January 2012
20 posts
1 tag
WatchRand Fishkin on Viral Content
Craig Brown on Malcolm Gladwell →
“Long-term success is dependent on a culture that is nurtured and alive. Culture...”
– Culture Eats Strategy For Lunch | Fast Company
“Research shows that confidence makes us seem more trustworthy—and when you’re...”
– Being Confident Will Get You More Dates Than Being Attractive Will, Says Science - Date Report - Dating Blog | HowAboutWe
“So it’s not about training the next generation of programmers. But equally, of...”
– Coding for success – Andy Young – The Kernel
This explains RIM well →
“If you can’t code, you are forced to rely on those that can to ensure that you...”
– Coding for success – Andy Young – The Kernel
“One of the things that digital content makes obvious is that the current...”
– Apple and the Digital Textbook Counter-Revolution
“There is one certainty, however. The next decade or two will be defined more by...”
– This Is Generation Flux: Meet The Pioneers Of The New (And Chaotic) Frontier Of Business | Fast Company
“Seth Godin – Really guys? He writes blog posts that are only a few sentences...”
– 12 Important Aspects of Life That Are Hugely Overrated — Marian Schembari
“Football players,” Belichick often says, “play football.” This...”
– Charles P. Pierce on the New England Patriots and Denver Broncos divisional playoff game - Grantland
“being more fully human is what individuals will need to stay one step ahead of...”
– The Career Of The Future Doesn’t Include A 20-Year Plan. It’s More Like Four. | Fast Company
“We don’t find happiness by looking within. We go outside and immerse in the...”
– To Find Happiness, Forget About Passion - Oliver Segovia - Harvard Business Review
“If it was ever in question, we can now rest assured that dogged hard work is the...”
– The Future of Self-Improvement, Part I: Grit Is More Important Than Talent :: Articles :: The 99 Percent
“As the hierarchy of the traditional workplace breaks down, we are all gaining...”
– The Future of Self-Improvement, Part I: Grit Is More Important Than Talent :: Articles :: The 99 Percent
“You can’t have a rational debate when facts are so easily supplanted by...”
– 3 Misconceptions That Need to Die (WMT, X)
“Understanding people—the fundamental ingredient in any personal or professional...”
– The forgotten manuals
“People in Silicon Valley are passionate about their products — which is great....”
– Silicon Valley may be too smart for its own good | VentureBeat
“It’s one of my theories that when people give you advice, they’re really just...”
– How To Steal Like An Artist by Austin Kleon
December 2011
17 posts
“Why do all parties seem unique as they’re happening, but when one looks...”
– The Grantland staff’s fearless predictions for 2012 - Grantland
“I have one modest addition to the next action idea that might go without saying...”
– A Year of Getting Things Done: Part 1, The Good Stuff | 43 Folders
“While the GTD book does a good job laying out some basic ideas on how to get set...”
– A Year of Getting Things Done: Part 3, The Future of GTD? | 43 Folders
“Because if you want to be a creator instead of a consumer, you must view...”
– @Berkun, “Mindfire”
“Create a workplace that truly values a balanced relationship between intense...”
– How To Accomplish More By Doing Less :: Tips :: The 99 Percent
“In the same way that cheap calories lead to unfit consumers, cheap content has...”
– tins ::: Rick Klau’s weblog: My Information Diet
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“Laptops have changed our lives in amazing ways, but they’re not always the...”
– Back to Pen and Paper
“Recently, MomCorps, a national flexible staffing firm, conducted a survey...”
– Alexandra Levit’s Water Cooler Wisdom: Strictly Nine to Five? Better Think Twice
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“In my experience, students have been taught to place way too much importance on...”
– Study Hacks » Blog Archive » Abandon Your Big Idea. But Don’t Give Up Your Big Ambition.
“So the key to creating remarkable things is to prioritize your big creative...”
– Productivity Tie-Breaker: How Will You Feel Afterwards? :: Tips :: The 99 Percent
“Isaac Kohane, a Harvard Medical School researcher, studied over 35,000...”
– Why In-Person Socializing Is a Mandatory To-Do Item | Fast Company
“We are the creators of the future. Because we are the inheritors of a tradition...”
– Is a Well-Lived Life Worth Anything? - Umair Haque - Harvard Business Review
“Many people spend their entire lives with a dream they keep in their back...”
– When is time to quit a job to follow a dream? « Scott Berkun
Your Problem Isn’t Hats →
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The answer is no
“How would you define a good life? It’s a bafflingly tough question. An even tougher one: does the economy we have today value such a life? Does it help us create one?”
Source: http://blogs.hbr.org/haque/2011/05/is_a_well_lived_live_worth_anything.html
“I was at a Hilton a few weeks ago. They had taken this absurdity to its logical...”
– I Don’t Understand What Anyone Is Saying Anymore - Dan Pallotta - Harvard Business Review
“The first rule of taking breaks is to never break with an activity that is...”
– How to Stay Focused
November 2011
19 posts
“Minds that break free, that are compelled to wander, can sometimes achieve more...”
– Leonardo’s To-Do List : Krulwich Wonders… : NPR
“You should use whatever works for you. And I no longer have the patience or...”
– Whatever works for you – Marco.org
“Get out there and do stuff because you fundamentally enjoy it and because it...”
– Coding Horror: Nobody’s Going to Help You, and That’s Awesome
Random Thought on Humanity
Remember when the agricultural revelation happened and suddenly humans had all this free time? Time to do whatever.
But this new time is what eventually allowed us to think on a larger scale and come up with newer and better innovations.
I think the new time and brain sink is house upkeep. With so much time being pumped in to general house clean up (mowing the lawn, raking leaves, fixing...
“And the hardest part is that it wasn’t a conscious choice. It’s not like I woke...”
– stress, inner monologues, and the power of self-limiting beliefs — Nicole is Better
“Numerous studies have linked eating breakfast with better general health,...”
– 8 Counter-Intuitive Ways to Improve Your Well-Being & Creativity :: Tips :: The 99 Percent
“The larger lesson is that the brain is a neural tangle of near infinite...”
– Need To Create? Get A Constraint | Wired Science | Wired.com
“It turns out that the obstacles of form come with an unexpected psychological...”
– Need To Create? Get A Constraint | Wired Science | Wired.com
“Knowing what to do and knowing how to do something are two entirely different...”
– Knowing What to Do and Knowing How to Do It are Two Entirely Different Things | A Sales Guy
“So the ability to delay gratification is one of the best indicators of future...”
– Are you future-focused or present-focused? The marshmallow experiment. | Derek Sivers
“Focus hard. In reasonable bursts. One day at a time.”
– Study Hacks » Blog Archive » Focus Hard. In Reasonable Bursts. One Day at a Time.
“The prestige of the given job is not nearly as important as being able to have...”
– Make Your Work More Meaningful
“when we’re constantly reaching rather than occasionally being satisfied with...”
– Self-Improvement, at the Risk of Self-Acceptance - NYTimes.com