10 things I think I learnt writing a book- December 26, 2005 1. Writing is much harder than "thinking" 2. I have a much more acute problem of attention disorder than my friends and my wife give me grief on 3. MS Word can be "very" annoying 4. "Search" technologies are in their infancy 5. It does rain a lot in Seattle 6. I sure can drink a lot of coffee 7. Creative writers deserve a hefty paycheck8. Writer's "block" is real and could last weeks :) 9. Writing is a creative art form 10. I love writing !!!http://blogs.msdn.com/paddys/archive/2005/12/26/507426.aspx Holiday book list- December 19, 2005 Here is a quick list of books that I am either currently reading or have just read in the last 6 months or so: 1. The Next Global Stage: Kenichi Ohmae 2. The 86% solution 3. Blue Ocean Strategies 4. The World is Flat 5. The Competitive advantage of Nations- Michael Porter - old classic 6. Freakonomics 7. Das Kapital - Carl MArx ( dont ask me why I read this ) 8. The New Silk Route - coming :)http://blogs.msdn.com/paddys/archive/2005/12/19/505685.aspx |