Archive for the ‘Observations’ Category
Sunday, March 9th, 2008
Below are some gems that I picked out from an interview with Warren Buffet, the Oracle of Nebraska. Not sure if it's true, but I've heard that this multibillionaire ( third * richest man in the world) still lives in his home of 35 years for which he paid ...
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Tuesday, March 4th, 2008
I've been promising for some time now about elaborating on what I'm doing with this blog. This is the first installment of the explanation. I've blogged before about my thought construct in decision making/problem solving: minimizing variation where it doesn't counts and maximizing variation where it does.
I've already ...
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Sunday, March 2nd, 2008
It seems that the masses are becoming more aware of the paradox that more is less. Just look on any of the self help blogs that are now very popular (e.g. zenhabits, 4HWW, etc... ) However, I'd like to shed light on a less popular, but perhaps even ...
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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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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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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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Tuesday, February 12th, 2008
* mastering technology vs. being one with nature
* granular understanding vs. seeing the big picture
* Each day is all you've got, so make it count vs. all you've got doesn't matter much
* the exhilaration of understanding vs. the wonder of the supernatural
* flexibility vs. timeless structure
These ...
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Saturday, February 9th, 2008
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Okay, I know - 'micro' management has gotten a bad rap over the years, and for a good reason. However, I'm here to put in a good word for micro-management... that is when one is managing one's own behavior.
Okay, I know... it sounds corny, but I think it's ...
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