Category Archives: business

The Fate of the Purple Spotted Editor: Evolve or Die

Posted on November 18, 2010 by

Many of my friends are editors.  We employ editors, or more accurately, former editors. They are a wildly talented collection of people. They have refined over many years a skill that, like making watches by hand, is extremely difficult to … Continue reading →

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Are Old People Better Entrepreneurs? The Case for — and Against — Aging

Posted on September 11, 2010 by

Last week Newsweek ran an article entitled The Golden Age of Innovation which included an extraordinary factoid: People over 55 are twice as likely to found successful technology companies than people between 20 and 34. I was surprised to read … Continue reading →

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The Health Benefits of Losing Arguments to Your Wife

Posted on April 18, 2010 by

I read an extraordinary article in this morning’s New York Times Magazine about the correlation between marital happiness and health. Among the findings: a small wound (8 small blisters created by a suction machine) took one day longer to heal … Continue reading →

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Unsolicited Advice for My Younger Self #1: mentors are more accessible than you think

Posted on January 17, 2010 by

The first thing that comes to mind in the category of “advice for my younger self that might or might not be heeded by my younger self were he available to receive the message” is the importance of seeking out … Continue reading →

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