“My home office and workshop are on an overlook on the only deep river gorge on the entire length of the Mississippi River.” Quote by William Gurstelle
“I'm a writer and I also do a lot of professional speaking on risk taking and creativity as well.” WellsCreativityRiskRisk-taking Author:William Gurstelle
“I specialize in science and history, with a special emphasis on including do-it-yourself projects in the mix. My dozen or so books have sold hundreds of thousands of copies. I'm also a contributing editor at Popular Science and at Make Magazine.” BookSpecialProjectsIncludingMagazinesCopiesEditorsDozenEmphasisContributingDo It Yourself Author:William Gurstelle
“When I write, I love finding connections between ideas. When the connections are plentiful and strong, then I know it's a pretty good subject to write about.” KnowsWritingIdeasStrongSubjectsFindingsConnectionsPlentiful Author:William Gurstelle
“Some things are better than other things: Google, Gmail, my vintage Montgomery Wards socket set (30+ years, still going strong), my Estwing framing hammer, and my Dremel rotary tool.” YearsStillsStrongToolsGoogleHammersVintageFramingMontgomeryGoing StrongRotary Author:William Gurstelle
“I have a large standalone workshop on the back of my property where I prototype and build stuff. It's bright, roomy, and has a giant door so it's easy to bring projects in or out.” EasyStuffDoorsProjectsPropertyGiantsWorkshopsPrototype Author:William Gurstelle
“In my home office, I built a custom sit-stand desk to which I connected a big, kidney shaped glass top which I got for cheap at Ikea. Kidney-shaped desk tops are, I think, the most efficient of all possible desk shapes.” ThinkingHomeBigsShapesOfficeBuiltGlassesConnectedCustomsEfficientDesksKidneysIkeaHome Office Author:William Gurstelle
“I work with a lot of different editors at different publishers and magazines and so on, and having a system of shared folders makes keeping track of things a snap.” DifferentTrackMagazinesEditorsPublishersSnapsFolders Author:William Gurstelle
“I always have a ton of projects in mind. On my ToodleDo list, I divide projects into those I'm actively working on, those I'm not doing but believe I will do, and those that sound good, but who knows if I'll ever get to them.” IfsKnowsMindBelieveSoundProjectsListsDivides Author:William Gurstelle
“I spend a fair amount of time just thinking about whether something is feasible or not, and if it is feasible, whether it's really worth doing.” IfsThinkingAmountFairs Author:William Gurstelle
“There are a lot of ideas I've had that I originally was quite taken with, but over time, I lost steam. They stay on my list, but between me and you, I'm probably never going to do them.” IdeasLostTakenListsSteam Author:William Gurstelle