Steven Johnson
Writer. (Eight books, most recently Future Perfect.) Host of new PBS/BBC2 series, How We Got To Now, airing October 2014. Three kids, one wife. Marin/Brooklyn.
The Spark File
Looking back at all the tools and techniques that I've developed over the years as a writer, it occurs to me that most of them are, in one…Looking back at all the tools and techniques that I've developed over the years as a writer, it occurs to me that most of them are, in one way or another, grappling with two critical mental forces: the power (and weakness) of human memory, and the sometimes overwhelming drive to procrastinate. Let's start with memory, and put off procrastination for the time being. (Appropriate, right?) There are a number of ways that your memory can get in the way of a good writing session when you're in the…Steven Johnson5 min read