Blowing up the garage with my chem set (and other curiosities)
My friend has a sign in her office that has been top-of-mind for me this week: “Asking questions is a mark of success.” Cool. So what does that mean? Taken one way, it might mean that once you’ve risen...
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As part of my social media experimentation and engagement strategy (that’s code for “learning it by doing it”), I sometimes participate in one of Harvard Business Review’s #HBRchat sessions on Twitter...
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Ever heard of Wikipedia? Unless you’re living under a rock, of course you have. It has 20 million articles (more than 3.8 million in English), which are written collaboratively by volunteers from...
View ArticleWho needs a muse when the clock is ticking?
It’s Halloween, and tomorrow is a big day for many writers. Why? It’s the kickoff day for NaNoWriMo—National Novel Writing Month for the uninitiated. Throughout the month of November, participants take...
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