Archive for February, 2008
Friday, February 29th, 2008
First: Separate the problem from the person.
Then: Align yourself with the person, and attack the problem.
I heard this advice recently and I found that it actually goes hand-in-hand with my post on the Jedi mind trick. This technique is also sometimes phrased : "Go hard on the ...
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Tuesday, February 26th, 2008
Abstract
This post covers 6 tips that I found useful when traveling for business.
Here's some things I did this business trip that have worked well:
1. Packed light. I've got a 4 day conference and I brought 1 pair of pants and three button up shirts. I ...
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Monday, February 25th, 2008
I'm listening to this Michael Pollan interview and it's just amazing.
Big, big ups to Science Friday and Michael Pollan. Here's a link to the website where you can listen to the interview. This podcast is required reading (listening) for all hackers of the human race. I said ...
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Friday, February 22nd, 2008
Michael Pollan was intereviewed on Science Friday on NPR a couple weeks ago. I've been looking for a podcast of it to no avail. He made one of the most startling statements about diet (or any topic) I've ever heard. When you hear it, it won’t ...
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Thursday, February 21st, 2008
Problem: There are various pages you visit to query data (e.g. ARIN whois, an company internal web-frontend for querying databases) and your computer is cluttered with shortcuts and/or you are spending too much time visiting the webpage, waiting for it load, etc...
Solution: OpensearchFox plugin.
Example:
In the above screenshot, instead ...
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Thursday, February 21st, 2008
I am a real fan of 'Four Hour Work Week' and when Tim Ferriss asked his readers to help edit the book via a wiki, I jumped at the chance. I suggested that some of my ideas, which I've given glimpses of here on this blog, be ...
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Wednesday, February 20th, 2008
The idea of having those earbuds plugged into my brain is my idea of torture. I think it's a great recipe for turning off your brain. I could see the value for infrequent use, but all too often, I see people abusing it like drugs. ...
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Tuesday, February 19th, 2008
This book was on display at the Oregon Museum of Science Institute (OMSI). While the kids played with the blocks, I snuck away momentarily and scanned this book. I can tell you that just by reading a few chapters from this book, I dramatically changed my behavior ...
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Sunday, February 17th, 2008
"Leaders are made in a time of crisis" - Mark Hurd, CEO of Hewlett Packard Co
I'm a big fan of Robin Sharma's philosophy of 'Lead without title'. He's a consultant/motivational speaker that has worked with many of the world's largest corporations and he specializes in leadership development. ...
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Saturday, February 16th, 2008
I went for coffee today and I stood in line. After a while, a lady came along and asked “Are you in line?” I said “yes!”. And then I thought, "Maybe I should have asked the same question when I got in line. Maybe I'm just standing next to ...
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