From the category archives:

Ambition

Briefing Freedom

July 5, 2010

Mark Braddock, creative director at Block Branding, wrote a piece for the “Australian Creative” titled Advertutionalisation, where he talks about how he’s been “trained” to respond to a brief:
I get pretty much a free rein to write what I like (…) And that’s the bloody problem.
I have been trained, Pavlovian dog-style, to respond to a [...]

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The Aussie Adventure

July 3, 2010

Here are the reasons why I moved to Perth. Once my adventure is over, I’ll write again saying whether my predictions were right or not.
(By the way, if you are in Perth, or visit Western Australia often and want to hit me up, please do! You can reach me at carlos@owlsparks.com).
- Cultural [...]

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Motivational Humiliation

April 23, 2010

This is the kind of motivation that I like.
You don’t tell a kid he can be the best just because it’s easier for you to give a positive message, you don’t let him win.
You challenge him. You humiliate him. You make him understand that you are between him and greatness.
This is how you weed out [...]

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The Struggle For Objectivity In Global Jante

April 19, 2010

My unrealistically smart friend Anita Lobo pointed me to The Law of Jante:
In the imaginary small town of Jante there is an informal, oppressive law that forbids anyone from standing out from the crowd:
The Law of Jante
1. Thou shalt not believe thou art something.
2. Thou shalt not believe thou art as good as [...]

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Harsh Truths Of Context Limitations

March 4, 2010

Some guy is selling his Law Degree from Prestigious University X on Craigslist (thanks Ben for sharing):
This priceless collectible will permit you to be surrounded by hobby-less assholes whose entire life is dictated by billing by the hour and being anal dickheads. Additionally, this piece of paper has the amazing ability to keep you from [...]

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The Success Thing

February 1, 2010

Jonny Gibaud from The Life Thing is releasing today The Success Ebook.
He compiled 30 young and promising bloggers’ definition of success and their way to achieve it, and created a very inspiring and quick to read ebook that will make you work hard to reach your success, whatever it means to you.
Download the free ebook [...]

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X, Y and Z

January 14, 2010

Generation labels are a joke.
They are the pinnacle of easy entitlement.
Another example of the celebration of averageness that democracy and consumerism have created.
One more way to weaken our tolerance of failure and to stop bettering ourselves.
Believing that potential, hard work and ambition are given by the decade you were born, is the same as believing [...]

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