Is the Internet making us stupid?
This is the question Michael Brown asks in his recent article about Nicholas Carr’s new book, The Shallows.
My take:
The Internet (and the portability of technology in general) is making us more distracted than ever. When it’s harder to focus, your ability to maintain a single line of thought is extremely [...]
If you’ve been a reader for any length of time, you know that my blog here is the “main course,” so to speak.
In other words, this is where I share a lot of my controversial ideas, as well as tips, strategies, and techniques for writing sales copy, getting traffic, and growing business.
Now, I even have [...]
Ever see a picture of a performer spinning plates on sticks? I don’t think I’ve ever seen it done in person, but I’ve seen pictures of it similar to this one:
As an entrepreneur and service provider, I feel like plate spinning is a good metaphor for my life.
There are always lots of plates in the [...]
In high school, I joined the newspaper staff as soon as they would let me, and I took all the honors English classes I could. I was in love with reading and writing — I couldn’t get enough of it.
In honors English we would read a book every two weeks (usually a classic), then write [...]