Nick Wignall

@louisnicholls_ I got one. It was the endearing kind of typo 😄

✅ tried out mailmerge in gmail for the first time. ✅ triple-checked the syntax for dynamic first names ✅ still sent out ~500 emails to @ firstname 🙃 Be kind — I'm new to the email/newsletter game.

@thesamparr Definitely recommend @MelodyWilding on this. She’s awesome and has a book on this topic exactly: melodywilding.com/managingup/

Someone in my company just asked a good question: Does anyone have good recommendations for how to get better at managing up? Could be a book, a course, visual, article, anything. I'm all ears! Anything good?

"It is difficult to know where you end and your environment begins." —@simonsarris

One reaction to this seems to be jargon inflation. From my own discipline of psychology for instance we start talking about anxiety so much that to keep it fresh or interesting we spin off all sorts of related terms like generalized anxiety, fear of failure, imposter syndrome, etc Can be helpful sometimes but also feels increasingly problematic — like are we actually making true distinctions or just using the act of labeling to avoid something else? Another reaction which culturally we don’t seem to value as much (too much ambiguity?) would be to use metaphor and imagery to—as good poetry does—to reinvigorate the language and keep it fresh.

Do words get less interesting over time, as they are used more? They will on average be interpreted a bit off and mostly in a more generic way, so they get less specific and more normie with increased usage. On the other hand, the multiplication of meanings is interesting

Portland americana

Your strategy must conform to your personality Can't "burn the boats and fk the world" if you are a curious wanderer Can't "meander through hobbies until possessed by one" if you are an intense striver Strategy personality fit must overlap

@KevinEspiritu It’s interesting to think about how the “strategies” you employed navigating childhood shape the personality you land with as an adult, which then goes on to affect how successful or not your strategies are in business, love, parenting, etc… Great post!

Summer in Oregon

portland gm

@rahulshivkumar Congrats, Rahul!

Life update!

What to do when someone goes on the defensive psyche.co/guides/effecti… New Psyche Guide by @DrAdarCohen & @ndwignall Our natural impulses often make matters worse. Here’s an approach that works, grounded in conflict resolution and psychology

Boise → Portland

quick stop in Arches National Park

After 10 years, we’re leaving New Mexico and moving to Portland, Oregon 👋

@moretothat Thanks man, we will!

@ndwignall Enjoy the road trip man!

@ErichsenDaniel Thanks bud—excited to hang!

@ndwignall Welcome Nick & family 🤗!! Can’t wait to see y’all here soon!

Can’t wait for this one — Lawrence is one of my favorite writers 🤩

@moretothat Congrats Lawrence! Can’t wait to get my hands on a copy

Announcement! I wrote a book, and it's coming out on July 8th. It's called The Inner Compass, and it's about trusting your intuition in a world that makes you doubt it. I'm so excited to share it with you.

@khemaridh Big congratulations buddy. That’s a huge accomplishment and an even bolder move to step away. Proud of you dude!

I'm done. 10 years of sending a weekly newsletter. 500 episodes. It's not easy stepping off the default path, but we built a really amazing community. And that's not going away. I'm excited for the next chapter (which will not be a "personality-driven business")

@nateliason Start thinking about a plan for spending quality 1:1 time with each kid. We found this to be one of the things our kids wanted more of and got harder as we went from 2 to 3 and then 3 to 4.

Our third will be here in the next couple weeks. Parents of 3+ kids, what’s your best advice for navigating this transition?