[Marginalia] When they come for your libraries . . .
What can the book, Papyrus: The Invention of Books in the Ancient World, teach us about the fragility of libraries in our current times? And what can you do about it?
What can the book, Papyrus: The Invention of Books in the Ancient World, teach us about the fragility of libraries in our current times? And what can you do about it?
In this re-thinking of an item I wrote several years ago, we’ll examine some reasons you should embrace imperfection in your work.
Learn how your beliefs and attitudes toward aging impact your health, happiness, and longevity, and how you can change them for the better.
Learn how nurturing your writing skills in emails and texts gives you a competitive advantage in business and life — and can improve with age!
What are the rules for quoting song lyrics in your book? Does “fair use” apply?
A paradox mindset helps creativity, teamwork, leadership, self-efficacy, perspective, and resilience; and how fiction shows us truth.
Marginalia: on Matthew Crawford’s book, Why We Drive: Toward a Philosophy of the Open Road. It might not be apparent from the title, but the two themes that keep jumping out at me are the dangers in our headlong rush toward applying AI to everything and the problem of perfectionism.
In this edition of Marginalia we’ll dive into my sidenote scribblings in Chip Conley’s new book, Learning to Love Midlife: 12 Reasons Why Life Gets BETTER with AGE
Teachings on perfectionism, imperfection, good enough, and why we need to practice flawsomism in our work, play, and lives.
How — and more importantly, WHY — should your book be designed for marginalia? And what are the two flavors of marginalia to be accommodated?
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