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	<title>OwlSparks &#124; Carlos Miceli &#187; Books</title>
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		<title>Self-Stall Read</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 15:20:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carlos Miceli</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A friend said to me:
Reading a book has never hurt me in any way.
True, reading another book or another post can&#8217;t hurt.
But it can stall.
The question is simple: are you motivated?
If not, then you can read yet another self-help book that echoes the same message over and over.
If yes, then stop reading. You&#8217;ve read it [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A friend said to me:</p>
<blockquote><p>Reading a book has never hurt me in any way.</p></blockquote>
<p>True, reading another book or another post can&#8217;t hurt.</p>
<p><strong>But it can stall.</strong></p>
<p>The question is simple: are you motivated?</p>
<p>If not, then you can read yet another self-help book that echoes the same message over and over.</p>
<p>If yes, then stop reading. You&#8217;ve read it all before, and you know it.</p>
<p>Save some time and money and go do something.</p>
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		<title>All You Really Need</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 07:01:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carlos Miceli</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A song to make you dance and smile.
A book to make you think and grow.
We haven&#8217;t evolved that much, to hell with cars and videogames.
Music and literature is all you really need.
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<p>A book to make you think and grow.</p>
<p>We haven&#8217;t evolved that much, to hell with cars and videogames.</p>
<p>Music and literature is all you really need.</p>
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		<title>Books Beat Blogs</title>
		<link>http://www.owlsparks.com/decisions/books-beat-blogs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 07:01:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carlos Miceli</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Blogs make you interesting.
Books make you smart.
There&#8217;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 [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Blogs make you interesting.</p>
<p>Books make you smart.</p>
<p>There&#8217;s too much fragmentation and topic diversification for blogs to leave the kind of mark a book does.</p>
<p>Yes, they are complementary, but if you are lacking time, choose books.</p>
<p>One book trumps a hundred posts every time.</p>
<p>Last thought: This is why I suggest reading philosophy books. If you must be smart at one thing, have it be at questioning things.</p>
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