Writing a book is hard. Writing a good book is even harder. Writing a good book for children is in many ways even harder than that. So it’s rare for me as an adult nonfiction author to have a children’s book catch my eye as an example of good writing…

Ozan Varol is one of my favorite thinkers on thinking. And as someone with a tattoo of a Falcon 9 rocket on his forearm, I was particularly drawn to the title of his brand new book, Think Like A Rocket Scientist. If you liked Smartcuts or are a fan of…

As Peter allegedly wrote, a little charity can cover a multitude of sins. So it goes in business, too, it seems. When people are showing up and sales are coming in, we can be forgiven for not having perfect habits at work. …

“Cappuccino and go.” — Dr. Peter McGraw is the world’s top academic expert on the science of humor. I devoured his fascinating 2014 book The Humor Code (and wrote about it here) when it came out. But when McGraw announced that he was releasing a business book about what leaders can learn from comedy…

I wouldn’t mind if we got rid of 99.999% of podcasts out there. But if Ryan Hawk’s The Learning Leader ever went away, I would be heartbroken. It’s the greatest business podcast, hands down. …

This post is part of my ongoing series on how great writers write. Subscribe to future posts here. My co-author Joe Lazauskas says that Stephen J. Valentine was the toughest teacher ever — and also the best one he ever had. That’s why I was so excited to get my…