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How to Ignore Pessimistic Family and Friends

Posted on April 7, 2015January 7, 2024 in ask berkunby Scott Berkun | 10 Comments

[Every Tuesday I write about the top voted question on Ask Berkun. This week’s question is from Gord, with…

Irreverent Roundup of Writing Advice (Q&A)

Posted on March 31, 2015April 29, 2015 in ask berkun, Writing Wellby Scott Berkun | 8 Comments

[Every Tuesday I write about the top voted question on Ask Berkun. This week it’s a roundup of unanswered…

What Questions Never Leave You?

Posted on March 24, 2015December 11, 2015 in ask berkun, Philosophyby Scott Berkun | 8 Comments

[Each Tuesday I take the top voted question from readers and answer it (submit yours here).  With 119 votes, this week’s winner…

How does physical fitness help productivity?

Posted on February 17, 2015February 17, 2015 in ask berkun, Cultureby Scott Berkun | 9 Comments

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

How Do You Make People Think?

Posted on February 10, 2015January 25, 2017 in Generalby Scott Berkun | 22 Comments

[Every Tuesday I take the top voted question from readers and answer it.  With 65 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 | 14 Comments

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 | 7 Comments

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

My Writing Process: A summary of writing on writing

Posted on January 13, 2015November 28, 2017 in Writing Wellby Scott Berkun | 3 Comments

Each week I take the top voted question from readers and answer it (submit one here). There were three questions about…

How can Obama & Congress foster innovation in 2015?

Posted on December 30, 2014December 30, 2014 in ask berkun, Innovationby Scott Berkun | 5 Comments

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

Who influences me as an influencer?

Posted on December 23, 2014December 23, 2014 in Generalby Scott Berkun | 7 Comments

Each week I take the top voted question from readers and answer it (submit one here). With 35 votes, this week’s…

How To Design A Book Cover (The Ghost of My Father)

Posted on December 18, 2014June 1, 2017 in Books, Ghostby Scott Berkun | 4 Comments

Now that my sixth book, The Ghost of My Father is out, it’s time to share the process that led…

The Rules I Live By

Posted on December 16, 2014March 6, 2021 in ask berkun, ethics, Philosophyby Scott Berkun | 29 Comments

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

Finalist in the Amtrak Writers in Residency Program

Posted on September 24, 2014September 24, 2014 in Generalby Scott Berkun | 7 Comments

I learned today I’m a finalist in Amtrak’s Writer’s in Residency program. Of over 16,000 applicants 124 semi-finalists were…

Questions for a bad question

Posted on September 16, 2014 in ask berkun, Writing Wellby Scott Berkun | 6 Comments

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 | 13 Comments

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 | 2 Comments

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

Results: What do readers want from author kickstarter projects

Posted on June 9, 2014June 9, 2014 in Ghost, Writing Wellby Scott Berkun | 4 Comments

Thanks to everyone who voted last week about my upcoming book, The Ghost of My Father (background here). Here are…

Can technology reduce consumerism?

Posted on June 3, 2014January 30, 2018 in ask berkunby Scott Berkun | 9 Comments

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

Feedback wanted: redesign sketches for scottberkun.com

Posted on May 29, 2014June 3, 2014 in Generalby Scott Berkun | 16 Comments

For the last two weeks I’ve been working with designer/developer Ryan Sommers on a redesign for scottberkun.com. I asked you…

How do you transform fear?

Posted on May 7, 2014August 16, 2016 in ask berkunby Scott Berkun | 9 Comments

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

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