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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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Avatar Philosophy

March 2, 2010

I finally watched Avatar, and there are two symbols that are worth pointing out.
1) This one is obvious: The bad white military man that attacks poorer civilizations to steal their resources. Clear criticism towards corporatism and the American government, no further explanation needed.
2) This one is more subtle since it involves the spectator: We are [...]

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The Mistaken Priority Of Happiness

February 19, 2010

Happiness is the wrong goal.
If you are living your life looking for happiness, you’ll feel disappointed with the results, and here’s why:
1) There are more tangible things to look for (often not discussed in those happiness books and speeches): laughter, material possessions, sex, intellectual growth, free time, and more. These are much better symbols of [...]

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Collaboration 3.0

January 12, 2010

On his post titled “Making The Modern Medici”, Colin Wright talks about the Medici family, people who because of their power and influence were able to help and support artists like Leonardo Da Vinci, Michelangelo and many others. These brilliant artists were able to focus on their creations because of the aid and support of [...]

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Bonding By Being Tied

December 31, 2009

To end the year, my very good friend Colin Wright (who writes at Exile Lifestyle) and I are doing some cross-posting about bonding and magnetism. After you read his post, you can go to his blog and check out my post “My Magnetic Bromance,” where I explain why magnetism is the new thing, and you [...]

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The End Of Education

December 23, 2009

One of the most harmful consequences of our outdated educational system is the idea of an “end.”
No matter how inflated education is nowadays (I’m dying to see what the education industry will come up with once MBA’s fall into the commodity category), it always establishes graduations. When you graduate it means “you are done.”
Note: [...]

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The Simplest Social Media Rule

December 15, 2009

Today I guest post at Buzz Marketing Daily, a social media blog run by Carrie Kerpen.
You can subscribe to Buzz Marketing Daily here, and follow Carrie on Twitter here.
Thank you Carrie for letting me write for your very popular blog, it was a thrill and a pleasure.
Do read my guest post “The Simplest Social Media [...]

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