Signal vs. Noise, one of the blogs I read on technology, productivity, and creativity, posted an article recently about being motivated in a constructive and positive way by jealousy. “Productive jealousy,” is an interesting theory, but I wonder if it’s really that common in practice. Like the article’s author, I have always been plagued with [...]
I just tore through a small but powerful writing book called “Ron Carlson Writes a Story” by (surprise!) Ron Carlson. Carlson guides us through the writing of one of his stories, “The Governor’s Ball.” He describes where the initial idea came from and then walks us through the process of completing the first draft. The [...]
“Every man has his own patch of earth to cultivate. What’s important is that he dig deep.??? — José Saramago
