December 2008
1 post
“The most insidious aspect of cycling’s doping culture is not what it does...”
– www.bicycling.com/article/0,6610,s1-3-12-13773-1-P,00.html
April 2008
1 post
“Openness facilitates a genuine conversation, and often collaboration, toward a...”
– Steve Rubel
February 2008
4 posts
“The trouble with him was that he was without imagination. He was quick and alert...”
– Jack London, To Build a Fire
Pains of Progress
“Progress always gives us more and more of everything faster and faster . There are only so many details that can be comfortably managed in anybody’s life. Once this number has been exceeded, one of two things happens: disorganization or frustration. Yet progress gives us more and more details every year—often at exponential rates. We have to deal with more “things per person” than ever...
“The bully focuses the coward’s fear;
The grateful coward weeps the...”
– Richard Wilbur, from his poem “Bonds”, in Mayflies.
January 2008
12 posts
Must dining. →
Simply put, it’s an incredible experience … every time.
What to Do If Your Purse or Wallet Is Stolen
Because you, likely, won’t be thinking too clearly in the moments after it happens. (Note: Keep this list in some other location than your wallet or purse! ) 1. Call your bank and each of your credit card companies. (Reference your monthly statements or simply keep a list of their Customer Service phone numbers). Tell them what happened. 2. File a Police Report in the area it was stolen. 3....
Great Concepts + Clean Design = David Seah
He has his introspective moments on the blog (intended kindly), but his Printable CEO Series is simply very cool and very useful stuff.
“Why is it so hard to lead yourself? The answer, in my experience, lies in the...”
– Bill George, Professor at Harvard Business School; former CEO, Medtronic
David Allen's Presentation Notes
“GTD and the Two Keys to Sustaining a Healthy Life and Workstyle” October 19, 2007 [The following are taken directly from the slides he used in his PowerPoint presentation.] I . GTD as a Martial Art Your ability to generate power is directly proportional to your ability to concentrate. Your ability to concentrate is directly proportional to your ability to eliminate distraction....
After 45 years, his "letter" still speaks . . .
”Perhaps it is easy for those who have never felt the stinging dart of segregation to say, “Wait.” But when you have seen vicious mobs lynch your mothers and fathers at will and drown your sisters and brothers at whim; when you have seen hate-filled policemen curse, kick and even kill your black brothers and sisters; when you see the vast majority of your twenty million Negro...
Soulful Talent →
Andy Mckee is an amazing musician.
“The most important corporate resource over the next 20 years will be talent:...”
– Charles Fishman, The War for Talent
