From the category archives:

arrogance

Why Do We Fail?

July 6, 2010

It’s hard to know exactly why people fail, but these are some of the most quoted reasons of failure:
Education
Our view of education is outdated to justify failure. I would agree that a poor education on the home and a mediocre culture might be real reasons behind failure, but not education academically speaking (frequently the most [...]

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Word Of Mouth Is Doomed (Told You So)

February 9, 2010

It feels good to be proven right.
A recent study shows that we trust our friends recommendations less and less lately:
In some cases, social networks themselves may be contributing to the decline in trust. Platforms such as Facebook and Twitter have allowed people to maintain larger circles of casual associates, which may be diluting the credibility [...]

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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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The Consequences Of Imprecision

December 8, 2009

We live in imprecise times.
Our desires and fears are tainted with subjectivity. There’s no right or wrong, no black or white, no real or imaginary.
When equality and freedom were reached, we opened the door to countless definitions of reality. This is not to say that we are totally free and equal, but no one can [...]

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Infinite Dots

November 27, 2009

“You can’t connect the dots looking forward. You can only connect them looking backwards.” – Steve Jobs
Here’s the best reason to do whatever you feel you have to do in today‘s world, without worrying about the consequences: today’s dots are infinite.
Fifty years ago, one of the strongest arguments to keep people on the safe path [...]

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Change Addiction

November 24, 2009

If there’s something particular about the things we like to talk about in modern society it’s our fascination with change. We love to see what’s wrong with the world, with others and with ourselves. Hey, I’m guilty as the next guy. Is this always mentally helpful? No. The whole purpose of books like StrengthFinder is [...]

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Adjusting Resistance

November 3, 2009

Cowards focus on the adjusting part.
The part that still doesn’t work, that’s not as good as the previous situation. Yet.
They do that, because if they have any chance of stopping you, they have to cut you off at that moment.
Adjusting means usually ending up in a better situation. Maybe you are changing job, girlfriend, or [...]

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