Category Archives: reading

Writer's Life: August

Posted on August 14, 2009 by madinpursuit

The most consistent advice you hear to writers is read. So I’m trying to catch up on good fiction authors, whose language and writing style can permeate mine. This week I started The Falls by Joyce Carol Oates. I’ve heard … Continue reading →

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Stroke of Insight

Posted on August 2, 2009 by madinpursuit

Reading: My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist’s Personal Journey by Jill Bolte Taylor. At age 37, neuroanatomomist Taylor had a massive stroke in the left hemisphere of her brain. She lived to tell the tale of two brains. Here’s … Continue reading →

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Grit vs Quit: Godin's Dip As Guide

Posted on June 14, 2009 by madinpursuit

So you think you have a great product, a great strategy. You’re humming along and suddenly it isn’t fun anymore. The town goes quiet on you. Sales figures… disappear. No one <sniff> cares. Is it time to quit because you’re … Continue reading →

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What Would Google Do?

Posted on May 7, 2009 by madinpursuit

I’m listening to the audio-book What Would Google Do? by journalist Jeff Jarvis. He’s one of those cranky visionaries, leading us kicking and screaming out of the 20th century, using Google as the business model. (The Powerpoint presentation is here>>>.) … Continue reading →

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