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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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The Fun Tragedy

July 15, 2010

A while ago, Duff McDuffee said that to make things interesting nowadays, we resort to “more.” Since stories can’t get better, we have to use more explosions, more 3D. This has become the entertaining strategy of most movies.
Consider sports. Players can’t play that much better than previous players. How do you keep it interesting? You [...]

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Caught In Play

July 11, 2010

I’ve been enjoying Peter Stromberg’s content for a while now. His blog about the way entertainment has affected our society and psychology since its modern expansion has been one of the most refreshing reading materials lately.  Like Peter, I believe this is critical topic that we should analyze more, a topic that doesn’t receive the [...]

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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Our view of education is outdated to justify failure.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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Over-Dreaming

March 8, 2010

The other day I read this quote by Will Smith:
Being realistic is the fastest way to mediocrity.
Sorry Will, but I disagree.
Realism has bad press, but it’s the best mindset to get things done.
We love to repeat over and over about how you need to stick to your dreams, about how you can accomplish anything you [...]

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Mindset Design

February 26, 2010

Mindset design is the most important personal improvement you can strive for. And it should follow the same rules any other kind of design does.
People constantly say that they “don’t know what they want.” When it comes to work, relationships, even hobbies, people parade their inability to choose as a positive quality. Or at least, [...]

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