I’m a huge Amanda Palmer (and Neil Gaiman) fan but didn’t realize she had a TED talk or book. I’m looking forward to checking those out.

Asking for what you want, and being OK with hearing no is a very important skill that most people don’t have. I’m not aces at it all of the time, but getting better at it has made a huge difference for me. I love the title of this piece — it really is a quiet radicalism, isn’t it?