“Ten Years of Giving, Together.” published by Blake Mycoskie

Medium Daily Digest Recommended by Medium Staff Ten Years of Giving, Together. 'One for One' has already left a bigger footprint than a pair of shoes… and this is just the beginning. 10 years ago today, we sold the first pair of TOMS shoes to a guy named Ben Katz. I still remember how I felt getting that email notification. But I could have never imagined all that was to come. ¶… Blake Mycoskie 3 min read When The Addict Who Dies Is Someone You Love This past Monday morning, I was driving to the airport for a television appearance when my friend Jeremy called. He said he had some very… Ijeoma Oluo 6 min read The Agony of Being a 50/50 Dad My gorgeous little boy, Henry Williams 3 min read Published by Authors and publications you follow Giving Without Expectation By now, most of you know both my business and content strategy from Jab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook. I like to give as much as I can up front… before I muster up the audacity to go in for the "ask." But, although this is my go-to philosophy, it doesn't always work, and that's perfectly okay. It's just the way of life, and I think we can all… Gary Vaynerchuk 4 min read What it's like to report from North Korea, by a journalist who's there right now Anna Fifield, Linda Davidson and Jason Aldag are on a reporting trip for The Washington Post in The Washington Post, by Washington Post 2 min read Will Yahoo Become A Patent Troll? The company's intellectual property is worth billions. What does the hedge fund now on Marissa Mayer's board plan to do with it? in Backchannel, by Steven Levy 8 min read 30+ Ultimate Headline Formulas for Tweets, Posts, Articles, and Emails By Kevan Lee in The Queue, by Buffer 12 min read Reading minds: the psychology behind UX design If we were to gather a hundred different designers into one room and ask them one-by-one how they approach UX design, we would get… WebdesignerDepot 7 min read Asked and Answered: The Power of Being a Teacher For Danny, a 36-year-old history teacher from Virginia, teaching is in his blood. He's the husband, son, brother-in-law, and nephew of… The White House 2 min read Batman beats Superman and other surprising finds in 10 million leaked passwords. In a day and age where people strive for individuality, it seems passwords are predictable and routine. For example, it seems that every… in Practically Unhackable, by Intel Security 3 min read On Spiritual Entropy, or Evil as Destruction or Corruption I really like the term "spiritual entropy", I'm totally stealing it. ;) I think I should make it clear that by discussing comparative… Martin Rezny 2 min read Most recommended by People you follow Julie Zhuo How to be Effective at Working Remotely If you have ever attempted a long distance relationship, you know it can be as trying as it sounds. As the topic comes up, people's… commiserative facial expressions are as blatantly obvious as a creeky wood floor in a noiseless room. And just like most loving relationships, the largest contributing factor to failed working… in Facebook Design, by Brady Voss 5 min read Dave Pell Walk Up Music I'm so fucking happy to start finally getting to fuck with these witch tumors in my body, this is how charged up I'll be heading into to… in Season of the Witch, by Ted Rheingold 1 min read Matt Schlicht Mike Posner: At Night, Alone (an essay) When, where and how someone listens to an album is considered the decision of the listener. But why? in Cuepoint, by Mike Posner 6 min read M.G. Siegler You're the mom now, dog. Some pro tips for dealing with dementia and his inbred cousin, Alzheimer's Chelsea Maughan Kohler 9 min read Paul Cantor 26 Things That Won't Cure My Depression 26. Going off all my medication. eve peyser 1 min read Top stories in ideas Ignore Everybody by Tobias van Schneider first appeared on my private email list. As part of a talk I'm giving in dozens of cities around the world the last couple months, I mention 5 principles that help me when approaching new side projects. Especially when speaking about new… in Desk of van Schneider, by Tobias van Schneider 4 min read Checklist: 10 Rules for a Great Startup Idea Even though it's trendy in startups to say that ideas mean nothing and execution means everything, the reality is much less binary and much… Founder Institute 7 min read Top stories in tech We asked 15,000 people who they are, and how they're learning to code More than 15,000 people responded to the 2016 New Coder Survey, granting researchers an unprecedented glimpse into how adults are learning… to code. ¶ We've released the entire dataset of participants' individual responses to all 48 questions — under the Open Data Common License — on a public GitHub repository. ¶ In the coming weeks… in Free Code Camp, by Quincy Larson 5 min read Building A New Social App Today is Insane Why we're trying anyway with Beme Matt Hackett 5 min read Top stories in internet-of-things The Tyranny of the Minimum Viable Product I am the victim of Minimum Viable Product mentality. Minimum Viable Product (MVP) is a product development methodology popular with start… -ups to focus a product on the minimum viable features that will appeal to a customer. Unfortunately, engineering and business culture often focus on minimum features and forgets the viability part… in User Experience Design (UX), by Jon H. Pittman 8 min read The Shape of Things Why the service layer for the Internet of Things is something to celebrate and push forward. in Welcome to Thington, by Tom Coates 28 min read Top stories in design 5 Mistakes to Avoid When Designing Micro-interactions Or, "What I learned after taking a week off and watching thousands of micro-interaction animations until my eyeballs fell out." (by the way, if you want to receive my articles and tutorial videos straight to your email, click here to get added to my list) ¶ First of all, let's get synced up. What is a micro-interaction… Issara Willenskomer 10 min read Design, Illustrated in 3 Charts Been typing a lot of words recently, so this one will be simple: a few doodles from the sketchbook pondering what, exactly, is design. in The Year of the Looking Glass, by Julie Zhuo 1 min read Read more on Medium Connect with us on:

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