Fyreside Newsletter - 1/13/25 Hey Reader, Allow me to kick in the door to your inbox at 3pm on a Monday. Have a video. Have a transcript. I don't know, have you ever just come back from vacation more stressed than before you left? Does that ever happen to you? Has that ever happened to you? I'm talking about the TikTok ban, because everybody's talking about the TikTok ban. That's just like, what we're doing today? I've said in other videos that I don't think the TikTok ban will go through. I...
8 days ago • 2 min read
Fyreside Newsletter - 1/6/25 Hey Reader, Do you remember seven days ago? Seven days ago was the 30th of December for those of you who don't have your calendar app on speed dial. There's a huge difference between December 30th and January 6th: expectation. (No, this isn't a joke about historical events that happened on January 6th, but I see you.) New Year, New Expectations The first five days of 2025 came with an excuse. You drop a national holiday on a Wednesday and you've effectively...
15 days ago • 2 min read
Fyreside Newsletter - 12/30/24 Hey Reader, Zoom out with me for a second, what the hell are we supposed to be doing right now? Seriously, the seven days between 12/25 and 1/2 feel like the most lawless days of the year. To me, week 52 of every year is akin to an airport terminal. There are barely any rules and the only expectation is that you get out of it. Want a beer at 6 am? You go for it. Want to go unjudged for napping in public? Hell yeah, get after it. Are you crying? That's ok, most...
22 days ago • 3 min read
Fyreside Newsletter - 12/23/24 Hey Reader, If you, like me, are checking your email on the 23rd of December, I hope you can find a few moments to breath today. Maybe your winter celebrations don't fall on the 25th, maybe you're hiding in the bathroom avoiding your in-laws, whatever your reason, here's an email you can open, scroll through, and then delete to feel like you accomplished something. I hope it helps! First up, let me apologize... For two things actually! Thing 1 was totally within...
29 days ago • 2 min read
Fyreside Newsletter - 12/9/24 Hey Reader, After last week's newsletter, I was feeling a little down. See I've wanted to get this eBook finished for a couple of weeks, but I've been delayed by my own anxieties. Well, good news: I FREAKIN' DID IT. My new and first ever eBook "What Are You Looking At? How your digital usage shapes the internet" is now available! It's listed on the Free Stuff section of the website, or you can go straight to it with this link. As with all things on the Free Stuff...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
Fyreside Newsletter - 12/9/24 Hey Reader, Ready for some radical honesty? Last week's newsletter included the following quote: Also, the eBook version of the aforementioned screen time blog series will hit bahnfyrepr.com/freestuff by week's end! Well, I lied. I'd apologize, but I'm not all that sorry. See a crucial part of growing a business organically is living within the constant ebb and flow of productivity. Organic growth is a long game, no bones about it. I spend a great deal of time...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
Fyreside Newsletter - 12/2/24 Hey Reader, Whether you're a turkey fan or not, I hope last week was good for you! I took full advantage of the excuse to work a half week, but two new blogs still hit the website. ICMYI, the conclusion of our screen time blog series and This Is Nothing #2 went live. The target of This Is Nothing #2 is Followers.com. These folks have been spamming my inbox for the last few months and I decided to dig into what they offer. What I found was entirely underwhelming....
about 2 months ago • 2 min read
Fyreside Newsletter - 11/25/24 Hey Reader, Happy Monday of a short work week! Whether you're a certified turkey-enjoyer, a Black Friday fiend, or just looking forward to the 3-day work week, I hope you get some rest this week. Like the subject of this email says, I am DRUNK on blogs this week. Six, count 'em, six blogs went live on the website this week. Five of those 6 were part of the ongoing blog series about screen time. Number six actually snuck across the line this weekend and is the...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
Fyreside Newsletter - 11/18/24 Hey Reader, I hope this third week of November finds you well! It was warm enough to have an actual bonfire here this week, and I'm pretty sure we're getting an inch of snow on Thursday. So, that's cool. ICYMI, last week I kicked off a blog series about screen time. I published four blogs in that series last week and I have five more coming this week! When all is said and done, I'll compile all the blogs and archive it as one piece over in Free Stuff. Last week,...
2 months ago • 2 min read