Having published by 40th essay on this site last week, I’m taking another month-long break to recharge and make plans for a bit of a makeover. First, some background. This blog started as an idea for a book. I made the effort to write up a proposal to see what it would look like, but I came away feeling much more confident about the questions I was asking than the answers I was offering. So I decided that thinking out loud on Substack was the best way to proceed, allowing me to explore questions in depth and consider possible answers while still entertaining doubts.
I hope you will consider reading Charles Marohn's book Strong Towns and possibly interviewing him on your podcast. He and the Strong Towns organization have much to add to the discussion about finding meaning and prosperity by rejecting top-down approaches and embracing localism.
"I’ve now published what amounts to a book-length treatment of the ideas that made it into that original book proposal."
How about assembling the essays into a compilation book? Or are you going to begin from scratch and re-write? Risk & Progress is in the middle of a significant reshuffle now as well, I am organically building a book that will be roughly 300 pages in length.
Looking forward to the podcast (and everything else)! Your approach illustrates the benefits of a flexible platform like this. I’ve always thought it would be tough to be a columnist, cranking out work on a set schedule.
I hope you will consider reading Charles Marohn's book Strong Towns and possibly interviewing him on your podcast. He and the Strong Towns organization have much to add to the discussion about finding meaning and prosperity by rejecting top-down approaches and embracing localism.
"I’ve now published what amounts to a book-length treatment of the ideas that made it into that original book proposal."
How about assembling the essays into a compilation book? Or are you going to begin from scratch and re-write? Risk & Progress is in the middle of a significant reshuffle now as well, I am organically building a book that will be roughly 300 pages in length.
Looking forward to the podcast (and everything else)! Your approach illustrates the benefits of a flexible platform like this. I’ve always thought it would be tough to be a columnist, cranking out work on a set schedule.