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How does physical fitness help productivity?

Posted on February 17, 2015February 17, 2015 in ask berkun, Cultureby Scott Berkun

Each Tuesday I take the top voted question from readers and answer it.  With 143 votes, this week’s winner was from…

Should you fix or cheat a broken system?

Posted on January 27, 2015March 6, 2021 in ask berkun, Culture, ethicsby Scott Berkun

Each Tuesday I take the top voted question from readers and answer it.  With 146 votes, this week’s winner was from…

I’m Overwhelmed By Fear. How Do I Gain Confidence?

Posted on January 20, 2015January 1, 2016 in ask berkunby Scott Berkun

Each week I take the top voted question from readers and answer it (submit one here). I jumped this one to…

How can Obama & Congress foster innovation in 2015?

Posted on December 30, 2014December 30, 2014 in ask berkun, Innovationby Scott Berkun

Each week I take the top voted question from readers and answer it (submit one here). I jumped this one, submitted…

The Rules I Live By

Posted on December 16, 2014March 6, 2021 in ask berkun, ethics, Philosophyby Scott Berkun

[Note 12-5-17: this question came up this week for a 2nd time, with 368 votes, by Richard Ferrers, and…

Life as Reinvention

Posted on November 19, 2014April 15, 2016 in ask berkun, Philosophyby Scott Berkun

[Of the 247 kickstarter backers of The Ghost of My Father, there was one gold sponsor, contributing $1000 in…

Questions for a bad question

Posted on September 16, 2014 in ask berkun, Writing Wellby Scott Berkun

I regularly take the the top voted question from readers and answer it in a post. With 85 votes, today’s winner was:…

Can You Have a Career In Solving Big World Problems?

Posted on September 9, 2014March 7, 2018 in ask berkunby Scott Berkun

I regularly take the the top voted question from readers and answer it in a post. With 41 votes, today’s winner was:…

How To Get Out Of A Bad Habit

Posted on July 21, 2014July 22, 2014 in ask berkun, Culture, Philosophyby Scott Berkun

I regularly take the the top voted question from readers and answer them in a post. With 62 votes, today’s winner…

Can technology reduce consumerism?

Posted on June 3, 2014January 30, 2018 in ask berkunby Scott Berkun

I regularly take the the top voted question from readers and answer them in a post. With 62 votes, today’s winner…

How do you transform fear?

Posted on May 7, 2014August 16, 2016 in ask berkunby Scott Berkun

In this edition of Ask Berkun, where I pick the top voted reader question and answer it, this time it’s one…

Life Under Surveillance: Snowden, NSA and America

Posted on April 18, 2014June 5, 2014 in ask berkunby Scott Berkun

I frequently take the the top voted question from readers and answer it on the blog. With 64 votes, today’s…

What is the nature of friendship in an era of Facebook? An opinion

Posted on January 29, 2014 in ask berkun, Cultureby Scott Berkun

I’m back on the reader suggestion horse, and what a fun horse it is. The current top voted question…

How I Decide What To Read

Posted on January 5, 2014January 5, 2014 in ask berkun, Books, Writing Wellby Scott Berkun

This month I’m posting every day, taking the top voted question from readers and answering it.  With 37 votes, today’s…

When Is Something Worth Teaching?

Posted on January 4, 2014January 25, 2021 in ask berkun, Public Speaking, reader's choice, Writing Wellby Scott Berkun

This month I’m posting every day, picking the top voted reader question and answering it. With 37 votes, submitted by Andrew…

Why It’s Ok To Be Average

Posted on January 3, 2014August 17, 2016 in ask berkun, reader's choiceby Scott Berkun

This month I’m posting every day, picking the top voted reader question and answering it. With 41 votes, submitted…

When is it ethical to sell low quality products?

Posted on January 2, 2014March 6, 2021 in ask berkun, design, ethics, Software/Web developmentby Scott Berkun

This month I’m posting every day, picking the top voted reader question and answering it.  With 50 votes, today’s winner, submitted…

How to Overcome Cynicism

Posted on January 1, 2014March 20, 2021 in ask berkun, reader's choiceby Scott Berkun

How do you overcome cynicism in an environment determined to maintain it? You overcome a toxic environment by walking…

Why I’m Posting daily in January 2014

Posted on December 30, 2013 in ask berkunby Scott Berkun

I love writing by assignment, especially challenges that test my limits. I’m grateful to you readers for helping me…

Why do we accept bad systems?

Posted on August 8, 2013March 6, 2021 in ask berkun, ethics, Philosophyby Scott Berkun

Each week I take the top voted question from readers and answer it.  With 45 votes, this week’s winner was “Why…

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