Review of "Excellent Advice for Living: Wisdom I Wish I'd Known Earlier" on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
Kevin Kelly is a legend, if you are into the rabbit hole of tech journalism. He is the founder of the legendary WIRED magazine, worked with Stewart Brand on Whole earth catalog and so on. He and his blog are quite old and very interesting, as he digs deep into weird and curious areas - tools, photos, odd documentaries. He literally wrote the manifesto for the creator economy in the “1000 true fans” blog.
Kevin’s writing style is not great but the curiosity and the breadth of interests are always amazing. I like his works because he tries to connect with the ever evolving audience and grow his audience judiciously. Audience building is something everyone is curious about. So, his books, YouTube videos, podcasts appearances or blogs are great examples of writing a content, distributing it well to the right audience.
The content of this book is a rehash of …
Kevin Kelly is a legend, if you are into the rabbit hole of tech journalism. He is the founder of the legendary WIRED magazine, worked with Stewart Brand on Whole earth catalog and so on. He and his blog are quite old and very interesting, as he digs deep into weird and curious areas - tools, photos, odd documentaries. He literally wrote the manifesto for the creator economy in the “1000 true fans” blog.
Kevin’s writing style is not great but the curiosity and the breadth of interests are always amazing. I like his works because he tries to connect with the ever evolving audience and grow his audience judiciously. Audience building is something everyone is curious about. So, his books, YouTube videos, podcasts appearances or blogs are great examples of writing a content, distributing it well to the right audience.
The content of this book is a rehash of blogs that he has written over a long time. It’s very quick read, I could get this done in less than an hour. What I specifically like in this book is this advice: “Advice like these are not laws. They are like hats. If one doesn’t fit, try another.”
Try this out and this might be a good entry point into the books/works of Kevin.