I’ve been kicking around an idea after reading the book Outliers: The Story of Success. One of the major themes of the book is that success doesn’t come just from having raw talent or outworking the competition. Successful people usually have talent, work ethic, AND are able to put them to use to become experts [...]
Twitter For Dummies?
I’m not a big fan of any of the “for Dummies” or “for Idiots” books. I’m not an idiot (ok, that’s open for debate), and I’d imagine most people who are can’t glean much knowledge from any book, no matter how dumbed down it is. But Twitter For Dummies just makes me laugh. I guess [...]
A Wandering Generality Instead of a Meaningful Specific
Check out this amazing interview with Seth Godin outside of the TED conference. How does one guy touch on so many great ideas in such a short time frame? One of the important points here for journalists I think is the possibilities the web presents to do “your thing” and be the best at it–basically [...]