Carlson Letter
Benjamin CarlsonSharing ideas on media, great thinkers, and how to gain attention for your ideas.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 36 | Founded | 3 years ago | Last Issue | 2 years ago |
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The Parable of the Left Hand Brick
In my last letter on Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, I had finished re-reading the first third of this wonderful book. At that point, the story had not dug into the book’s major theme—Quality—and the sense of foreboding, of mount...
3 1/2 Lessons from Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
One summer, when I was a young teenager, my dad gave me two books: Siddhartha, by Herman Hesse, and Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert M. Pirsig.
“These two books are why I studied philosophy,” he told me. “You might like...
How Many Voices Do You Have?
Do you have a voice that you hear inside your head?
How is it different from the voice you hear when you’re talking to your spouse? To a salesman at your door? To a neighbor’s child?
Carlson Letter is a reader-supported publication. To...
Why I Left Journalism
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If you haven’t yet, read the startling account by NPR reporter Uri Berliner in The Free Press.
It tells the story of a cultural shift within the organization. Away from even-handedness and toward advocacy.
Berliner’s story is...
13 Takeaways of Marshall McLuhan
There are some new friends on this list since you last heard from me.
Hello and welcome to the several hundred who subscribed after reading my essay for The Free Press on Marshall McLuhan. I’m glad you’re here.
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Seeking truth on power, wealth & media. Former executive editor at The Atlantic and China correspondent for AFP.
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