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May 21, 2022
  • Product Launch
  • Productivity
  • Thoughts

Examine v2

Written by Sol Orwell

Examine was started back in 2011. Since then, we’ve had tens of millions of visitors. We’ve built up a reputation of trust and authority and an irritating adherence to being nuanced and contextual, rarely ever giving you binary answers. We...

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March 18, 2019
  • Productivity
  • Thoughts

A business has one job: to solve a problem

Written by Sol Orwell

No matter what you do, no matter how you slice it, a business has one goal: to solve a problem. Everything else is extraneous. You have a job to do I’m a huge proponent of Jobs to be Done (JTBD),...

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December 13, 2018
  • Productivity
  • Thoughts

Using negative space to figure out what you want

Written by Sol Orwell

If you’re interested in art, you’ll know of the concept of negative space – instead of drawing the subject itself, you draw the space around the subject to help bring the subject to focus. By drawing around the object, you...

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October 22, 2018
  • Productivity
  • Social Media
  • Thoughts

Be better: stop spreading misinformation

Written by Sol Orwell

I’m legitimately torn as to what is more damaging – the people who take a few people’s opinions and blow it up as if it reflects a larger community… or the people who take these dumb clickbait articles and share...

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July 31, 2018
  • Productivity
  • Social Media
  • Thoughts

Culling is being actively minimalist

Written by Sol Orwell

A while ago I had a quick thought on how I actively cull. If something is not adding value to me, it’s weighing me down. (A bit reductionist, but you get the jist). Here is a definition of minimalism: Wherein...

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Sol Orwell

Hi I'm Sol.

I pontificate here at SJO.com on entrepreneurship, productivity, and more.

I don't do any kind of coaching, consulting, or affiliate marketing, so this is simply an outlet for me. Nothing more, nothing less.

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