My next book: Mind Management, Not Time Management (Preview Edition now available)

April 29, 2020

The past decade or so, I’ve been working on a new approach to productivity. It all started when I realized that time management was failing me. keep on reading »

Book Friday! Don’t buy garbage. Buy books.

November 29, 2019

I’m approaching my two-year anniversary since the launch of my first self-published book. I figure it’s time to celebrate.

For a very short time, I am discounting the crap out of all of my self-published books. As someone who follows my work, I wanted to let you know! keep on reading »

Book Giveaway: “The War of Art” and “The Heart to Start”

June 25, 2018

Is this the summer you’ll finally achieve your creative destiny?

Do you daydream about writing a book? Recording an album? Starting a company? What stands in your way?

Sometimes we’re our own biggest obstacle. keep on reading »

New Book: Make Money Writing on the STEEM Blockchain

June 05, 2018

Since beginning to write on the STEEM blockchain eighteen months ago, I’ve cashed out over $4,000 US for my writing. The most amazing part is: Nobody had to pay a cent to read what I wrote. keep on reading »

My new book: The Heart to Start

December 12, 2017

The Heart to Start is Here credit

You’ve heard the advice before: Just get started.

If you can follow that advice, you absolutely should. Write your first book. Build your first company. Record your first song.

If you’re anything like me, it’s not so easy. You think about everything that could go wrong. You worry it will be a total failure. You can hear everyone laughing at you.

Heck, even as I launch this book, I have these same worries.

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Getting Art Done will help you bring your work into the world

April 27, 2017

OMFG, I’m writing another book. In the course of helping thousands of students learn design, and in the course of my own creative endeavors as an author, designer, entrepreneur, and podcaster, I’ve discovered a problem: keep on reading »

“Design for Hackers” available on Kindle

September 16, 2011

As I was writing Design for Hackers, I didn’t think the Kindle version would really be worthwhile. So, naturally, I didn’t even think about it as I announced that Design for Hackers was available on Amazon. keep on reading »

Zero to Best-Seller in 4 Hours

September 15, 2011

7:35 this morning I was awoken by a call from my Publisher, Chris Webb from Wiley. I wasn’t expecting to hear these words any time soon in my life:
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Design for Hackers (the book) is here!

September 14, 2011

It was less than 10 months ago that I told you that I would be writing Design for Hackers. Less than 10 months, and the book is already available. In fact, I just signed a bunch of books for some of the amazing 138 backers of the Kickstarter campaign, and I’m also packing my bags and going on tour, starting (oxymoronically) with stops in Boston and NYC next week. keep on reading »