Susan Weinschenk is a psychologist with a book (Neuro Web Design: What makes them click?) and a website (What Makes Them Click). On the website, she is running a series of articles entitled “100 Things You Should Know About People.” As of this writing, she’s up to thing number 47: “People Value A Product More Highly If It Is Physically In Front Of Them.”
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I Don’t Get John Grisham
November 27, 2010
I don’t get John Grisham. Never have, really. But I also never figured it was worth the effort. He writes crap that sells. (As one critic notes, his second novel, The Firm, “sold a bazillion copies”. Not technically accurate, perhaps, but close enough.) I read a couple of his novels and didn’t see any reason to read more.
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Signing Up
November 18, 2010
Part of the process of becoming a writer these days is signing up. Services abound. Resources are overwhelming. Many are free, unless you count the time you take to search, scan, read, save, post, forward, or archive them. All of them require at least a little time commitment. I signed up for two things today.
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Susanville to Taylorsville
July 7, 2009
Facing the WallMile 516.8 to Mile 576.5 I was up with the alarm, dressed, packed, and back up the street...
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Davis to Oroville
July 1, 2009
Rolling for TimeMile 0 to Mile 103.1 My plan for the Gold Rush Randonnée (GRR) was to break it into...
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