Adventures in Content Strategy
"Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing." Benjamin Franklin
Travel, reading, knitting, and writing outside of Mad*Pow and the UX and content strategy community. What Marli does in her spare time.
Another year, another 61 books. Although 2017 was an absolutely terrible year, it’s been a good year for reading. 21 of the books I read were 4 stars (out of 5) or above, including a few fun trilogies: N.K Jemison’s Broken Earth trilogy, and Erika Johansen’s The Queen of the Tearling trilogy. I discovered a…
Every woman and some of the men I know has been posting to Facebook with “me too” – an acknowledgment of the sheer scale of harassment in our culture. What strikes me is the discussions that come out of the posts. The harassment that we consider “acceptable” vs “unacceptable.” The harassment that started as friendly,…
I rely on book lists as well as personal recommendations, in part because I love hearing why people think I should read certain books. One of my favorites is 200 Books Recommended by TEDsters. Each speaker gave an explanation for what they liked about the books they were recommending, which helps me have context and decide…
On Saturday I marched at the Women’s March in downtown Boston. Several people have asked me what the point of it was, so I want to share. This is why I marched. I didn’t march to protest the inauguration, or the US Constitution, or democracy. I didn’t march to try to pass specific legislation or…
I did a lot of thinking this weekend about the countries I’ve lived in, and the countries I’ve visited. How do they compare to life in the United States? Particularly, how do they live in the America under Trump? It’s given me some perspective around the election and upcoming inauguration. Particularly, some perspective around the issues…
Every year I track the books I read, and rate each on a personally subjective scale: * I couldn’t finish reading it, I hated it so much ** I finished the book, but I wish I had the hours back I spent on it *** It was about as expected, glad I read it but…
I’m not sure when I realized I wasn’t going to live past 21. I say “realized” because, at the time, it didn’t feel like a decision. I saw suicide as a possible solution, but I didn’t consider it something I was capable of. I had no suicidal plans; instead I dreamed of accidents. I figured…
There’s been a lot in the new lately around women in the workforce, specifically dealing with whether women can “have it all.” When it comes to workforce equality, I think we’re at a plateau. “Having It All” is becoming a buzz word (buzz phrase?). Yet the solutions don’t exist – we still need to find…
Once again, I’m sharing a list of everything I read this year. Books are rated on a totally subjective scale of 1-5 stars. In short, here’s what each rating means: * I couldn’t finish reading it, I hated it so much ** I finished the book, but I wish I had the hours back I…
Three days ago, roughly 128 people were killed in mass shootings across Paris. Four days ago, roughly 40 people were killed in a double suicide bombing in Beirut. One month ago, roughly 95 people were killed in a bombing in Ankara. Today, my Facebook feed is divided. Many people have changed their profile pictures to…