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Andy Weir is one of my favorite writers. He doesn’t put out books at the pace I’d prefer (we can’t all be Brandon Sanderson), but boy does he nail it with every book. The Martian was a perfect story. It’s the sort of book I go

There are no new ideas. Instead there’s riffing and adding to existing ideas. Austin Kleon lays this out beautifully in his book series, starting with, Steal Like An artist, which obviously steals its title from earlier references. Part of the magic of ideas is taking them from multiples sources

Last week I wrote about saying no. It’s a lesson I’m constantly re-learning. The problem is there’s so many things that I want to do. Even when I’ve managed to cut my tasks down to a tiny list, I inevitably look for ways to add in

Logen stalks back to the campfire, his mind on their mission to snuff out resistence. Something’s wrong. The site’s been disturbed, carelessly turned over. He turns just in time to catch the full-on charge of a flathead; its mouth open, ready to make contact with flesh. Logan grabs