemntor site building plugin, along with their free "Hello" theme which is completely blank. This let me design it nearly as freely as I would in a design app like @figmadesign.

elementor.com

I went for Elementor Pro to get more features and the theme builder which makes it easier to create a design system.

However, base Elementor is free and some of the Pro widgets I'm using have alternatives in the free version of Essential Add-ons: essential-addons.com/elementor/

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Thomas Frank

@TomFrankly

21 Sep 20

@NotionHQ

Useful @NotionHQ discovery:

If you have a linked database with filter criteria, dragging a page into it applies that filter criteria.

Here I'm dragging from another linked DB that targets the same original DB. However, this is possible with pages from other DBs too.

This, along with the improvements they've made to how inline DBs are displayed on mobile devices, means my Evernote-styled note-taking system might be able to use a single master database now.

I'm thinking through that now; updates soon.

Example 2: Another linked database for a sub-category is hidden in a toggle. Dragging a note there will apply both the category and sub-category, and will ensure the note shows in BOTH linked DB's (category-based and sub-category-based)

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Thomas Frank

@TomFrankly

7 Jul 20

@NotionHQ

Question for my fellow @NotionHQ nerds:

Is there a way to use the creation of a template instance to create another template instance inside it?

This interior template block links to another page, which is in a central Knowledge Base...

...so creating an instance makes a copy of that page inside this project. Linking to the external page in the template block allows the page to be updated from the Knowledge Base - hence, all new generated instances will be up-to-date as well.

However, creating the checklist instance inside this template removes that benefit; when a new project template instance is created from it, the interior copy of the Checklist will be potentially out-of-date. It's no longer pulling from the Knowledge Base.

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Thomas Frank

@TomFrankly

18 Feb 20

I’d say a full 60% of the emails I get in my business account are now unsolicited guest post pitches - far more than in the past.

At this rate, I calculate that by 2030, 99% of the world’s population will be employed as guest bloggers.

I will be long gone by then, crushed by an avalanche of envelopes as more and more desperate bloggers try to cut through the noise by sending their pitches in the mail.

2035: The world government decides that something must be done. Famine has stricken the world as farmers everywhere trade the practice of growing actual food for pitching 5 Secret Tips for Growing Heirloom Tomatoes to long-abandoned contact forms.

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Thomas Frank

@TomFrankly

10 Feb 20

Thread for audio gear nerds:

I find myself quite surprised tonight!

So I have an AKG C214, which is a condenser mic, along with a Shure SM7B, which is dynamic. These mics cost about the same (~$400).

My question: Could I use my C214 for voice-overs?

People always say large diaphragm condenser mics are way too echo-y in untreated rooms, so I've always just used the SM7B for VO.

However, I've been recording vocals and guitar with the C214, and I like how it sounds for those things better. Could I use it for everything?

I decided to hook the C214 up to my desk setup and pit it against the SM7B. I've uploaded some tests so you can compare for yourself: soundcloud.com/tomfrankly/set…

To my ears, the C214 has no echo problems at all - and it also sounds clearer!

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