Going Digital Doesn’t Affect Reading Comprehension (Study)
In my Friday Reads post last week, I wrote about an article suggesting that people who read deeply and read a lot of literature show more empathy. I mentioned how […]
Category Archives: book
Social Media and the 21st Century Commonplace Book
In the midst of my recent move to Central Florida, I made some drastic decisions: my wife and I decided to move to our new home with only what we […]
Magnificent Obsession
Reblogged from mindfulmagpie: It was Friday. I’d been looking forward to it, dreaming of it, actually, for days. I knew what I was going to do. No need to announce […]
Essay: What Hollywood Doesn't Get About Jane Eyre
Reblogged from jessicaminiermabe: Over the years, there have many film versions of Charlotte Brontë’s marvelous novel about an orphaned girl struggling to find happiness in Victorian England’s rigid society. Those […]
David Foster Wallace On Perfectionism, Ambition, and the Urge to Write
Back in 1996, David Foster Wallace sat down with Leonard Lopate at WNYC to talk about his novel Infinite Jest. The interview soon veered off into topics about what led DFW to […]
Tim Ferriss: 4-Hour-Hero or just another asshat?
By Jason Braun and Kevin Eagan Tim Ferriss is a polarizing figure. Some see him as a brilliant salesman and self-promoter while others think he is overhyped and self-absorbed. I fall into the […]
Haruki Murakami on writing while running
Last week, I mentioned that a writing goal, like Chris Guillebeau’s goal of 1,000 words a day, can help you create the right writing habits. It’s the same for anything, […]
How self-help books have changed the way we think
The “self-help” book has changed how we think, and many readers are OK with that. Here are some of my thoughts on why. Over the last year, I’ve read a […]
How I’m using Evernote and IFTTT to collect and organize my digital marginalia
This year, I’ve written about how digital marginalia — those notes, clippings, likes, and kindle book highlights — have re-shaped the way we read. In particular, I believe that we […]
Why I love my Kindle Keyboard
Earlier this month, Amazon released a collection of new Kindles. One of the new Kindles is the Kindle Paperwhite, a front-lit e-ink multi-touch Kindle with one of the crispest displays […]
