Are Hospitals More Important Than Art?
Each week I take the top voted question from readers and answer it (submit yours here). With 35 votes, this week’s…
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I’m a fan of Atul Gawande’s books (here’s my review of Checklist Manifesto). His essay in the New Yorker,…
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I watched the documentary Detropia on Netflix Streaming recently and I highly recommend it. With the recent news of…
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[Each week I take the top voted topic from readers and answer it. With 45 votes, this week’s winner was “What…
What To Expect If You Follow Me on Twitter
Twitter is a curious place. It’s used in so many different ways that when I follow people whose work…
The law does not guarantee justice
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I’d heard of the work of Carl Jung by reference, and despite never reading anything he wrote I knew…
How To Work With Stupid People
I wrote the popular essay How To Manage Smart People years ago, and often heard the feedback: “advice on smart people is…
Inside Buckminster Fuller’s house (w/ photos)
Today is when noted inventor, designer and philosopher Buckminster Fuller was born in 1895. He’s most famous for the geodisic dome,…
NYC/Boston: Book tour venues wanted
To promote my upcoming book The Year Without Pants I’ll be touring the NYC/Boston area 10/15 thru 10/28. Just…
Why is Our Civilization Dying?
Each week I take the top voted question from readers and answer it. With 49 votes, this week’s winner was…
Help Wanted: Marketing / research assistant
I’m hiring a marketing assistant to help with the upcoming launch of The Year Without Pants. I’m hoping one…
Want an early copy of The Year Without Pants? (exclusive)
The Year Without Pants: WordPress.com and the Future of Work is just a few weeks away from releasing. It’s already…
Book review: Your First 1000 copies – a guide to marketing books
Last night I read Your First 1000 copies: The step by step guide to marketing your book by Tim Grahl…
New site feature: Control My Mind (Ask Berkun)
I’ve been working with the folks at FreshMuse on a new feature: Mind Control. I’ve always enjoyed Q&A with you…
Movie review: Tales From The Script (The business of writing films)
Screenwriting is hard, but what’s harder is selling a screenplay and getting a film made. The best documentary I’ve…
How Do You Build a Culture of Healthy Debate?
From Monday’s pile of questions reader Ev Larsen asked: Assumptions have an unnerving way of becoming facts and received wisdom…