Here’s an interesting thought. When you visit a cafe in the United States these days, you see a ton of people doing something solo on their computers. How many of these people are consuming vs. producing something? Consuming an article vs. writing it. Reading a book vs. writing a book. Using software rather than creating […]
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A little counter-intuitive advice for all you seekers from a famous advertising executive: “It is fashionable for so-called thinking people to try to lose their ego. [..] Presumably we were given egos for a reason. Great people have great egos; maybe that’s what makes them great.” ~ Paul Arden
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I love the book The One Thing by Gary Keller. Why? Because Focus is keeeey. Keeeeeyyy…. But there’s one thing (pun intended!) that I think may help all of us as we implement the wisdom embodied in Gary’s fantastic book. Let me explain. Gary stresses that we absolutely must prioritize, clarify our focus, and know […]
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So you want to learn how to program? I have some suggestions. First, full disclosure. I’m hardly a programmer. I’m a guy learning. I can’t really produce full-blown applications yet. However, I have learned a fair amount about the process of learning to code already. And I have some tips. Here they are. Which Coding […]
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I love coding and software entrepreneurship. To me, lines of code serve as “frozen thoughts” that make the world work better. What do I mean? You want to take a vacation to the beaches of Croatia (something I recommend, btw)? Software—code—frozen, algorithmic thoughts—now make that journey almost effortless. Travelocity (code) will find you a great […]
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Many of us spend too much time agonizing about decisions and too little time executing our plans. Here’s why this is not a good idea: First, we make better, more refined decisions through the execution phase when we start getting feedback from reality. A perfect example of this would be picking a domain name for […]
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Recently, I wrote how important it is to “set the intention“–to have clear goals scaled over different time frames. If you haven’t read that post yet, go ahead. I’ll wait. I don’t mind. Having a clear direction is crucial, but today I offer some additional perspective. There is more to the art of life than […]
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I have a little suggestion for you. A technique to help you find peace in your life. I don’t claim that this is the “secret” or “the one thing” that will make all the challenges in your life vanish and go away–though it might…. I also don’t have an explanation for why it works. I […]
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