#60 – How to be a free thinker – Freedom, that ever elusive idea. I do my best to trap some of it here.
#59 – How to pick a president – We don’t get to pick our head honcho very often. Here’s advice, from history, on how to do it well.
#58 – How to innovate right now – If you want to start right now, read this.
#57 – How to be a genius – A wild run through the history of creative geniuses.
#56 – Creative thinking hacks – A 5 minute crash course in how creative thinking happens.
#55 – How to stay motivated – What to do when the energy and fun starts to fade.
#54 – Writing Hacks Part 1: Starting – Some advice on getting through those tough first few sentences.
#53 – How to detect bullshit – Why do we tell so many kinds of lies? And what can we do about it?
#52 – Advice for new managers, part 2 – More advice for those new to the management game.
#51 – Attention and Sex – What we give undivided attention to matters more than anything else.
#50 – Advice for new managers, part 1 – Things to consider when you’re managing people or a team for the first time.
#49 – How to make a difference - How do you know you’re adding value to the things that matter?
#48 – Good, evil and technology – Are you a good person? How do you know? Can you apply similiar critieria to what you make?
#47 – Teams and stars – Can you balance star egos with the needs of a team? What makes good teams work and how do stars fit?
#46 – Why software sucks (and what to do about it) – Why is so much of what’s made so bad? Here’s some fun opinions and advice.[...] and more at http://www.scottberkun.com/essays/ [...]
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Confession I’ve looked with some care at only essay topics from the list “Latest Essays — January 2009.” From that list, I presume to provide a few minor repairs, to wit:
#60 “ever elusive” would work better as “ever-elusive.”
#56 “5 minute” would be clearer as “5-minute.”
#55 “”starts” should have the plural form, “start.”
Plainly, you’ve been told often enough that you think and write well. I seek only to say I agree with that assessment. I hope my fading mind is able to hang on to yoyur name and site, since I suspect I’d benefit by subsequent re-examination, thus return.
Thank you. —Ed Nelson
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