List: My Best Writing | Curated by Philip S. Naudus

Dec 27, 2023
20 stories
My Best Writing
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The Writing Cooperative
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Philip S. Naudus
How an Intern Created the New York Times’ #6 Most Popular Piece of All TimeAnd was promoted directly from intern to editor
Oct 11, 2022
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Oct 11, 2022
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The Writing Cooperative
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Philip S. Naudus
There’s a Cancer Growing in the Writing Community — And It’s Threatening Your ProductivityHere’s the real reason you can’t find time to write every day
Mar 29, 2022
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Mar 29, 2022
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The Writing Cooperative
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Philip S. Naudus
Steve Jobs: “Good Artists Copy, Great Artists Steal”Out of ideas? Steal, then cover your tracks
Dec 14, 2021
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Dec 14, 2021
2
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An Injustice!
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Philip S. Naudus
Recycling is a Lie. Plastic Manufacturers Spent $1B to Make You Think It’s WorkingRecycling campaigns are designed to sell more plastic
Jul 31, 2023
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Jul 31, 2023
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Better Marketing
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Philip S. Naudus
Here’s Why Great Businesses Start with Terrible NamesIt’s easy to ditch a horrible name, but mediocre names stick
Apr 11, 2022
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Apr 11, 2022
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Japan Still Has Ninjas — But They’re About to Go ExtinctNinjas are doomed, but nothing is being done to rescue them
Dec 31, 2021
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Dec 31, 2021
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How Pirates Thwarted America’s Plan to Go MetricThe true story about how pirates of the Caribbean hijacked the metric system
Dec 17, 2021
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Dec 17, 2021
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How a Fake Doctor Started a Freak Show and Saved 7,000 Babies — By AccidentMartin Couney was a fraud, but he couldn’t close his heart to the infants he was pretending to save
Dec 5, 2021
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Dec 5, 2021
4
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The Toilet Paper
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Philip S. Naudus
Napoleon Was Attacked By 3,000 Angry BunniesThe truth behind Napolean’s strangest battle
Nov 18, 2021
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Nov 18, 2021
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The Writing Cooperative
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Philip S. Naudus
99% of Writers’ Images Belong in the Toilet — Here’s How to Fix ThatStudies show you’d be better off going graphics-free than continue using your generic images
Oct 22, 2021
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Oct 22, 2021
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The Writing Cooperative
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Philip S. Naudus
The Autopsy of a Failed New York Times HeadlineAn ivy league professor of marketing dispels myths about what makes articles go viral
Oct 29, 2021
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Oct 29, 2021
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Doctor Funny
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Philip S. Naudus
Can Barbers Be Sued for Medical Malpractice?In medieval England, this was far more common than you’d think.
Oct 19, 2021
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Oct 19, 2021
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The Forgotten Heroine Who Solved the Mystery of DNARosalind Franklin’s greatest misfortune was being born a woman
Oct 10, 2021
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Oct 10, 2021
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The Writing Cooperative
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Philip S. Naudus
How an Innocent Joke Saved Thousands of LivesHumor is a powerful weapon — use it wisely
Oct 8, 2021
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Oct 8, 2021
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I Hate Having a “Noble Calling”Trying to change the world is exhausting, and I was failing
Aug 24, 2021
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Aug 24, 2021
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The Princess Who Defied NazisPrincess Sofka Skipwith deliberately chose to remain in a Nazi concentration camp — she was not your typical princess
Aug 21, 2021
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Aug 21, 2021
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Better Families
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Philip S. Naudus
We Need to Talk About Depression and ParentingCan we play hide and seek indefinitely?
Aug 13, 2021
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Aug 13, 2021
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This Mysterious Chinese Diplomat Rescued Thousands of Jews From the HolocaustAnd he didn’t even think to mention it in his autobiography
Jul 15, 2021
Jul 15, 2021
Philip S. Naudus
This Japanese Man Saved 6,000 Jews — But His Name Lives in ObscurityHe rescued more Jews than Schindler, but he died in poverty
Jul 8, 2021
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Jul 8, 2021
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Better Families
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Philip S. Naudus
The Hidden Dangers of Advising Youth to “Reach for the Stars”Young people are more stressed and depressed than ever before
Jul 4, 2021
Jul 4, 2021