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Stupidity

Mediocre Love

October 1, 2009

My friend Meghan introduced me to the concept Schadenfreude, which means “pleasure derived from the misfortunes of others.” This would mean that misery is derived from the success of others as well (also known as envy).
People criticize those that are happy, we all know that.
More will bash you, resent you and even hate you the [...]

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Core Questions

September 25, 2009

David commented a while ago:
How many people have ever sat down and written out their core values, then built an action plan around them? Or at least thought about their core values and built an action plan around them? Not every road is suited for every person, and we have to make sure our actions [...]

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Why Most Jobs Suck

August 18, 2009

They don’t.
People do.
Being a bus driver in Argentina is dangerous and stressful. What’s interesting is that the task is not that bad. It’s just driving, many people find that pleasing. It’s the selfish idiots that you have to drive from one place to another while avoiding other selfish idiots what makes it suck.
Not every job [...]

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25 People Not To Hang Out With

August 4, 2009

1- People that make jokes, interrupt or ignore completely conversation topics that they know nothing about.
2- People who use yelling as a discussion strategy.
3- People that prefer to ”agree” as long as they avoid the debate.
4- People that debate all the time about everything and can’t just relax.
5- Die-hard fans of anything.
6- Young people who think they’ve “made [...]

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Silly Rules

July 29, 2009

The concept of silliness has always intrigued me.
After all, what does it mean to be silly really?
Silly people are just doing what we would like to do, they are enjoying themselves.
It’s not that they don’t take risks. They just don’t see them.
Kids are silly.
Crazy people who live in their own reality are silly.
People who walk [...]

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Spam Lover

July 17, 2009

Everytime someone hands me a flyer, I get spam on my inbox, or some salesman treats me horribly, I smile.
Because it happens so often the only conclusion is that there are still many people who don’t get it. Many, many people.
That’s fantastic. The competition sucks.
Embrace the spam. They’re just making it easier for [...]

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The One Thing

July 10, 2009

What do customers expect in every buy?
It’s not purchase satisfaction, great attention and service, or reasonable prices. We want those things but we know you may not deliver, in which case we will share it later.
No, the one thing we always expect is Authority.
If you sell something, we expect you to command the situation.
The students [...]

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