by Steve Skojec | Mar 13, 2015 | Insights, Writing
I come to my computer to work. To relax. To communicate. To find inspiration. I sit here, most days for far, far too long, in an uncomfortable chair to an incomplete dining room set. Two screens glow in front of me, a tidal wave of information playing out on 46″...
by Steve Skojec | Feb 18, 2014 | Insights, Personal Development, Writing
At The Atlantic, Megan McArdle has a piece entitled “Why Writers are the Worst Procrastinators.” It’s begins by plunging immediately into the eerily familiar. Like most writers, I am an inveterate procrastinator. In the course of writing this one...
by Steve Skojec | Jan 15, 2014 | Catholic Stuff, Insights, Rants
This morning, I was accused of being a fundamentalist for arguing in favor of what my Catholic faith actually teaches, instead of some vague, nuanced version that makes Catholicism indistinct from any other religion. Not unlike being called a “rigorist”,...
by Steve Skojec | Jul 19, 2012 | Insights
Lots of people talk about their legacy. They want to know how they’ll be remembered. They want to leave the world a better place than they found it. They want some part of themselves to live on. It may sound crazy, but I’m not worried about most of that...
by Steve Skojec | Jun 20, 2012 | Insights
The news today is disconcerting for those of us who still love the feel of an actual book in our hands (or the look of them on our shelves): this year, ebook sales have surpassed hardcover book sales for the first time. I got a Kindle Touch for Father’s Day, and...
by Steve Skojec | Apr 23, 2012 | Insights
No matter how you slice it, gaming is huge business. Over $10 billion annually in sales, and the vast majority of American households play video games. (For a bunch of interesting stats, check out this handy infographic from the ESRB.) An ever-increasing number of us...