It’s been way too long since my last article. Partly, that’s because a piece like “How to Stop Having Problems” is a tough act to follow. What do you do after you stop having problems?In fact, that very question created some interesting new...
Today I saw a blog post by Jack Thomas that was a review of my book, You, Version 2.0. In it, he mentioned the “Mmmmm Test” that I described in one of the essays in the book. The funny thing about it is that I had completely forgotten I wrote...
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I’ve now shipped signed and numbered copies of You, Version 2.0 to eleven countries. About half of the books went to the US, and then there were multiple copies to each of Britain, Australia, Germany, and Israel. The remaining countries (Spain...
I have a confession to make: I’m lousy at multi-tasking. I’m one of those people who feels like they have to finish everything they start, even if they never actually do finish anything. I prefer to “drive” only one project at a time, because I...
The auction for low-numbered copies of “You, Version 2.0” is officially closed, and tomorrow I’ll begin the process of charging credit cards and shipping out books. So now the restriction on multi-copy sales is lifted, and you can buy as many...
Monday is the last day to get your bids in for the numbered and signed limited first edition of “You, Version 2.0”. For a quick look at the book, both inside and out, see this 62-page PDF sampler that showcases the front and back covers, as well as...
There’s a funny thing about creating. When you create, you make something out of nothing. But what if you don’t have any nothing to make something from?It sounds kind of stupid, but it’s really not. It’s all too easy to get your head full of lots...
It’s official. The special limited first edition of “You, Version 2.0” is now available for sale, in a sealed-bid “dutch” or “Google IPO-style” auction. If you want to check out what it looks like, inside and out, you can take a peek at this 62...
A couple of days ago, I got the proof copy of the new book back from the printers. The inside looks fantastic, but there were a couple of problems with the cover, so I got on the phone with the folks from 48hourbooks.com, who were very helpful and...
I was watching an old Simpsons episode on TV this afternoon, the one where Bart gets hit by Mr. Burns’s car. And there was a courtroom scene in it where the defense attorney is trying to set an appropriate value for Bart’s pain and suffering ($5). ...
Well, it’s been a lot of work, but it’s finally done. The master images and PDFs of the new book are finally off to the print shop, and I hope to have a printed proof copy some time next week.A lot of people suggested possible titles for the book...
So I’ve been working on a book for a little while now. It’s my first solo book (if you don’t count software manuals), and it’s going to be a printed collection of 28 self-improvement essays from this blog, including one essay that I’ve written, but...
