They say that publishing works on this basis, with the most successful books subsidising the disappointments. Within the limits of publishing’s Rule Number One (“Remain… Read More »“The successes pay for the failures”
So who invented the motor car running on an internal combustion engine? Like the steam engine – and as I will show later, the computer… Read More »Innovation as network phenomenon: Matt Ridley on who invented the motor car
Skimming a book of biographies of mathematicians I see few originators but many contributors: “She advanced the study of…” “He made many invaluable contributions…” “He… Read More »Contribution
How much of an impact does a project need to have? How much change is necessary for the work to be worth it? What you… Read More »A non-trivial improvement
They say a problem shared is a problem halved, but it gets better than that: some burdens feel much less than half as light when… Read More »Our problem
This is the seventh post in a series – start here. There will never be enough time, tools, people, or other resources to achieve everything… Read More »Strategy (7): interlude – strategy and scarcity
… is an excellent question to ask yourself when you write, share, promote something. Would I use this term to search for this? Would I… Read More »Would I click on this?
A local maximum is a high-point that’s lower than other peaks, like a small hill on the edge of a mountain range. At a local… Read More »The way forward (local maximum)
What is tacit knowledge? Wikipedia says, “Tacit knowledge or implicit knowledge (as opposed to formal, codified or explicit knowledge) is the kind of knowledge that… Read More »Tacit knowledge
A lot of children’s fiction has a surprising politics to it. Despite all our tendencies in Britain toward order and discipline – towards etiquette manuals… Read More »Katherine Rundell on the subversive politics of children’s books