The Burdens of Expertise
[I post every Tuesday with the top question from AskBerkun – this week I took a pass and shared this…
Latest Blog Posts
Apologies for the last post (if you saw it)
I’m working on some improvements at the site and had a post go out a few minutes ago that…
Edison did not invent the lightbulb (The Myth of The Lone Inventor)
[This is an excerpt from The Myths of Innovation] Who invented the electric light? No, it wasn’t Thomas Edison.…
Should you fix or cheat a broken system?
Each Tuesday I take the top voted question from readers and answer it. With 146 votes, this week’s winner was from…
Why has innovation slowed down? (Or has it?)
I do not like Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. My reason is that while it seems sensible, it’s largely made…
How much do authors really earn? Some answers
Ann Bauer recently wrote at Salon on Why it’s a problem that writers never talk about where their money comes…
I’m Overwhelmed By Fear. How Do I Gain Confidence?
Each week I take the top voted question from readers and answer it (submit one here). I jumped this one to…
What I learned at the Civil Rights Museum / MLK
The hotel where Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated on April 4th 1968, is now the primary site of the…
My Writing Process: A summary of writing on writing
Each week I take the top voted question from readers and answer it (submit one here). There were three questions about…
The Myth of Epiphany
One of the most provocative chapters of The Myths of Innovation is The Myth of Epiphany. Do you love…
Why Small Ideas Can Matter More Than Big Ideas
[Originally published at Harvard Business as Does Size Matter For Ideas?] Americans are preoccupied by the size of things: big…
3 reasons you should see the movie Wild (if you’re a writer)
Many books are made into movies, but most movies aren’t very good. Movies are hard to make, period. Even…
Why Isn’t Remote Work More Popular?
I wrote the popular book The Year Without Pants: WordPress.com & The Future of Work about my 18 months working…
How can Obama & Congress foster innovation in 2015?
Each week I take the top voted question from readers and answer it (submit one here). I jumped this one, submitted…
The Distraction-Free Life?
Maybe the challenge of modern life isn’t external distractions, but our lack of practice with concentration? I learned to…
Saving Your Creative Soul (video)
We share a mass confusion about creativity – why are ideas are so fun in our minds but so…
The Myths of Innovation: in 10 crazy acronyms?
A reader took their favorite ideas from The Myths of Innovation and made them into fascinating, but rather hard to…
Who influences me as an influencer?
Each week I take the top voted question from readers and answer it (submit one here). With 35 votes, this week’s…
5 reasons to read The Ghost of My Father
What? Who is this Berkun guy and why should I care he wrote a book? Good questions indeed. Here…
How To Design A Book Cover (The Ghost of My Father)
Now that my sixth book, The Ghost of My Father is out, it’s time to share the process that led…