From the category archives:

Decisions

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Our view of education is outdated to justify failure.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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Briefing Freedom

July 5, 2010

Mark Braddock, creative director at Block Branding, wrote a piece for the “Australian Creative” titled Advertutionalisation, where he talks about how he’s been “trained” to respond to a brief:
I get pretty much a free rein to write what I like (…) And that’s the bloody problem.
I have been trained, Pavlovian dog-style, to respond to a [...]

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The Aussie Adventure

July 3, 2010

Here are the reasons why I moved to Perth. Once my adventure is over, I’ll write again saying whether my predictions were right or not.
(By the way, if you are in Perth, or visit Western Australia often and want to hit me up, please do! You can reach me at carlos@owlsparks.com).
- Cultural [...]

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Harsh Truths Of Context Limitations

March 4, 2010

Some guy is selling his Law Degree from Prestigious University X on Craigslist (thanks Ben for sharing):
This priceless collectible will permit you to be surrounded by hobby-less assholes whose entire life is dictated by billing by the hour and being anal dickheads. Additionally, this piece of paper has the amazing ability to keep you from [...]

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The Community Rant

February 27, 2010

My friend Ryan Stephens wrote a follow up post (which I recommend you to read) to my post “How to Build a Community of Drones”. The post sparked a great discussion, and at one point it got me ranting.
I wanted to share that rant with the readers of OwlSparks:
From day one I knew what would [...]

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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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Love Is Irrelevant

February 4, 2010

Two days ago I guest posted at Ophelias’ Webb,  a blog run by Elisa Doucette.
You can subscribe to Ophelias’ Webb here.
Elisa, one of the nicest girls I’ve met online, reached out to me to write a post about love for her blogging series “All you need is love.” I don’t usually write about this kind [...]

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