The Lesson We Have Yet To Learn

Writing About Someone Well Known Removes That Obligation Of Defending It As A Subject, But It Also Means That Some Of The Surprise And Freshness Is Already Gone. It's So Different - In Some Ways Much Harder For Me.

I Wish I Had Coined The Phrase 'tyranny Of Choice,' But Someone Beat Me To It. The Counterintuitive Truth Is That Have An Abundance Of Options Does Not Make You Feel Privileged And Indulged; Too Many Options Make You Feel Like All Of Them Are Wrong, And That You Are Wrong If You Choose Any Of Them.

I Think On A Day-to-day Basis, What Attracts Us In Coexisting With Another Living, Evolving Thing, Is That You Have A Relationship That's Different Than With A Piece Of Furniture. We Experience The Cycle Of Life Through These Other Beings.

To My Great Surprise, Twitter Is Not Housed In A Silver Pod That Orbits Earth At Supersonic Speeds, Vacuuming Up And Then Dispersing Digital Bits Of Worldwide Chitchat; It's In A Big, Bland Office Building In Downtown San Francisco, Near A Bowling Alley And An Old Navy.

I Love Convincing A Reader That An Unusual Or Seemingly Ordinary Subject Is Worth His Or Her Time - It's Part Of The Fun For Me As A Writer.