Today marks Litemind’s second anniversary!
As a way to celebrate the date, I put together a free ebook with the very best content from this website — presented with a nice layout, beautiful typography and in a convenient format suitable for onscreen reading and printing.
The Ebook
It has been a while since I wanted to make a compilation of past articles from the site. As I was thinking about a way to mark the occasion, I decided to do it with a bit of flair and put some of my interests in typography and design to use. And that’s how the ebook The Very Best of Litemind — 2 Years of Mind Explorations was born.
The idea of creating the ebook was straightforward: packing only the finest articles together, turning them into a single high-quality, beautifully-presented package.
My goal was to give an opportunity for new readers to check out articles they might not have seen yet, and at the same time push the quality of the reading experience up for all readers. Whether you’re new to the site (Welcome!) or a regular (Thanks for staying!), I’m sure you’re going to enjoy it.
Get the Ebook
The ebook is a gift to all Litemind Newsletter subscribers. That means that the ebook should be in your inbox by now if you are already a subscriber. If you’re not, you can get instant access to it by subscribing using the form below.
If you’re not familiar yet with the Litemind Newsletter, its aim is simple: to form a group of loyal Litemind readers who are passionate about the topics we discuss here and who want more than what the website offers.
People who are part of this select group have, via the newsletter, access to extra content that expands on the ideas on the website. Newsletter subscribers may also participate in exclusive contests (like last year’s remarkable Personal Excellence Project), as well as receiving priority announcements and more.
So if you’re interested in the ebook and in being part of this group, don’t forget to subscribe. (It’s free, and you can unsubscribe anytime you want.)
Of course, if you are not interested in the newsletter and the ebook, you can always browse the archives or check the list of featured posts on the sidebar. All ebook articles will continue to be available online for free (just as all the other articles published to date).
Future Directions for Litemind
Besides the obvious focus on the newsletter, in last year’s anniversary post I outlined some other general directions I would like to explore. Opening up communication channels, fostering reader engagement, featuring guest bloggers and posting regularly on Twitter (follow me!) were some of them.
These goals continue pretty much the same, so for now it’s just a matter of fine-tuning what went well and adjusting what could have been better.
I can also announce that there are some exciting new initiatives in the works, such as a long-overdue site redesign, new collaborative projects, as well as some nifty surprises — stay tuned!
Another Year Goes By, Many More to Come!
Running this website continues to be a hugely rewarding experience! I’m really looking forward to the years ahead!
Thanks for these great 2 years of exciting mind explorations — it has been a privilege to have you around.
Got the ebook! Reading it right after this comment.
Congratulations on the 2nd year anniversary of Litemind!
Congratulations, Luciano! It’s amazing to see how Litemind has grown and I’m sure you will have even better years ahead. Also thanks for the wonderful e-book!
Congratulations my friend! Here’s to another 2 years, and 2 more, and 2 more!
Important: If you’re one of the very first people that downloaded the ebook, the links in it were not working. The problem is fixed now, so all you have to do is download the ebook again. Thanks!
(After testing, testing and testing it again, something just had to go wrong…)
Daniel, Donald, Albert:
Thank you friends — it’s an honor to have you around!
Hope you enjoy the ebook.
Luciano, Congratulations. It’s surely time to celebrate. Even though I have been reading your blog since a long time, I know this e-book is going to be valuable for all of us.
Cheers to you and LiteMind. May both of you see many more celebrations in the years to come.
Hi Luciano,
A big congratulations on 2 years here! That’s awesome, and here’s to many more! Looking forward to checking out the ebook…
Nice , but where is the download link ? , I am subscriber but I didn’t receive any download link ! I just had the email with the article noting this book ! Any one know ?
Signing up for the newsletter is different than signing up for receiving e-mail updates for new articles. (I probably should have made myself clearer in the post.)
In order to get the ebook, make sure you subscribe to the Newsletter. If you still have problems, contact me in private and we’ll work it out.
Thanks Avani and Lance! Making friends is a big part of having a website, and it’s always great to have you here!
This is a really great idea, Luciano. I just downloaded it and will be reading it this weekend. What a great way to spend the weekend.
You have a great blog Luciano, congratulations on your 2 year anniversary and I hope Litemind is around for many years to come.
Congratulations on your two year anniversary of this great website. I hope you have achieved what you wanted most from this project. Personally, I love the material and methods you bring to a large scale of people whom otherwise may never find this. I wish you success and happiness in all that you do!
Thank you.
Luciano!
Love your passion for life and your insatiable curiosity! Thanks so much for the opportunity to read ‘Litemind’ and now to have the fruits of your hard work from the new ebook! Congrats on all your doing and may God continue to bless you to bless others!
Thanks everyone for the uplifting words! It’s really great to know that the site has been useful to you!
A quick note for those printing the ebook:
If you are worried that the cover is too ink-intensive, bear in mind that it changes to a printer-friendly version when you give the command to print the document.
Note, however, that that feature is only available on readers that are fully-compliant with the PDF specification — such as Adobe Acrobat Reader. (My previous reader of choice Foxit Reader, for example, doesn’t support this feature).
Congratulations for the great effort/job so far. Two years and I still dont see any of your hand-made drawings here. Maybe in the next 2…
All right Fier, I hear ya! I will get back to drawing before the 4th anniversary, I promise… Actually, I have plans to do that much sooner… — really!
Thanks for being such an active commenter since the very first post on this blog, Fier. I also can’t thank you enough for all the great ideas you suggest to me on a regular basis. This ebook has only happened because of you, as many other things in this blog so far and in the near-future.
Thank you so much for everything, my dear friend!
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Congratulations on the ebook launch Luciano!
Can’t believe Litemind is already 2 years old – I first came across it over 6 months ago! It’s great to have known you through the blogging journey and I look forward to seeing what’s next 
Wow Luciano, you’ve got so much good stuff in this ebook! I use the Dvorak keyboard layout, though I hadn’t heard of Colemak before. Apparently, Colemak is a little better, but for some reason not popular enough to be included with the hundreds of other keyboard layouts that come with Windows! (Instead, there’s a program to download at colemak.com.)
The cool thing about Colemak is that it’s very easy to learn for those coming from QWERTY.
I’m not sure if it’s worth switching from those coming from Dvorak.
Make sure to check out the FAQ at colemak.com. There are many questions focusing on comparing Dvorak vs Colemak there. I’d love to hear opinions on those from a “Dvorak insider”…
Thanks for visiting, Hunter!
I just signed up. I can’t wait to read this ebook. I’m a big fan of your site, so I know it will be good.
Good luck with the sign-ups. I know it’s hard to build an email list, but once you do it will make it easier to gain people’s attention.
How to Recall an Entire Book in 5 Minutes or Less is an amazing article but it is not included in the book. You should have had a poll and allowed readers to select the articles to have in this ebook.
How to Recall an Entire Book in 5 Minutes or Less is also one of my favorite articles — glad you enjoy it, too!
Just like with some other articles that I had originally planned to include in the ebook, I later decided to cut it off to keep the ebook shorter — especially for people that want to print it.
Thanks for the poll suggestion — I’ll definitely keep it in mind for when the next opportunity arises.
Hi Luciano,
On my first time visit to this blog, I see this wonderful blog. Thanks for the ebook
How can I say in other words that you rock?
take care,
Sasi
Welcome, Sasi — glad you enjoy the website!
Congratulations for Litemind’s second anniversary! Thanks for the great contents and all the best for many good years to come!
Hi Luciano,
Great stuff! I was wondering how to compile your brilliant articles so I can re-read and try the techniques. With this e-book it will be much easier.
Once again, Great stuff.
Thx,
Yose