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There are many books I’ve been enchanted by, but if I had to choose one I would say A Thousand and One Nights. When I read it recently, I was struck by the prodigious unknown imagination that stands behind this work – the first text created that relies on magical realism. Many stories in the book also contain a surreal narrative texture – a surrealism with deep roots in folk customs and traditions. It embraces a typology of kings and princes, people and jinn and how they behave, as well as stories of markets and methods of government. Out of these elements spring imaginings, reconstructions of reality and blends of the ordinary with fantasies, nightmares and dreams. Credit for all that goes to the writer’s, or writers’, ability to penetrate the layers of social life with features that are traditional relative to today, and that have preserved a specifically Islamic heritage, providing a “roof” for the story and psychological depth for the characters.
Similarly one can deduce from the text itself that the author had a deep knowledge of Arab history in general and had a striking acquaintance with the relationships between Judaism, Christianity and Islam and the origins of the three religions. He, she or they had a special interest in Solomon’s relationship with the jinn, and wide knowledge of chemistry, geography, warfare, how to measure the distance between cities by the hour, the day or the month, fashion, material culture, precious stones, varieties of charlatanry, cuisine, seas, birds and other animals. Whether the text was originally written in Arabic or translated from Farsi, it shows signs of linguistic experimentation, especially through its inclusion of colloquialisms (especially Egyptian), which are then incorporated into standard Arabic. This embellishes the style and makes A Thousand and One Nights a narrative reference for anyone who is drawn to experimentation in writing.
The stories in A Thousand and One Nights mostly flow into one from another, which creates a unity. That unity demonstrates the mental and stylistic abilities of the writer/s as he/she/they create a balance between the power of each derived story on the one hand and the main source story on the other. This sets the imagination free. It is almost automatic writing – completely receptive to adventure. I fell in love with A Thousand and One Nights. It is a masterpiece of imagination and a valuable source for the possibilities of human relationships both good and bad, expressed in the form of dreams and disappointments, in all their violence and their vigor.
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Jay Baer started the Convince & Convert blog back in 2008, and every year we post a top 10 list of our most popular posts of the year. But for 2020, we’re bringing you our favorite posts of the decade. Some are visitor favorites. Others are team member favorites.
To celebrate Convince & Convert’s 10 year anniversary in 2018, founder Jay Baer revealed the 10 biggest lessons he learned while leading the company. While this post doesn’t receive many organic visits these days (it was tricky to optimize for SEO), it did get a ton of feedback, shares and engagement when we originally posted it. It’s worth a read — for sure!
Originally Published: June 1, 2018
A fan favorite, we recently refreshed this popular post in early 2019 with a video, new downloadable template and updated advice—and it jumped in the rankings and receives thousands of visitors each month. And for good reason — the advice is useful and actionable.
Originally Published: January 6, 2014
Updated: February 2, 2019
We take the ability to get real-time answers, real-time help and real-time apologies for granted, because they are the norm today. But it wasn’t the norm in 2001 – the year the Diamondbacks won it all, and Jay spent 4 innings in handcuffs. Our very own Kelly Santina suggested this post be added to the list, and I suggest you read it too.
Originally Published: October 26, 2014
In terms of page views since January 2010, this post is #1, generating more than 600,000 page views since it was first published in 2013. We’ve updated it and added a downloadable template, and it’s still going strong — the post is one of our top 10 most popular.
Originally Published: January 27, 2013
Updated: March 27, 2019
Jay originally wrote this post based on a presentation back in 2014, and our very own Lauren Teague updated it in November 2018. Lauren is an expert in social media crisis preparation and management, and this post continues to inform visitors and clients. Keep this one handy as you update your social media crisis plan for 2020.
Originally Published: April 13, 2014
Updated: November 4, 2019
Before Jay published Hug Your Haters, he published this post on handling negative reviews. Solid advice that’s still relevant today.
Originally Published: November 4, 2015
Another classic, evergreen post, Jay wrote the original in 2014, and C&C content strategy experts Anna Hrach and Jenny Magic updated the post in 2019. Still going strong over 4 years later, this post is popular with Google visitors and our email readers. It includes a handy, downloadable template too.
Originally Published: October 12, 2014
Updated: June 24, 2019
This post killed it in our weekly newsletter — some of our highest opens and CTRs ever! The subject line was “Sheryl Sandberg Is Totally Wrong About This”. People must really love to hate Sheryl Sandberg or they just really love our weekly newsletter. I’d like to think it’s the latter. But really, this is a fantastic post from Jay that explains when you follow the “done is better than perfect” philosophy, you sacrifice customer experience for speed.
Originally Published: February 27, 2019
It’s always good to go back to the basics. This post on unique selling propositions has been a fan favorite since 2013.
Originally Published: December 3, 2013
In conjunction with the release of the book, Talk Triggers, Jay created this nifty infographic on the 5 types of talk triggers. It includes stats, research and the five ways you can get your customers talking about you with a talk trigger.
Originally Published: October 3, 2018
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Isaac Asimov is best remembered for writing science fiction. But did you know he also wrote hundreds of stories in multiple genres—including a book of humor? According to this article Writer’s Relief found on menalfloss.com, Asimov also consulted on the original Star Trek series. To mark Asimov’s January 2 birthday, check out these other little-known facts about this well-known writer.
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