Stories by herbertl

How Do You Know If a Book Is True?

Becoming a Magician (2018)

I’ve Optimized My Health to Make My Life as Long and Unpleasant as Possible

Lucky girl syndrome and the endless rebranding of “The Secret”

How the Great Recession paved the way for influencers to inherit the Earth

How Does This Whole “Writing Online” Thing Work?

“Don’t interview like Google, if you’re not building Google”

When my dad was sick, I started Googling grief. Then I couldn’t escape it

How to Live Differently

Greyscape – Explore Brutalism, Modernism, Constructivism and the Concrete World

The Unimportance of Practically Everything (2012)

The Imperfectionist: Who's in charge around here?

Lessons from 35 Years of Newsletter Publishing (2022)

The Fine Art of Failure: Rejection, not acceptance, defines writing life

On quitting, failing, and, “I find a lot of people who should quit don't”

I don't like making the best things

Disrupting Publishing in 700 Words

To Know How You Feel About Something, Say Goodbye

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