February 2012
18 posts
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wsj: are you as busy as you think? →
Instead of saying “I don’t have time” try saying “it’s not a priority,” and see how that feels. Often, that’s a perfectly adequate explanation. I have time to iron my sheets, I just don’t want to. But other things are harder. Try it: “I’m not going to edit your résumé, sweetie, because it’s not a priority.” “I...
Cowbird: a new way to share simple human stories. →
For storytellers and readers of stories. I’ve read some really good ones so far.
Is linsanity happening tonight? →
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Our Favorite Typefaces of 2011 →
9-bits:
Excellent selection. Bookmarked. (via Typographica)
Just what I needed. Time to update my collection :o)
January 2012
8 posts
20 new year resolutions for 20-somethings →
Before you status update, Tweet, Tumble or Instagram, pause and say to yourself, “is it entirely necessary that I share this morsel of thought with my entire social network?”and if the answer is not, “yes, I absolutely must,” then step away from the Internet.
Know which candidate you’re going to vote for in the upcoming presidential election, and know why.
Enough with the 14-day juice...
20 Ways to Get Good Karma - By The Dalai Lama →
cnaut:
Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.
When you lose, don’t lose the lesson.
Follow the three R’s: - Respect for self, - Respect for others and - Responsibility for all your actions.
Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.
Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly.
Don’t let a little...
December 2011
11 posts
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November 2011
25 posts
me & her: Great artists steal the future →
brianericford:
Steve Jobs once appropriated an old quote:
“Good artists copy, great artists steal.”
It’s becoming more and more clear that Steve felt personally betrayed by Google’s decision to enter the smartphone market with Android — an OS that is in almost every important way a copy of Apple’s iOS.
An early snippet
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GitHub for Mac 1.1 →
nikf:
Super-slick update to an incredibly useful app.
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WatchFavorite ;(
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tc: racism and meritocracy in silicon valley. →
What accounts for the decidedly non-diverse results in places like Silicon Valley? We have two competing theories. One is that deliberate racisms keeps people out. Another is that white men are simply the ones that show up, because of some combination of aptitude and effort (which it is depends on who you ask), and that admissions to, say Y Combinator, simply reflect the lack of diversity of the...