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Why Blogging Makes You Smarter

October 6, 2009

Because you are looking for something.
Because you need to be aware.
Because you are active.
You are in a constant search for material. Regardless of what you write about, you’re still turning on a switch in your brain that others keep dormant.
As long as you are consistent, the benefits will overcome the stupidity (and boost the cleverness) of [...]

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Beware Of Recyclers

September 30, 2009

Would you like to know what’s the mark of a maven?
Recycling.
That’s what “experts” get to do. If they can paraphrase what they’ve already said many times, and still be followed, then it’s a sign that they’ve made it.
Recycling isn’t necessarily a bad thing but it’s important to perceive it, because that’s how you realize when [...]

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Easy And Shiny

September 18, 2009

The problem with functional design nowadays is that it’s not enough. People want shiny.
Have you ever been impressed by the default themes? They are as simple and functional as they can get.
On the other hand, the problem with shiny is that it needs to work well. If it’s really pretty but it’s hard to [...]

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The Need For Conciseness

August 26, 2009

Do read my guest post on Jackie Adkin’s blog, here. I’m proud of it, and it’s short as usual.
You can subscribe to Jackie’s blog here. Follow him on Twitter here.

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Mistaking Relationships

August 21, 2009

The word friend has been bastardized.
Yes, you will make friends online. But this constant race for numbers and popularity is making us think that every +1 is really a friend.
- I’m sure that no less than 95% of the people who read OwlSparks don’t care about my personal life, and that’s ok. That’s the way [...]

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Books Beat Blogs

August 17, 2009

Blogs make you interesting.
Books make you smart.
There’s too much fragmentation and topic diversification for blogs to leave the kind of mark a book does.
Yes, they are complementary, but if you are lacking time, choose books.
One book trumps a hundred posts every time.
Last thought: This is why I suggest reading philosophy books. If you must be [...]

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The Thing About Appreciation

August 5, 2009

Do read my guest post on Samantha Karol’s blog, Life is Like a Box of Chocolates, here.
She’s doing a series called “The Appreciation Revolution”.
You can read Jenny Blake’s guest post here.
And Matt Chevrount’s guest post here.
You can subscribe to Samantha’s blog here. Follow her on Twitter here.

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