On Insecurity and Writing
A good friend mentioned he’d write more often if he dealt with his insecurities about writing. I look at…
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Quote of the day
The quote of the day: “All power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. The more I’ve learned, the less…
What should I talk about? (Puget Sound SIG-CHI)
I’m speaking this month at the Puget Sound SIG-CHI meeting (1/26, 6:30pm, location TBD) , a cool group of designers, researchers…
Self-publishing vs. working with O’Reilly Media
I met Joe Wikert, GM at O’Reilly Media, in 2008, while negotiating terms for Confessions of a Public Speaker.…
Quote of the day
Some folks at Pixar, like their President Ed Catmul, offer great and true insight into the creative process. Here’s…
Quote of the day
“I don’t write to get something through to somebody. I write for various reasons. Some songs I write for…
How WordPress.com is made
Some of you know, in addition to my writing and speaking work, I work as a team lead for…
Quote of the day
Here’s the quote of the day. I wish more stars in all workplaces felt this way (Although Kobe has…
The gift of Innovation (photo)
Timothy Meaney, CEO of Kindling, a collaboration tool used by Symantec, Motley Fool, Nordstrom and Credit Suisse, sent out…
Amazing list of what people want me to write
At the book launch party for Mindfire: Big Ideas for Curious Minds last month, Much fun took place. (Photos by…
Quote of the day
No introduction necessary: We believe life is a constant series of small decisions that most of us leave up…
The secret life of blurbs
Blurbs, the quotes from famous people that appear on books, are curious things. They’ve been around forever, and show…
Mindfire Day: the summary
You folks are awesome. I know it’s annoying to keep getting asked to tweet, and post, and dance, in…
Sorry if you lost a comment
Due to some unintentional shenanigans on my part, comments were not working here for most of the day. I’m…
Do crazy innovations affect serious subjects?
Kestutis Gardziulis, one of my kickstarter supporters for Mindfire, asked this question: How do “crazy” innovations affect serious subjects?…
When is it time to quit a job to follow a dream?
Andrew Rosen of Jobacle, one of my kickstarter supporters for Mindfire, had this request for a blog post: How do…
Can you thrive on a sinking ship?
Josh, one of my kickstarter supporters for my Mindfire: Big Ideas for Curious Minds, asked this question. My place…
Today is Mindfire day: Details for how to help
To help spread word of the new book, I’m asking everyone I know to tweet, post or facebook about…
Usability issue for Kindle on Amazon.com
Noticed a small usability issue with how Amazon.com promotes Kindle editions of print books. This is what’s known as…
Confessions of a self published author
Lisa James McKenzie, one of my kickstarter supporters, requested a behind the scenes summation of my experience self-publishing my new book,…