The column's worked out great for me. I've gotten a ton of ego satisfaction, had a lot of fun, won a batch of prizes and occasionally done some public good.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
A good column is one that sells paper. It doesn't matter how beautifully it is written and how much you admire the author... if it doesn't sell any papers, it's not a good column. It's a terrible yardstick to use, but in the newspaper business, that's the whole thing.
I really like the Observer. I think I'd love to have a column with a broad reach that would enable me to do some proper reporting, but keep it on sort of a humorous level. I've always had a very happy experience writing for them.
As much as the Pulitzer is the hallmark of journalism, I think what I love the most is when somebody says they took my column and it's in their wallet. I have had people open their wallet and show me a corner of a column.
Go for the gold: better one great column and some undistinguished ones than constant mediocrity.
Whatever success I've had, I always like to top it.
What I do like is action, achievements, and results. Getting things done.
I get great satisfaction from both business and philanthropy.
Whether my columns are worth reading isn't for me to say.
I don't know how many bestsellers I've got, or half the awards I've won, and I don't really care. I'm just having fun, doing something I love and getting paid for it. How cool is that?
They know that the column resonates in the community. They know that people like it, and yet they don't have room for one column once week that consistently got it right.
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