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Future

Infinite Dots

November 27, 2009

“You can’t connect the dots looking forward. You can only connect them looking backwards.” – Steve Jobs
Here’s the best reason to do whatever you feel you have to do in today‘s world, without worrying about the consequences: today’s dots are infinite.
Fifty years ago, one of the strongest arguments to keep people on the safe path [...]

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Change Addiction

November 24, 2009

If there’s something particular about the things we like to talk about in modern society it’s our fascination with change. We love to see what’s wrong with the world, with others and with ourselves. Hey, I’m guilty as the next guy. Is this always mentally helpful? No. The whole purpose of books like StrengthFinder is [...]

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Happiness Hyperopia

November 17, 2009

The concept of Happiness Hyperopia is very interesting:
Overestimating the benefits we think we will accrue at some mythical time in the future.
There are people who “suffer” from this condition. But there are also people who do not. I asked my friend Steve a long time ago: What is more likely to happen? Overvaluing or undervaluing [...]

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Don’t Fret

November 4, 2009

I have 112 blog post drafts.
Two notepads filled with post and book ideas.
Many favorite tweets worth expanding on.
A Google Docs file with many guest posts on the working.
And the energy to constantly keep looking for something new to write about.
But I won’t talk about any of that today.
I want to disrupt your expectations, I want to prove [...]

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Adjusting Resistance

November 3, 2009

Cowards focus on the adjusting part.
The part that still doesn’t work, that’s not as good as the previous situation. Yet.
They do that, because if they have any chance of stopping you, they have to cut you off at that moment.
Adjusting means usually ending up in a better situation. Maybe you are changing job, girlfriend, or [...]

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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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Educated And Boring

October 27, 2009

There are requirements to compete in today’s world, at least professionally speaking.
Although these requirements change depending on your country, age, status, they’ve always existed.
Your blood, heritage, religious beliefs and political party were (and still are in some places) some requisites of previous times.
Today’s requisites include: school, college, grad school, and a job. If you don’t [...]

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