If you’re looking to get any of the e-books I’ve written for cheap, both Pick the Brain and Zen Habits are offering my books at a discount. These offers will expire shortly, however, so you’ll want to take advantage of the offers soon. Pick the Brain is offering The Little Book of Productivity for just […]
Is Reading Making You Stupid?
Guy Kawasaki has an interesting formula to value a start-up: “For every full-time engineer, add $500 000. For every full-time MBA, subtract $250 000.” The statement raises an interesting point, do the highly analytical skills offered through an MBA actually hinder the creative process needed for entrepreneurship? And an even broader question: does reading about […]
Should You Try to Make Money?
Almost everyone is an artist. If you create something original, you’re an artist. Whether that medium is music or software, it doesn’t matter. A big question for a creator of any kind is whether to keep a passion as a hobby, or try to use it to make an income. It didn’t used to be […]
Friday Links 08-10-24
From the Web Working from Anywhere in the World – Chris Guillebeau has a great entry on living a digital lifestyle. He shares some upsides and downsides. I don’t think the best way to approach your goals is to glamorize them needlessly, but be willing to accept the benefits and costs of the lifestyle they […]
I'm a Wall Street Journal bestselling author, podcast host, computer programmer and an avid reader. Since 2006, I've published weekly essays on this website to help people like you learn and think better. My work has been featured in The New York Times, BBC, TEDx, Pocket, Business Insider and more. I don't promise I have all the answers, just a place to start.