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Planning
**Planning** is an
• Internally-focused,
• Analytical approach
Focused on making the most of things *within* our control:
• Our People
• Time
• Resources
With the goal of optimizing for *efficiency*.
To produce some end result we think *should* achieve our internal goals.
Strategy
**Strategy**, on the other hand, is a
• Client-centric,
• Creative
• Problem-solving framework
Focused on making choices to influence something *out* of our control:
**Customer behavior**
With the goal of optimizing for *effectiveness*.
In ways that mean success both for *our clients*, as well as for *our business.*
Starting With Planning Is the Best Way to Sabotage Your Product – Do This Instead
Mike Goitein
> A Pillar Blog Post is just a big, meaty piece of content packed with insights on a specific niche topic written in 1,000 words. In comparison, an Atomic Essay is 1 single idea written in 250 words. Which (according to math) means, a Pillar Blog is nothing more than 5 Atomic Essays strung together.
> Here are the steps:
> • Grab 5 of your proven Atomic Essays
> • Copy / paste them into a single document
> • Arrange them in an order that makes sense for the reader
> • Write a brief introduction
> • Add a transition sentences between each essay
> • Then sum up the whole piece with one takeaway
> • Hit publish!
Fwd: 🤖 Lesson 5: How to Effortlessly Create Long-Form Blog Posts
Felicity Bodger
But if you want to change behavior, your metric must be tied to the behavioral change you want. If you measure something and it’s not attached to a goal, in turn changing your behavior, you’re wasting your time. Worse, you may be lying to yourself and fooling yourself into believing that everything is OK. That’s no way to succeed.
Lean Analytics
Alistair Croll, Benjamin Yoskovitz
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