A Writer’s Routine
7:30am: Get up. House is quiet. Take a shower.
How To Be A Public Speaker — Or, The Art Of The Keynote Address
There’s a Mitch Hedberg joke about how Hollywood tries to turn every comedian into an actor. He said that’s like going…
The Difference Between Just Saying Something And Having Something Worth Saying
What we need from you is to take the time to figure out why people behave the way they do, what incentives they are responding to, and how that can be changed.
How To See Opportunity Where Others See A Roadblock
Being outnumbered, coming from behind, being low on funds, these don’t have to be disadvantages. They can be gifts. Assets that make us less likely to waste our time, our energy, or potentially even our lives.
Things I Learned Reading In 2014
I learned that binge reading is more fun than any other way.
Two Questions Every Writer Needs To Ask Themselves
The most important question a writer asks themselves is: What do I have to say? But more tactically, I think there are two other critical questions that writers need to ask themselves.
2 Simple Rules That Great Readers Live By (But Never Tell)
Read what keeps you reading, read what makes you better.
13 Quotes On Being Magnanimous From Aristotle
The boxer who loses but celebrates their opponent, the football player who offers a hand to the player they just tackled. The partner who lets someone else get all the credit.
What Is “Work Aversion,” And Do You Have It?
Work aversion is the the flipside of work addiction. They work together, in tandem.
You’ve Been Voluntold.
Andrew Carnegie had a great piece of advice for young people (that pre-dates John F. Kennedy’s line by 60 years or so): “Instead of the question, ‘What must I do for my employer?’ substitute ‘What can I do?’”