From the category archives:

Fear

Dictatorship Thoughts

July 27, 2010

Being born in a country that suffered the horrors of one of the most systematic, calculating and violent dictatorships the world has seen in recent years (1976-1983), it’s hard not think about it. Here are some random thoughts on the dictatorships:
What would I’ve done back then?
This will probably be one of the biggest [...]

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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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How To Build a Community Of Drones

February 15, 2010

These are the quick and easy steps to build a community of drones:

Make friends.
Promote them so they will promote you.
Screw them over/ ignore them/ use them/drop them while becoming friends with their friends.
Repeat as needed.

In no time, you’ll be praised for your community building skills thanks to those drone followers that are too blind to [...]

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Self-Stall Read

February 11, 2010

A friend said to me:
Reading a book has never hurt me in any way.
True, reading another book or another post can’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’ve read it [...]

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The Success Thing

February 1, 2010

Jonny Gibaud from The Life Thing is releasing today The Success Ebook.
He compiled 30 young and promising bloggers’ definition of success and their way to achieve it, and created a very inspiring and quick to read ebook that will make you work hard to reach your success, whatever it means to you.
Download the free ebook [...]

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The Napkin of Logic

January 7, 2010

Let the napkin do the thinking.

PS: I know I sound like a crazy person. But the napkin had to be shared.

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