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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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ready?  it’s not about you, it’s what happens through you. at first, this truth can seem a little counterintuitive.  after all, you’ve made it this far because of one person: you.  your grades, your test scores, and your extracurricular activities.  your analysis, your plan, and your strategy.  for decades you have been taught, celebrated, and [...]

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