Monkeyminds; or, Fiddlesticks
… and so it seems to me that in this most twenty-first of centuries we live our lives in a state of unending distraction. The… Read More »Monkeyminds; or, Fiddlesticks
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Neal Stephenson on Speaking Arrangements; Art and Artists; Correspondence and Productive Writing
On Speaking [My literary agent] Darhansoff & Verrill… handles speaking requests. I almost never accept these. When I do, I charge a lot of money,… Read More »Neal Stephenson on Speaking Arrangements; Art and Artists; Correspondence and Productive Writing
Technology (12): Rise and Fall, Part 2
This post contains a few snapshots from a post by Jerry Neumann (The Deployment Age) and a great overview on the Death and Birth of… Read More »Technology (12): Rise and Fall, Part 2
Technology (11): The World Turned Upside Down; or, the rise and fall of techno-economic regimes
Why is the transition from one techno-economic system to another so disruptive for companies and individuals? On rookies and old pros We know that it… Read More »Technology (11): The World Turned Upside Down; or, the rise and fall of techno-economic regimes
Technology (10): a historyofinformation
If you haven’t come across it yet, Jeremy Norman‘s HistoryOfInformation.com is absolutely tremendous. It contains “more than 5,000 illustrated entries covering a diverse range of… Read More »Technology (10): a historyofinformation
Technology (9): The Dream Machine
In short This book – about the origins of the internet – comes highly recommended by lots of people, and is really excellent. Longer I… Read More »Technology (9): The Dream Machine
Technology (8): Kevin Kelly on finding jobs for infant technologies
This extract is from one of the best interviews with Kevin Kelly I’ve heard, on David Perell’s The North Star podcast. It covers a lot… Read More »Technology (8): Kevin Kelly on finding jobs for infant technologies
Seth Godin on personal brands and social media strategy
Everyone who is a person has a brand in the sense that your reputation precedes you, that just hearing your name implies a promise. But… Read More »Seth Godin on personal brands and social media strategy
“A meaningful jump”: McKinley Valentine on better ways to share your blog or newsletter on twitter
This looks like a fantastic set of tips from McKinley Valentine of The Whippet.* I say “looks like” because I haven’t tried the tips yet,… Read More »“A meaningful jump”: McKinley Valentine on better ways to share your blog or newsletter on twitter
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