What if I need more than 20 questions? Blog article written by Ted Prodromou

Remember the game 20 questions? Think of a person, place, or thing. Have one player ask a Yes or No question. Have the players continue asking questions until they correctly guess the person, place, or thing or they use all 20 questions. Like I said the other day, we’re overwhelmed with too much information.  We don’t need 7000 AI prompts.  We More…


Do you really need 7000 AI prompts? Blog article written by Ted Prodromou

Yesterday, one of my AI mentors offered me 7000 AI prompts.  I imported the prompts into my Notion dashboard and frankly, I’m overwhelmed.  There is no way I’m going to read and test 7000 AI prompts to figure out which ones are relevant to me.  Last week, I received an email from a marketer offering a ton of More…


The psychology behind the fear of flying, blog article written by Ted Prodromou

In Thinking Fast and Slow, Daniel Kahneman explores the intriguing concept of how fear is processed and perceived in our minds, particularly through the lens of the “availability heuristic.”  This heuristic is a mental shortcut that affects the way we assess the probability of events based on how easily examples come to mind.  Consider the fear of More…


So many RED marks on my English assignments, blog article written by Ted Prodromou

I’m not a copywriter by trade but…  …I’ve been studying copywriting for over 20 years.  Why have I been studying copywriting for over 20 years?  Before I wrote Ultimate Guide to LinkedIn for Business and Ultimate Guide to Twitter for Business, I didn’t write much.  I never thought I was a good writer.  Maybe it was those RED marks on More…


Your brain is lazy and will cut corners, blog article written by Ted Prodromou

In the book, Thinking Fast and Slow, Daniel Kahneman shares that our brain uses two systems to make decisions.  The role of System 1 is to maintain and update a working mental model of your world.  We make hundreds of decisions each and every day, starting from the moment we wake up… Should I hit the snooze button one more More…


Why we make irrational decisions, blog article written by Ted Prodromou

“We humans constantly fool ourselves by constructing flimsy accounts of the past and believing they are true.”  This is a quote from Daniel Kahnman in his book Thinking, Fast and Slow.  Last week, I was skiing and found myself at the top of a run that freaked me out.  I’ve done this run hundreds of times…  …30+ years ago.  As More…


Google and Yahoo are making big changes, blog article written by Ted Prodromou

Great news.  Google and Yahoo are implementing changes to reduce the amount of spam we receive.  The changes start rolling out in February.  There are a number of technical tasks we need to do to be compliant with Gmail and Yahoo Mail.  If you don’t implement the tasks, your bulk email from systems like ConvertKit or ActiveCampaign will be More…


How many books did you read in 2023? Blog article written by Ted Prodromou

In a survey of 1500 people in the United States, 46% read zero books.  ZERO.  5% finished one book.  If you read just two books, congratulations.  You are in the top 50% in the U.S.  If you read 10 books, you are in the top 21%.  You have to read 50 books or more to be a one percenter.  In 2023, we More…


The psychology behind messy rooms, blog article written by Ted Prodromou

Thank you for your outpouring of support about my daughter not cleaning her room.  Many of you were sympathetic and offered ways I could get her to clean her room.  One person told me I had brainwashed my daughter and I had no idea how to run and live my life.  To clarify, my daughter is now 35, More…


Why my daughter won't clean her room, blog article written by Ted Prodromou

What happens when you TELL your daughter or son to clean their room?  My daughter would always say, “Sure Dad” and never clean her room.  TELLING your child to clean their room is a monologue, a one-way conversation, where you talk and they don’t listen.  Nagging never works.  I know, because I was never able to persuade my daughter More…