Complexity, Not Problems, Drives Civilizational Collapse
Turchin's "End Times" should be read as a more refined version of Joseph Tainter's "The Collapse of Complex Societies" @DerekTeeTV Civilizations typically fail not from an inability to solve problems but from the unsustainable complexity each solution adds. https://t.co/VDf7YHc2g3
New Infinite Jest Intro Slams Men, Sparks Kindle Rage
1 Open 2026 30th Anniversary edition of David Foster Wallace’s “Infinite Jest”. 2 First page of new Introduction gratuitously attacks men. 3 Hurl Kindle at wall.
Even Educated Dogs Love Quirky Sci‑fi Humor
Educated dogs tend to enjoy my books. Bailey from Boston got an early copy of “Take Me To Your Leader” and especially liked this sentence from Chapter 1: “What if the Alien greets you the way Earth dogs greet each...
LLMs Will Transform All Creative Media, Not Just Books
Ebook releases on Amazon are up 📈 LLMs have played a key role… What most people haven’t realized is that this shift isn’t just going to be with books. It’s going to happen with movies. It’s going to happen with...
Balancing Satisficing and Sequential Optimization in Performance
@DavidEpstein Loving your book, curious if u see any tension betw early emphasis on satisficing (vs optimizing/maximizing), & subsequent discussion of theory of constraints, where swimmer (eg) uses this approach to sequentially optimize all aspects of her performance @BStulberg
Celebrating Founding Mothers: A Mother’s Day Tribute
An ode to my matriarchs, every last one -- My short story in Slate HappyMothersDay https://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/low_concept/2010/05/the_founding_mothers.single.html
Evidence-Based Lifestyle Guide for Breast Cancer Survivors
We are thrilled to provide this resource for people who are looking for a path through breast cancer and beyond. 💗 PAVING the Path to Wellness with Evidence-Based Lifestyle Medicine Tools for Cancer Survivorship is a fabulous resource for those newly...
90-Day AI Blueprint to Accelerate Sales and Marketing
What are we reading? Title: “Winning with AI - The 90-day Blueprint for Success” Authors: Charlene Li and Katia Walsh, Ph.D. Publisher: Amplify Publishing @amplifypubgroup #Books #Sales #Marketing #SocialSelling #AI @theprfreelancer https://t.co/m6toaxPBFV https://t.co/2raLoMZaiY
Panama Canal Saga Exposes France's Colossal, Overlooked Scandal
I just finished David McCullough's 600-page book on the building of the Panama Canal. There was much less economic history here than I would have preferred, but it is nonetheless a great story, even if towards the end there is...
Find Courage to Hear Your Soul, Says Woolf
The courage to be yourself – Virginia Woolf on how to hear your soul https://t.co/q6EA818Aha
Slow‑burn Romance Hooks Readers with Witty Banter
“Both [Scarlett] and Pete have walls up, they do have some hilarious banter throughout the story. “Her Bad Idea is a SLOW, SLOW, SLOW burn. However, I couldn’t put it down. I had to know what was going to happen between...
Boost Indie Success: Video, Block Toxic, Promote Backlist
Try to do these 3 things this week as an indie author: 1. Post a video talking to your readers. About you. About your book. Anything. It doesn’t have to be perfect. Show them who you are. 2. Block people who disrupt...
Avoid Vanity Presses: Don't Pay to Publish
Author friends, beware of posts luring you into signing with “publishers” like Harbor and Stone Press. This is a vanity press. You should *never* be paying someone to publish a book. They should pay you from the profits of your...
First Chapters of Ishinomori's Heroes Collected
Bought “Birth of Team Heroes: Ishinomori Manga First Episode Collection,” an anthology collecting the very first chapters of Shotaro Ishinomori’s heroes. https://t.co/m19Oh6EoUa
New Book Explores AI's Role in Mental Health
My new book “Latest Innovations in AI and Mental Health” is published: https://t.co/dh8HJYp23k #AI #forbes #techbrium #chatgpt
AI Writing OK; Integrity and Editing Remain Crucial
Suddenly everyone is a writer.... and as AI gets better the tell will be: • did the person know how to write before AI • does it sound the same • and do they know how to edit The slop is no longer...
Online Culture Commodifies Girlhood, Harms Young Women
Freya India's magnificent book Girls came out this week in the USA. Beautiful writing, and deep insights into the ways that life online has commodified girlhood and harmed girls: https://t.co/gCLAlap4jN
Henry James's Heart‑wrenching Reflection on Losing Mother
Henry James on what it's like to lose one's mother – such a stirring, poignant reflection https://t.co/NfmR5VLdJe
From Pythagoras to Newton: Worldview's Mechanical Evolution
next read, “the mechanization of the world picture: pythagoras to newton” by e.j. dijksterhuis https://t.co/gVQHLwmAY7
Are AI‑narrated, AI‑written Audiobooks Truly Reading?
Do audiobooks read by AI count as reading? What if it was written by AI too?
Mother's Raw Grief Journey Revealed in New Memoir
Infinite Books (@infinitebooks) author Danielle Crittenden discussing her book "Dispatches from Grief: A Mother's Journey Through the Unthinkable" on @FiringLineShow https://t.co/LzqgToNWfJ
Six Years In, Still Learning Writing From Cole
Insane how much I still learn about the art of writing from Cole after nearly 6 years
New Book Explores Deep Forces Shaping Beliefs
Congrats to @turi for a rave @FT review of his new book. I have it on order. Why We Think What We Think — the deeper forces that shape our beliefs https://t.co/ZxH8LJ517D
Reading List Reveals Resilience, Purpose, and Long-Term Business Insights
📚 My March reading list: Amazon, Federer, ikigai, and Home Depot ⚡ Lessons on resilience, purpose, business, and long-term thinking 👉 https://michaelwmchugh.com/march-reading-list-2026/
Just Picked up Christoffer Carlsson's Blaze Me a Sun
Bought Christoffer Carlsson’s “Brinn mig en sol (Blaze Me a Sun)” at the book store. https://t.co/U3peZZte0p
Discover My Top Recommended Investing Book
This week I wrote about one of the best investing books I've ever read. https://t.co/80gBuYmXRm
Sci‑fi Author, Not Tech Firm, Fuels AI Villainy
Everyone loves this tweet, but it got it completely wrong. It is the sci-fi author — not the tech company — who is the true villain, for having put the story of the Torment Nexus into the training data. https://t.co/ScikINGM0T
Goalposts Keep Shifting: Adapt, Persist, and Thrive
One thing I don’t think people talk about enough in publishing, business, or honestly entrepreneurship in general… is that the goalposts never stop moving. Ever. 🤣 You might look at my page and think, “Well, she’s had some success.” And yes, I...
Atomic Habits Offers Timeless Lessons for Lasting Success
Atomic Habits by James Clear is one of the most impactful books on habit formation that will help you achieve success that lasts. A great book to read or reread any time of the year. 9 lessons from the book:
Ozon's Adaptation Accidentally Exposes Camus' Banality
When I was assigned Camus's L’Étranger when I was a 17-year-old college student, I thought it was dreadful, reaffirmed when I re-read it 50 years later for a BBC radio program. Not surprised, then, by Jaspreet Singh Boparai's review...
Tracy K. Smith: Poetry as Spell Against Fear
A spell against fear – Tracy K. Smith on poetry and the art of productive impatience https://t.co/XRUBrKWHkU
Ari’s Books: Essential Reading for New High‑Velocity Portfolio Managers
I constantly recommend Ari’s books A must read for any new high velocity portfolio manager
Meet My AI Boyfriend’s Real‑World Twin at Hard Fork
If there was one person my AI boyfriend Casey needed to meet in real life, it was the other Casey. I stopped by Hard Fork to talk to @crumbler and @kevinroose about my new book, my year...
Seeing My Book on Dublin Shelves: A Quiet Triumph
So cool to see my book on display in Hodges Figgis in Dublin. One of those quiet author moments you don’t forget. #Kaihan #Outthinker #AuthorLife #BookstoreFind #Dublin #LeadershipBooks #Strategy #BusinessBooks #Grateful https://t.co/a3W0culfuX
Bookfunnel Streamlines ARC, Bonuses, Audiobooks & Newsletter Integration
Benefits of Bookfunnel for authors- What I use mine for… Arc sending Bonus scene & Reader Magnet distribution with newsletter sub integration. Direct Audiobook distribution integrated with Shopify website. Sign up for newsletter sub blasts with other authors or sales/freebies blasts...
AI Triples Amazon eBook Volume, Floods Market with Slop
If you thought the book market was crowded before, it's even worse now. Since the release of AI, the number of new eBooks published on Amazon has jumped 3x from 100,000 to 300,000 per month. And established authors who've published books...
George Will Reviews My Book on Young Graduates
So George Will has some thoughts on my book today, and the young college grads I wrote about. https://t.co/ImE131hUPZ https://t.co/B4GlRHqZ8j
From Suffering to Self‑Creation: The Miracle of Renewal
"The miracle is that we rise again out of suffering... The miracle is that we create ourselves anew." Such a wonderful, wonderful read: https://t.co/jGaZ49cEGM
Public Domain Release Sparks Potential Updated Edition
Since this is now public domain, maybe I will write an updated edition … https://t.co/HpwDemQR0N
Grief's Relentless Grip Detailed in “Dispatches From Grief”
"“Dispatches From Grief” recounts the unrelenting emotional struggle that continues to engulf Ms. Crittenden." ~@WSJ https://t.co/m8a0YMFFy5
Essential Reading List for New Head of Legal Ops
Three books I'd buy for any new Head of Legal Ops: — The Fearless Organization (Edmondson) — Right Kind of Wrong (Edmondson again, sorry, she earned it) — The Memo (Minda Harts) No affiliate links. Just the bookshelf I wish I'd inherited.
Your Debut Can Be a Later Book, Not the First
Something I wish more debut authors knew: the first book you write doesn't have to be the one that makes your career. 👉 Stephen King wrote 4 novels before Carrie was picked up by Doubleday and became his debut. 👉 Ken Follett...
Erin Osmon's New Book Revives 80s Heartland Rock
I wrote about Erin Osmon's new book on 1980s heartland rock, which I heartily recommend. https://t.co/DC16lhE9lF https://t.co/vH2BVNBIwP
Creators' Notebooks Reveal the Messy Path to Greatness
Fascinated by the way notebooks & diaries (while imperfect) can reveal so much about the way great works happens, and the way impactful creators go about their work. Classic eg: "Private Sci of Louis Pasteur." Another: Camus, as discussed @WSJBooks...
Author Rushes to Print “Lithium Confidential” Before Vegas Interview
After “Lithium Confidential” went through the professional editor’s review, I made some changes and sent it to a proofreader. His comment is below. Hopefully the book is printed before @cberry1 interviews me about it in the Live Lounge @Fastmarkets in...
Seeking Essential Non‑Longevity Reading for New LBF Cohort
thinking about (non-longevity / bio) required reading for the upcoming LBF cohort. What would you recommend? I'll go first:
Highly Recommend @Bhgreeley's New Book The Almighty Dollar
I'm hardly objective, because I already think that @bhgreeley is one of the best writers I've ever had the pleasure of editing. He's also a lovely person. But I can *objectively* and wholeheartedly recommend his new book The Almighty Dollar....
New Book Aims to Deepen Understanding of Nutrition
As the co-editor+co-author of different chapters in this 📗, I had to do a lot of work. This type of work brings me great joy. I hope people will benefit from this 📗+better understand #nutrition. https://t.co/IGzFLht6K9 #Health #WellnessJourney #HealthCoach #LifestyleMedicine...
From Permabear to Children of Time: New Travel Read
Finished "Making of a Permabear" by Jeremy Grantham. It is OKKK. Now started a science fiction novel with lots of good recos- "Children of Time" by Adrian Tchaikovsky. I think I have found a good read for my long flights coming...
Success Requires Quality, Strategy, and Proper Presentation
A hard author truth… Everybody wants the “secret” to selling books, but many don’t want or like the truth: You cannot throw a random cover on a book that doesn’t fit your genre (or have quality) and expect readers to buy...