Failing again. Failing better.
I know, I know. Pretty soon these posts will cross the divide between praise and stalking. Lately I’ve been writing about getting my mind right when it comes to writing, reading, and long-term career goals (see here and here). These posts have been prompted by comments made by Myke Cole (Twitter, blog). And here I…
At this point, I think it’s a fairly safe bet that television will increasingly become a service provided over the internet rather than transmitted over cable or satellite. Of course, there are quite a few questions that need to be resolved first: technical and financial ones mostly. But this hasn’t stopped Chris Hardwick of Nerdist…
I’m a big fan of Chris Hardwick, AKA @nerdist. You may recognize him as the host of AMC’s “Talking Dead,” his website nerdist.com, his podcast (one of many on the Nerdist website) now touring around the U.S., or his book The Nerdist Way. Of if you’re a certain age, you might remember him hosting MTV’s…
I know what you’re thinking. Why in the hell would I take self-help advice from the former co-host of MTV’s dating game show “Singled Out”? Well, fair point, but consider this. Shortly after the show ended, Hardwick fell onto hard times: alcoholism, weight gain, wrecked credit, inconsistent employment, and the kicker: he was working as…