Category Archives: Productivity

Is Now the Best or Worst Time to Start Something? [VIDEO]

Posted on October 4, 2015 | Leave a comment

A lot of people are worried about China, Greece, and the markets in general. But should that stop you from starting a company or trying your hand at a new idea?

I deliver the answer eight seconds into

The Three Things That Get Us Stuck [VIDEO]

Posted on September 8, 2015 | Leave a comment

In this video interview with Behind the Brand, I discuss the three key things that “get us stuck” — execution (or lack thereof), the grind, and the problem. Overcoming these three

What Is a Brand? [VIDEO]

Posted on September 2, 2015 | Leave a comment

What is and isn’t a brand? How do we as a society create and perceive the brands of people and companies? And can you shape, define and build a brand that lasts?

A few weeks ago, I sat down with

How to Captivate the Attention of Users, Customers and Investors [VIDEO]

Posted on May 31, 2015 | 1 comment

A few weeks ago, I spoke at The Startup Conference in Redwood City, CA, where I gave an international audience of entrepreneurs, investors and executives a preview of my new book

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Posted in Attention, Captivology, Entrepreneurship, Productivity, Science

Tagged Attention, ben parr, Captivology, presentation, public speaking, startups

Announcing “Startup Attention & PR 101”, Now on Udemy

Posted on November 12, 2012 | 3 comments

I’m thrilled to announce the launch of “Startup Attention & PR 101: From Launch to Damage Control and Beyond“,

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Posted in Announcements, Business, Entrepreneurship, Media, Productivity

Tagged PR, startups, Udemy

My Experience Switching to a Standing Desk

Posted on October 27, 2012 | 9 comments

Sitting kills. You’ve probably heard this by now, but I don’t think I can stress it enough.

In fact, it can increase your chance of an early death by up to 40%.

I don’t know about

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Posted in Productivity

So You Want to Learn Ruby & Ruby on Rails…

Posted on April 2, 2011 | 1 comment

Whenever I get the chance, I’ve been studying up on my programming. I taught myself PHP long ago and took classes in C during college, but that knowledge has rusted. To get my knowledge back

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Posted in Productivity

Health and Your Body When You Sit In Front of a Computer All Day

Posted on July 7, 2010 | 2 comments

I’d like to take a moment to point to a great post Mashable’s Jolie O’Dell wrote on her personal blog: Fat Bloggers: My Own Weight Loss Journey.

Here is an excerpt:

Hereâ€™s the

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Posted in My musings, Productivity, Uncategorized

What Does a Co-Editor Do, Anyway?

Posted on July 6, 2010 | 5 comments

While I spend a lot of time on entrepreneurial projects (two iPhone apps and a novel I’m trying to get picked up), I am best known as the Co-Editor of Mashable. I started writing for Mashable

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Posted in Entrepreneurship, My musings, Productivity