Month: September 2009
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This Car Is Not For Me
Fun fact: Before the age of 30, I only drove three times. One of those times, I was driving a friend’s scooter. I was 16, and with no idea what I was doing, I proceeded to narrowly avoid running into about five of my friends– on one of their parents’ lawn. So yeah, I’ve been…
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Credentials vs Skills vs Talent
What do you look for? Credentials Most people in the world of work are looking for credentials. They’re the gates that people pass in order to appear better to others. Some put a lot of effort and money into getting these. Credentials can pay off because they’re good at fooling (most) people. Credentials is one…
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Why Are We Obsessed With Personality Tests?
I just took that old Myers-Briggs test again. You know the one that labels you (I)ntroverted, (F)eeling, or (S)ensing? What, you’ve never done it before? Well, here it is then. I bet you learn a thing or two. Every month they put these tests into in-flight magazines, never mind Cosmo or any other like it.…
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Are you putting something off right now?
You know what? I don’t blame you. I’m doing the same thing. Sometimes we wait forever on taking that next action. You think it’ll just go away if we delay long enough, that someone else will decide for you. You’re thinking that what you’ve got is better than the chance of screwing it up and…
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Why Don’t You Change?
I’ve been interested in J. Krishnamurti for a really long time. Today I was telling his story to a friend of mine– we were talking about demagogues and people who follow authority– and I told him that I had come across a great video of his on Youtube. Here is that video. Very interesting. Take…
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Six Pix — Get On It
I’ve already told you that I read a lot of books. What you can probably guess is that, as a result of it, I read a lot of bad books, and only some good ones. Six Pixels of Separation is one of the good ones. Mitch isn’t one of those people that just talks– he…
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Successful Social Tools
This morning, I did six– count em– SIX radio interviews for the book. Here’s some stuff I kept reiterating, that I’ll say now for you, except I’ll expand on it, because you already get a lot of it. Humans don’t change. Only tools change. We’ve always trusted and liked the same kind of people +…
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iPhone checking is a sickness
I know it’s happened to you. I know you’ve already succumbed to it. But I, the voice of reason, am here to tell you to stop. You need to hear it, and nobody else has the balls to tell you, so I guess it has to be me. Stop checking your fucking iPhone while you’re…
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About Borders
When you cross the border from one country or another, what tells you what side you’re on? There’s no line on the ground. No different feeling between the two. So what tells you when you’ve gotten to the other side? Borders are interesting. The only thing that tells you if you’ve crossed the line is…
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The Big Secret
So I have this problem with a few people in my life. (You don’t know them, and anyway, that’s beside the point.) I wrote about it in the book but I’ll reiterate it here, because it’s worth it. Reliability: It’s the big secret. I’ve made the joke before that, before looking for people to work…