Inspired by Jeff Hilimire’s post about keys to being excellent at anything — which was itself inspired by the Harvard Business Review’s own Six Keys to Being Excellent at Anything — I’ve compiled my own set of keys.
These are more general, less about becoming awesome at one thing in particular and more about just being better. I make no guarantees of excellence in particular, but I know from personal experience that these keys just might make you happy in general. Read More →
It was just last week that I wrote about the future of social media, how it is going to become automatic and almost passive, particularly where check-in applications were concerned. Turns out, the future is closer than I thought. Sort of. Behold: Future Check-In. Now, this is an iPhone only application. It runs in the …
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I’m far more of a nostalgist than a futurist. My fascination with the yet-to-be has been either far-flung into the future or within the scope of a few months. That practical middle-ground of time, I’ve always thought it better left to financial oracles or mad inventors, both of which shape as much as they predict. …
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The Internet is dead, says Prince. And in response, the Internet protests. But methinks the Internet doth protest too much. In 1997, Prince — or rather, O(+> — started promoting Crystal Ball via love4oneanother.com. The online sale of Crystal Ball was an “xperiment in truth” … “no charts, no royalty disputes, no returns, no arguing …
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Over the last month or so, I’ve been reading my way through George R.R. Martin‘s A Song of Ice and Fire*, a projected series of six books. The books so far are A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords and A Feast For Crows. The action of these fantasy novels …
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(I’m trying something new with my bloggination. O, For A Muse.)
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The end of the year brings lists and this is mine. I fell behind on my reading and darkened the door of few movie houses, so this list of fifteen will focus on the sounds of 2009 as I heard them. 15. Jon Hopkins – Insides. Almost as good as 2007′s Untrue from Burial. Almost. …
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The Machine (Recovery – Day 3), originally uploaded by grabbingsand.
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Today was much like yesterday, only with a bit more standing and walking about. I’ve yet to leave the house. I’m okay with this. New developments … well, you know how I mentioned that instead of gauze packing, my face is full of this gel stuff? Right. So when the doctor spoke to Nikki after …
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