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Scholars’ Marketing

December 10, 2009

Since when has our love for marketing been affecting the world?
Just because we didn’t have a word for it, not to mention an industry, does not mean that it didn’t happen.
Why do we assume that all those rules that Seth taught us over the years have been working only in recent times?
What if Adam Smith [...]

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The Consequences Of Imprecision

December 8, 2009

We live in imprecise times.
Our desires and fears are tainted with subjectivity. There’s no right or wrong, no black or white, no real or imaginary.
When equality and freedom were reached, we opened the door to countless definitions of reality. This is not to say that we are totally free and equal, but no one can [...]

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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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Ignore Reality

November 11, 2009

Our culture is seeing an explosion of social studies in the work environment, mainly focused on our irrationality and incapability to see the best logical response. We have been victims of our mind’s flaws since the beginning of time, but we are now fascinated to point out to everyone just how “crazy” we are.
Studies prove [...]

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Commoditization Of Education: Second Theory

October 27, 2009

John comments:
Education has been devalued in that last couple of decades but I think the blame should be placed on students. Rampant grade inflation to meet the needs of consumers (students) who don’t want to study so hard anymore, mean that the rigor and exclusivity of higher education are disappearing. Anyone can go to university [...]

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The Wave Myth

September 28, 2009

I’m putting an end to this myth:
You can’t miss the wave, unless you choose to. The wave is not that fast.
A wave is a new mindset, not a new tool.
People don’t change their minds overnight, you have plenty of time to catch up.
Don’t worry about being on top of things, worry about understanding which waves [...]

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