Just over five years ago, Cal Newport and I launched the first session of Top Performer. The release was shortly after the publication of Cal’s book So Good They Can’t Ignore You. Cal’s career-advice book dispelled the myth that following your passion was the key to fulfilling work. Instead, the heart of great careers is […]
Want to Write for a Living? The 7 Things I Wish I’d Known
I’ve been writing full-time for over a decade. Here are the things I wish someone told me when I was starting out.
The 7 Things I Wish I’d Known Before College
College students are inundated terrible advice. Here's what I would tell my 18-year old self if I were starting today.
Is Modernity a Myth?
Do we live in a post-modern age? Or has modernity never existed? A review of the provocative (and possibly crazy) We Have Never Been Modern.