Ideas That Spread, Win—Seth on the Ideavirus
Watch for posts on how Seth Godin is changing the book-writing and publishing world. For today, watch Seth himself talk about how, after his first book made the New York Times bestseller list, he gave...
View Articlebeautiful carelessly sultry: the song with no nouns
My buddy Charlie Cheney stuffs his songs full of nouns. Every time I’d send him a set of lyrics and say hey, wanna put this to music? he’d respond “Where are all the nouns?” Yes, I tend to write...
View ArticleGreenback Blues
While many of my songs are about Best Beloved, this one is not. Although the lyrics reference any number of U.S. Presidents, the astute observer will note that it is not even remotely about...
View ArticleActing on 1 Idea (Guest Post by Chris Taylor)
Chris Taylor gave me the nudge I needed to start acting on all the books I read. Here’s some background on what he does, and why. I’m including the feature-length version of Chris’ bio because it’s so...
View ArticleYour Book’s Best Presentation: PubML
Many authors dream of including audio, video, interactive maps and more in their digital books. Alas, even color photos aren’t supported by all eReaders. Twenty years into the internet age, how come...
View ArticleTurning Your Website Into a Connection Machine
I am not using “machine” in the cool and/or hip sense, as in, your website will magically cause magic to magically happen. I am using it the sense of a mechanism which does a thing. Because your...
View ArticleDr. Antonio Damasio: This Time with Feeling (video)
Dr. Antonio Damasio talks about why emotions are critical to the decision-making process. (We talked about that recently.) You can watch the whole interview (just over an hour long) at Fora.tv.
View ArticleFeedback Fraught with Fear, False Findings, Fruitlessness
I know well the desire to have approval, the boost we get from a genuine compliment. I also know that asking others for feedback when what we really want is a pat on the head is fraught with peril,...
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