do something (OR my snowpocalypse plea to you)
so many people are home today as much of the midwest and northeast were hit with a major storm of ice, snow, and rain. and what that means for many of us, whether we are working or not, is that we will have a little extra time on our hands today. time gained from our offices being shut down, the…
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- posted at 8:31 am
- February 2, 2011
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your pain is not your problem
pain sucks. it hurts. no one wants to feel or know pain. but like all things in the intelligent design of human beings, pain is useful. it serves a purpose. two key reasons we feel physical pain is because our nervous system is signaling that (a) we are damaged and need repair (re: a broken arm) or (b) damage is inevitable…
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- posted at 10:05 am
- January 16, 2011
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the simplest way to change your life right now!
close your eyes and start dreaming. use your imagination and envision life not as you see it, but as you desire it to be. chase it. once you finish dreaming, whatever it is that you just imagined, go hard and pursue it without consideration of surrender or abandonment. grow your dreams repeat. that’s it. easy as pie. but if it’s…
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- posted at 2:29 pm
- August 8, 2010
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maker morning sessions
in july 2009, paul graham wrote an insightful blog post on the difference between managers schedules (the bosses) and makers schedules (the engineers, creatives, artists, programmers of the world). paul argues that managers spend their days in hour blocks because of the millions of meetings they schedule to get things done while makers spend their days in half day blocks because…
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- posted at 6:45 pm
- February 7, 2010
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two keys for creating new ideas
i like this quote because it contains two important ideas for generating new ideas: consume everything relevant to you and steal. #1 consume everything relevant to you. inspiration may seem to come out of thin air but it doesn’t come from nowhere. in order to be able to generate ideas, one can not just sit on the couch and wait…
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- posted at 10:13 pm
- November 23, 2009
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5 questions to help you identify your unique factors
the other day, i wrote a post suggesting that identifying your unique factors is a critical part of being successful. after a few conversations with people, i decided that it was important to follow up that post with assistance to help you uncover your unique factors. so, here it is. five questions you can ask yourself to identify your unique…
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- posted at 5:00 am
- October 8, 2009
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