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Moneyball for book publishers and Substack writers
From the movie, Moneyball
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I was talking to a friend about book promotion a few years back, and I explained that a big part of selling your book is to appear on podcasts. And she said:
Wouldn’t that discourage people from buying yo...
The End of Loneliness
I once read that Leonardo DiCaprio’s production company bought the movie rights to Malcolm Gladwell’s bestseller Blink. This made me wonder if something similar might happen to my own somewhat less bestselling books. Perhaps How Pleasure Wo...
"Nobody can touch you without your consent"
(This is a lightly revised version of a post originally sent to paid subscribers.)
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“Nobody can touch you without your consent” seems right. When I entered the phrase into Google, the AI stated that it was
fundamentally correct and a...
Intelligence Testy
Podcast with Robert Wright
Robert Wright and I meet every once in a while to discuss the issues of the day. This is a joint production of Small Potatoes and Bob’s Non-Zero Podcast. Here’s the most recent meeting.
Is it good to be famous?
There are bad ways to be famous. I feel awful for Rachael Gunn—the Australian breakdancer who went viral due to her unfortunate performance in the 2024 Olympics. She was the second-most-popular Halloween costume that year, which is n...
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