The Weekly Grab Bag – February 26, 2010
It's baaaaaaaaaack.
For those of you not aware of its existence, "The Weekly Grab Bag" — formerly called "The Weekly Grab Bag of Links," "The Week in Links" and "The Leek in Winks" — is a repository for the interesting stuff I read during the week.
While the topics will vary, you'll notice most of the content revolves around all forms of media (digital, print, social), productivity, public relations, technology and writing. (But I'm not afraid to throw in something from The Onion to keep you guys honest.)
I'm not exactly sure what the reception was like in its previous incarnations, but I want to share with you what I'm reading, and this is the place to do it.
Enjoy!
- What is a 21st Century Career? (WorkAwesome) - I agree with everything here, but it alludes to the idea that we must now work outside of work. Scary.
- The Best Writing Advice. Ever. (ProBlogger) – Tips #4 and #5 are my favorite. As Guy Fieri might say: "These are money."
- High Tech, High Risk, and High Life In Silicon Valley (Modern Mechanix) – This article is from the October, 1982 issue of National Geographic. The author prophetically refers to the work done in Silicon Valley as "the oil business of the eighties."
- Rules for Writing Fiction – Part 1 & 2 (The Guardian) – I don't write fiction. But if I did, I imagine these rules would inspire me to keep going.
- Improved Productivity: A 12-Step Program (Web Worker Daily) – I've been on a productivity tips kick lately, so this post is right up my alley. It should be up yours, too.
- How to Kill Innovation: Keep Asking Questions (Harvard Business Review) - Many a good idea has gotten bogged down in the details, never to emerge from the primordial goo, so to speak. The culprit? Questions.
That's all I've got. I hope you enjoy these links.
As always, you can find most all of my links on my Delicious page.
