How failure can often lead to our biggest successes
Thursday, April 29th, 2010I love this talk by Steve Jobs. Maybe you’ve seen it before. If you have, go ahead and watch…
Fiction author Robin Brande talks about writing, reading, and other vital matters
Writing, reading, and other vital matters
Archive for the 'Life' Category
For those of us who like to geek out on recycling, green living, etc.
Wednesday, April 28th, 2010I’ve already sent this video to four people in the past 24 hours, so I guess it’s time to share…
Does money motivate or distract people?
Tuesday, April 27th, 2010Here are two fascinating talks from the TED series about the strategies and manipulations that lead people to perform at…
How gaming can change and even save our world
Monday, April 26th, 2010Here’s your next lecture from the fabulous TED series. You’ve gotta love Jane McGonigal’s energy and her very creative…
The creative value of taking (a lot of) time off
Sunday, April 25th, 2010As part of the research for my next novel, I’ve been watching lots and lots of videos of talks given…
How To Get Your [Blank] Together
Wednesday, March 24th, 2010I can always use a talk like this. The speaker, David Allen, gave this speech to some employees at…
On creativity, being wrong, and having Shakespeare (the student) in your English class
Tuesday, February 16th, 2010I love this lecture! Watched it once already this morning, and will now go watch it again.
I especially love…
Meanness, betrayal, and other hazards of success
Thursday, January 21st, 2010This week’s installment of Kristine Kathryn Rusch’s Freelancer’s Survival Guide shares some pretty ugly stories of what can happen…
Why I think science girls are the coolest
Monday, January 18th, 2010There’s a website out there called GirlMogul.com, and it celebrates and encourages smart girls. So you know I’m loving…
FAT CAT recipes? We gotcher recipes.
Monday, December 14th, 2009Lately a lot of people have been asking me for recipes from FAT CAT. Some of the recipes in…