Scott's Short Stories
56 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 6 years ago - ★★★★ - 1 ratingShort stories and thoughts.
Hi, I'm Scott Nixon (@citadelgrad). I run Meal Mentor with my wife. http://www.getmealplans.com/
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Episodes
Probing Deeper On Everyday Problems
June 11, 2018 18:59 - 2 minutes - 2.66 MBI’m in this constant quest improve the way I make decisions. But every day life it’s really difficult to find other people that are interested and probing and digging deep on decision-making.
What Is A Business Strategy?
May 21, 2018 01:39 - 2 minutes - 2.66 MBI read this book by Richard Rumelt called Good Strategy Bad Strategy and it completely changed my ability to develop a strategy for our business. https://www.slideshare.net/Michaelcmcdermott/a-rumelt-perpsective-on-good-strategy
The Endless Placement Opportunities Grocery Stores
December 18, 2017 00:44 - 2 minutes - 2.51 MBEvery time I walk into a grocery store kind of fascinated by all the signage and product placement that’s going on and the massive number of new products.
Overwriting Memory On Accident
July 14, 2017 19:00 - 2 minutes - 2.62 MBChanging my wife's password caused me to overwrite my memory
3 Days Of Fasting
July 09, 2017 22:39 - 2 minutes - 2.7 MBI'm approximately 68 hours into a water fast and just kind of sharing what the first three days have been like.
Simplicity vs. Complexity: How Complexity Is Stored Knowledge
June 22, 2017 20:41 - 2 minutes - 2.71 MBStored knowledge is basically how you add things to a simple system over time, and the system is no longer simple.
38 Hours Without Calories
May 02, 2017 17:54 - 2 minutes - 2.73 MBI'm done fast before but I've never not eaten for over a day.
How I Use Index Card Notes for Quick Reference
May 02, 2017 15:53 - 2 minutes - 2.74 MBThe tip I share is about setting goals as a range such as lose 1-3 lbs. each week.
Get Re-focused By Doing A Physical Task
April 01, 2017 16:25 - 2 minutes - 2.75 MBI have found that getting up and doing a small task helps get me going. Especially when I'm stuck, bored, frustrated, or can't stay focused.
Being Adaptable With Productivity & Setting Your Top 3 Goals
March 23, 2017 15:52 - 2 minutes - 2.76 MBI'm learning to be flexible with how I should frame my productivity system.
Fasting
March 12, 2017 20:28 - 2 minutes - 2.73 MBI've been fasting for the last 7 days, and it's really interesting how it changes your relationship to food.
Using Growth Models to Grow Our Business
March 05, 2017 01:30 - 2 minutes - 2.62 MBGet Outlook for iOS
What Should I Work On Next?
September 02, 2016 15:26 - 2 minutes - 2.69 MBI've recently been learning a lot about probabilistic decision making. Now I have to figure out how to apply that in our business towards making decisions. How do I know what is the most important thing to work on next?
Getting Comfortable With Wasted Money When Delegation Fails
July 26, 2016 16:14 - 2 minutes - 2.7 MBSometimes you waste money trying to get shit done.
Trying A New Approach To Development
July 20, 2016 15:14 - 2 minutes - 2.62 MBI'm finishing each step across three different purchase flows before preceding to the next step.
Jobs To Be Done vs. Customer Personas
July 04, 2016 21:10 - 2 minutes - 2.7 MBBoth approaches have value in certain contexts, not just in product development. Customer personas has more value in marketing and Jobs To Be Done has more value in product development, but both approaches are useful in both functions and beyond. Here's the talk that inspired my recent thoughts. https://blog.intercom.io/jobs-to-be-done-doubter-believer/
Systemizing Our Personal And Business Life Like A Boss With Amazon Echo
June 29, 2016 20:55 - 2 minutes - 2.75 MBHow we systemize our life with Amazon Echo ordering.
How I Added A Customer Pre-Qualifying Survey
June 18, 2016 00:42 - 2 minutes - 2.7 MBI've added a pre qualifying survey to our site to help our customers know which product is right for them. After we give them an answer we put a lead magnet in their path.
Shifting My Focus Towards Growth And Away From Tools
June 06, 2016 16:00 - 2 minutes - 2.68 MBI've got better things to do than spend all day tinkering with webapps.
Mental Modeling - Part 3 Surveying
May 28, 2016 03:27 - 2 minutes - 2.74 MBI talk about how I'm planning to survey new customers to increase activation.
Mental Modeling - Part 2
May 27, 2016 17:25 - 2 minutes - 2.71 MBMore details about how I'm using Mental Modeling to plan out customer activation and retention strategies from Meal Mentor.
Mental Modeling - Part 1
May 26, 2016 21:09 - 2 minutes - 2.75 MBMental Modeling was discussed in Smarter Faster Better by Charles Dugg http://citgrd.co/1THS4lF A mental model is an explanation of someone's thought process about how something works in the real world. It is a representation of the surrounding world, the relationships between its various parts and a person's intuitive perception about his or her own acts and their consequences. Mental models can help shape behaviour and set an approach to solving problems (akin to a personal algorithm) and d...
Meal Mentors Simple SMS Bot
May 07, 2016 19:13 - 2 minutes - 2.72 MBI've created a very simple SMS bot that allows our members to download their meal plans via text message.
Donors Clicks Funding Milestone
April 09, 2016 19:26 - 2 minutes - 1.97 MBPlease visit http://www.donorsclicks.com/
Microconf Day 1 Morning Recap
April 04, 2016 20:29 - 2 minutes - 2.73 MBDiscussing Des's talk about feature bias. "Real dog fooding is eating every day."
Launching A New Subscription Add-on To Meal Mentor
April 03, 2016 06:20 - 2 minutes - 2.54 MBWe feel like the best way to help our customers is to build a community that can support each other and not just rely on Lindsay to be there to help them.
Sampling Bias With Surveys
March 31, 2016 19:31 - 2 minutes - 2.72 MBMake sure your survey is representive of your customer base.
Using Google Trends To Analyze Your Market
March 30, 2016 00:22 - 2 minutes - 2.69 MBCheck out Google Trends.
Is This The Most Important Task To Move My Business Forward?
March 29, 2016 19:28 - 2 minutes - 2.72 MBKeep focused only on things that move important things forward.
Is This The Most Important Task To Move My Business Forward?
March 29, 2016 19:28 - 2 minutes - 2.72 MBKeep focused only on things that move important things forward.
Is This The Most Important Task To Move My Business Forward?
March 29, 2016 19:28 - 2 minutes - 2.72 MBA brief update.
Is This The Most Important Task To Move My Business Forward?
March 28, 2016 22:27 - 2 minutes - 2.72 MBKeep asking yourself this question.
Focus On What Your Customers Say
March 25, 2016 19:44 - 2 minutes - 2.75 MBUse google keyword analysis to figure out the language your customers actually use to solve their problems.
Success Is Not An Event!
March 25, 2016 01:33 - 2 minutes - 2.74 MBWhether in your life or in business success is rarely a specific moment.
Asking For Help More Often
March 22, 2016 23:30 - 2 minutes - 2.73 MBFor you are unsure about a problem you have ask someone for help. Even if they can't help you; maybe they know someone who can.
Sales Tax Is A Nightmare Of You're A Digital Business
March 21, 2016 18:45 - 2 minutes - 2.73 MBIf you sell bits, give away your physical products for free as a marketing and branding expense.
Status and Mindset
March 20, 2016 02:01 - 2 minutes - 2.67 MBIn this episode, I referenced Carol Dweck's book Mindset to talk about status and fixed vs growth mindsets.
Status: Earned vs. Purchased
March 18, 2016 18:05 - 2 minutes - 2.72 MBThis is a response to my friend Natala's status episode. https://www.briefs.fm/the-front-porch/6 I think related to brands there are at least two types of status: earned and purchased status. I think for most brands online you want earned status.
Donate Your Clicks To High Poverty Kids
March 18, 2016 16:46 - 2 minutes - 2.67 MBJoin us in supporting high poverty public school children at http://www.donorsclicks.com/
Delegate in Your Personal Life First
March 17, 2016 11:00 - 2 minutes - 2.6 MBToday, my wife and I have as many as 20 people helping us run our personal lives and business. But the easiest things to delegate are in our personal lives; not business.
Outsourcing a Project for DonorChoose
March 16, 2016 16:40 - 2 minutes - 2.61 MBI used Upwork to go from idea to done in 3 hours.
Giving More Compliments
March 11, 2016 22:33 - 1 minute - 1.53 MBI know it hurts to give good compliments, but let's strengthen that muscle.
Being A Writer Makes You A Better Thinker
March 08, 2016 17:31 - 2 minutes - 2.89 MBThis episode is a follow to the "You should read 5 Elements of Effective Thinking" where I discuss how writer become better thinkers. Snickers reference included.
You should read 5 Elements Of Effective Thinking
March 07, 2016 23:49 - 2 minutes - 2.89 MBCan you explain what you believe with facts? Or do struggle to find the words? Here's the book: http://citgrd.co/5-elements-thinking
Non-Threatening Habit Changes
March 07, 2016 23:03 - 1 minute - 1.74 MBHere a little tip on making small habit changes from James Clear
Charge More Stickers for #microconf
March 02, 2016 22:36 - 2 minutes - 2.88 MBYou can get one in person at #microconf. Otherwise you can get one mailed to you at cost. Charge More 'coin' stickers - https://www.stickermule.com/en/marketplace/10889-charge-more Charge More "badge" stickers - https://www.stickermule.com/en/marketplace/10890-charge-more
Automating receipt processing
February 25, 2016 21:39 - 2 minutes - 2.79 MBI use a combination of Shoeboxed, Zapier, and Printopia to automate saving my receipts. If you just want to save receipts to a folder, then use Printopia's print to folder feature
How Crappy Yellow Legal Pads Saved My Note Taking Habit
February 21, 2016 20:45 - 2 minutes - 2.83 MBWith expensive Moleskine notebooks I never write anything in them, because it needed to be important. Yellow legal pads are cheap and disposable so I'll write anything in them. I take a lot more notes now.