Newsletter 57: Is rewarding heroics making your workplace better? Plus, Project 2025 book delayed, AI’s marketing value is less than zero, Scottish WorldCon triumph, three people to follow and three books to read. Every heroic workplace act is a sign of failure I worked in companies for 33 years. I was often the hero, and…
Newsletter 56: Why Google got caught and it won’t matter; public domain photo search engine; X whines about boycott. Plus three people to follow and three books to read. Did Google cheat? What do you think. Did Google violate antitrust law by unlawfully using its monopoly to exert leverage in other markets? Of course it…
Newsletter 55: Why paying people by the hour is the most pervasive and perverse trend in business. Plus the Hugos reject automated entries, JD Vance gets rich off his VP nod, Ingram bans a book about AI in publishing, three people to follow and three books to read. Nobody smart or skilled should work by…
Newsletter 54: Honesty is impossible but essential, why the Times bestseller list favors liberals, free books for 2 million kids, plus three people to follow, three books to read, and a sneak preview of our author ROI research. On telling the truth We all are certain we are honest people. We all hold truth as…
Newsletter 53. Why AI will boost, not threaten, true creative workers; Jane Friedman summarizes AI’s impact on publishers; Audible shares royalties. Plus three people to follow, three books to read, and how to get 77 Kindle books for less than a dollar each. The future belongs to creative workers There are so many ways to…
Newsletter 51. A tribute to the grueling journey of this year’s graduation class. Plus, ableist ChatGPT, foot traffic to bookstores improves, plus three people to follow and three books to read. Spare a thought for the college Class of 2024 About 4 million people will complete a college degree this year. This is a class…
Newsletter 50. A terrible (or wonderful?) way to grow a business. Europeans reading in English, writerbots, and creepy AI video. Plus, three people to follow, three books to read, and your last chance to be counted as an author. What do you nurture? I don’t nurture leads. I help people. Look, I know there is…
Newsletter 49. Why STEM education is about mind exercise, not job training. Plus, why AI is fair turnabout for journalists, ChatGPT is a bullshitter, and the Stanford Internet Observatory stops tracking the spread of lies. Plus, three people to follow and three books to read. Training thinkers For more than a decade, people have been…
Newsletter 48. Knowledge workers are old hat; long live idea workers. Plus, audiobooks grow like mad, Texas court refuses to restore banned fart books, and proof that AI will never stop hallucinating. Also, three people to follow, three books to read, and a chance to register your experience as an author. The ascendance of the…