Monthly Archives, March 2009

I've just finished reading Felix Dennis' book "How to Get Rich". Brilliant. Finally a guy who's done it explaining how - not just in vague terms and endless passages of subtle self-praise but in real concise strategy and mental approach. As Dennis points out, many of the books on the market are written by those who have not attained any staggering wealth and are abound with all too obvious tips such as "be good at what you do" or "be a leader" (ok, he mentions these too, but goes into lots of juicy detail). Dennis also airs some distaste for the feel-good strategies of cooperation and partners...

Sometimes, you start with a title and go from there. Although I specify writing, this pertains to all forms of art. "Writing" just happened to be in the sentence that was floating through the cosmos. The artistic and technical types (like me) can be jealous of that small percentage of guys that women drool over. But those guys can be jealous of the artistic for their wealth of creativity and ability to satisfy cultural urges...that is, if those guys can feel jealousy, they probably feel nothing at all, those pretty boys with their square jaws and accentuated Adams Apples walking up to any wom...