Why We Love Sociopaths: Interview
Last week I reviewed the book Why We Love Sociopaths: a guide to late capitalist television and I enjoyed it…
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Why We Love Sociopaths: Book Review
The other day I saw some high school students in a coffeeshop, and on the table was a book…
How to design a great book cover (Behind the scenes)
The 1.1 edition of Mindfire: Big Ideas for Curious Minds, a collection of my best essays, was officially released.…
Advice for speakers bored with their own material
A basic rule offered in Confessions of a Public Speaker is to pick material you care deeply about, since…
What I learned from Powerpoint Karaoke
Everyone has fears about regular public speaking, but what if you have to present someone else’s slides? And see them…
Seven Problems with American Elections
America is one of the greatest countries the world and is often heralded as the best example of democracy…
Poll Results: Would you work from home?
Thanks to all 524 people who voted. All the data is in. Here are the results. Of the 341…
What should you do when stranger sends high priority email?
I asked this question on twitter – here are the best responses: “Hey, thanks for the email; please enjoy…
Open letter to Americans about our politics
Dear people who complain: There was never a golden age in American politics. If you despair at how depressing…
Quote of the month
I begin my novels knowing what happens. I write endings first. I write last sentences, sometimes last paragraphs first.…
Are societies more against individuals than ever?
Imran Farouk, one of my kickstarter supporters for Mindfire, had this request for a blog post: Q: How has…
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,…
The final cover is here, plus a sneak peek
Thanks to everyone who voted through all three rounds of cover designs. For the last round, it proved to…
The new book is on its way: update soon
A few weeks ago I reported the results from your votes on the title for the next book. The…
Should I Keep “Readers Choice”?
For awhile now I’ve done readers choice posts – and I used the now defunct slinkset.com as a way…
New update on the next book
After a pre-spring hiatus, things are rolling again on book #4. First update on the book is here, and…
Looking for a word for…
I posted on twitter yesterday looking for a word. Here’s what I wrote: I need a word for someone…
You are Don Draper: Pick the ad
You can be Don Draper and help pick an advertisement. I can’t offer you bourbon or a smoke, but…
How to speak to a bored audience
In a series of posts, called ask berkun, I write on whatever topics people submit and vote for. This…
Poll: Write more or write better?
A question on my mind regarding this blog, is this: should I be writing more often? Or writing less,…