The Success And Failure Archive

A Sixth-Grade Dropout’s Secret to Coming Up With Great Ideas

Tuesday, September 29th, 2009

It was 1898. James Webb Young dropped out of school and started working for a book publisher. He was 12 years old. By the time he turned 22, he was advertising manager. In 1912, he joined the prestigious advertising agency J. Walter Thompson. And he quickly became known as an “idea man.” In ... Continue reading

Make Up Your Mind Already

Saturday, September 26th, 2009

The Internet is the world’s largest and most comprehensive source of information. Need instructions for fixing a flat tire … a copy of War and Peace … a map of the Paris Metro? You can find all of it — and so much more — online. But the sheer amount of information ... Continue reading