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Is the Internet Making Us Stupid?
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 […]
Continue readingEven Heroes Need Extra Eyeballs
I’m reading a great book called Rework by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson. Rework is a collection of brief one-page and two-page business lessons. You can plow through five or 10 chapters at a time and feel inspired, stimulated, and rejuvenated. It’s time well spent. Keep in mind, Fried and Heinemeier are the founders […]
Continue readingPlanning for Obsolescence
If you’ve studied business models, you’re probably familiar with the strategy of planned obsolescence. It’s a strategy where you plan for products that you release today to automatically become outdated a few years down the road. Planned obsolescence is how the software industry works. Every few years, software programs (and operating systems) get a face […]
Continue readingA Classic Today, Rare Book Tomorrow
I’ve recently been on a book binge, buying up some volumes I’ve been intending to buy, but postponing. Part of my reasoning is I’d rather pay $20 to get a used classic book now, than pay hundreds of dollars later when it’s considered a rare book. Perfect example: For the last year, I’ve been searching […]
Continue readingSneaking Bullets through Airport Security
On Tuesday, I took my parents to the airport. As we drove up, we joked about mom getting stopped by airport security. We had a good laugh. But little did we know how prescient our joking was: my mom was about to have an encounter with federal security agents. You see, I had driven to […]
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