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The science of self-discipline
It’s still January, and many people have already made, or are about to make New Years Resolutions (I’m in the ‘about-to-make’ group). So it’s helpful to find this article by John Tierney from the New York Times on how to … Continue reading
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Famous parents in the news
Perhaps it’s just that the bulk of Hollywood’s personalities set the bar so low, but it’s always encouraging to see signs of good parenting among the Hollywood elite. It was “Fathers Day” online today, as both Brad Pitt and Mark … Continue reading
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Awesomeness from Forbes.com
I recently spent some time at Forbes.com and found some incisive articles I want to share: The Seven Habits of Spectacularly Unsuccessful Executives – Eric Jackson …In it, he shared some of his research on what over 50 former high-flying companies … Continue reading
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Your mind is worth something
I just encountered this interesting article from Adrienne Graham at Forbes.com about the value of your experience and thoughts: I can’t tell you how flattering it is to be approached by representatives from major companies seeking my wisdom and advice. … Continue reading
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Movie humor
I’m a fan of the “How It Should Have Ended” series of movies on YouTube. Some very creative and funny people have developed a series of animated shorts wherein they take the endings of well-known movies and change them. While … Continue reading
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New Years Goals: Carpet time
Last year I did some guest posting on my brother’s productivity blog, including listing my goals for 2011: Goal 1: Exercise 4 times per week Goal 2: Write 4 posts per week Goal 3: Make $10,000 from a personal business … Continue reading
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How NOT to do social media
This article from MSNBC.com shows how quickly a jerk can rally opposition these days. Evidently a customer named Dave inquired about the ship date for some gaming hardware he had already paid for and was told it would be late. … Continue reading
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Random Musings: Samoa’s dateline dance, Cutesy duet, Science videos, Sci-fi Mag, New Years kiss
Today does not exist, at least not to the people of Samoa. When their clocks hit midnight on Thursday night the country skipped straight into Saturday. This is because the South Pacific nation has decided to skip to the western … Continue reading
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Who owns your followers?
Here’s an interesting case that should get more attention than it is currently getting: An Internet company is suing a former employee, saying he left the firm and took his 17,000 Twitter followers with him. PhoneDog LLC says Noah Kravitz … Continue reading
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More fun with comment spam
I screen all comments for comment spam. I wish the spammers would learn that. However, they do occasionally provide some amusement in the efforts they will go to. Here’s a real gem: certainly like your website however you have to … Continue reading
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