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Philosophy’s Bad Press

October 30, 2009

People underestimate philosophy.
What’s more important to understand, to really comprehend, than things like death, friendship, ambition, intelligence, society, love, frustrations, popularity, feelings, money, family, fear, mediocrity, humanity, will and religion, to name a few?
The problem with these topics is that they all think they get it. Everyone has opinions on the previously mentioned topics. We [...]

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Running Away…

October 20, 2009

…is always the smart thing to do.
…is the acknowledgment of the context. It’s accepting the limits of our individuality.
…is the end of pretty lies, it’s realism at its finest.
…does not mean not fighting. It means taking your fight where you can win it.
…is not for those full of pride or fear. Those who do it [...]

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Content Philosophy

October 8, 2009

There is no universal “content philosophy” for blogging.
But there should be.
The way to eliminate part of the echo (and its negative consequences) of individual bloggers trying to improve their “personal brand” and to show their “ideas”, is having a healthy, positive and HONEST content philosophy.
Some already share this philosophy (very few though). Those who don’t [...]

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Arrogance Can Save The World

October 7, 2009

I’ve talked about arrogance being somewhat positive before, but there’s one important reason why it can get you far:
Arrogant people don’t take advice.
It’s not that they don’t want to learn or grow.
It’s not that they don’t practice or work hard.
It’s not that they think they know everything.
They just trust themselves more than others. And I [...]

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Thank You and Good Bye, Seth Godin

October 2, 2009

Dear Seth,
The day has come for us to part ways: As soon as I publish this, I will unsubscribe from your blog.
It has been a great run, and I feel that I’ve benefited the most in this relationship. But unless I break this up, it will all go to waste.
Before I explain why I’m doing this, I must tell you [...]

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The “Common Achievement” Effect

September 9, 2009

Take a look at this:
Brazil, a longtime leader in developing alternative energy, has recently discovered a truly gigantic supply of oil. Critics fear that the nation’s forward-looking energy policies have just taken a big step backward and that the country will become just another oil oligarchy. – via Freakonomics
This is what I call the “Common [...]

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The True Power Of Predictions

September 3, 2009

Predicting is fun.
Gather a couple of proofs and you can make your own sensational prediction that goes against the popular belief.
For example, I predict that huge profits in the future will be offline again. The internet business fad will fade eventually. It may be the most exciting place to have huge earnings, but it’s the [...]

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