February 2012
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A grateful graduate student.
Going to graduate school has never been an obvious choice. It is even less so in today’s rapidly changing world, one whose job market and global crises are likely to demand skills impossible to learn within the walls of of the classroom. I feel especially torn about attending courses because of the opportunity I feel it might be costing me. This unease is exacerbated knowing that friends are...
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Great blog post from @mikekarnj: Stop Building... →
It’s always impossible until it’s done.
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“Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness....”
– Lao Tzu
via Kindness and the Sexual Mating of Ideas Altucher Confidential
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WatchHow Great Leaders Inspire Action - A Classic by Simon Sinek
I try to be an early adopter of the ideas which make sense as soon as I can afford them. Regarding technology, I wait usually ‘til the 3rd or 4th iteration. Better for my customer experience and my wallet!!
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“Let me misunderstand you.”
– (You Can’t Blame It On) Anybody, Phoenix
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“Clever women are dangerous.”
– Euripides (via Stacy Schiff’s book “Cleopatra: A Life”
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Arnold Schwarzenegger
Moderator: What kind of car do you drive?
Arnold: I have many cars. I have... a Hummer that runs on biofuels... hydrogen-fueled cars... I have... a Mercedes... I have a Bentley, I have a... a Porsche, I have...
Moderator: And you're not embarassed about it at all?
Arnold: No, no! I'm not embarassed about it, because I only drive one car at a time.
Source: Youtube video of Gov Schwarzenegger's Keynote speech at the Zero emissions conference in Oslo, Norway (47 minute mark - thank you Doro for sharing!)
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January 2012
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“Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do...”
– Mark Twain
My parents are the greatest people in the world.
They tell me I’m special. :)
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“Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.”
– Winston Churchill (via laurenbirriel)
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“The wonderful thing is there are no miracles.”
– Einstein, via Christopher Hitchens in his interview Transcending God (http://m.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2007/07/transcending-god/6076/5/)
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Shall women save the economy? →
Interesting read.
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“Beware the irrational, however seductive. Shun the ‘transcendent’...”
– BBC News - Christopher Hitchens on life, death and lobster
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How to Save an Unproductive Day in 25 Minutes -... →
Three good tips for two good reasoons: carve out a time-oasis, note your progress and set up progress for your mental health and for productivity’s sake.
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World's Most Innovative Young Minds Get Together... →
Check out these profiles of brilliant women (thinkers and doers):
Cynthia Hellen
Cynthia is the founder of GIRLS WHO ROCK, a crowd-pleasing, change-making benefit concert which aims to bring together the strongest voices in technology, entertainment, and design to advocate and fundraise for girls’ education worldwide while mentoring local student volunteers to be leaders. Read more »
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WatchClassic talk by the great Seth Godin on the Tribes We Lead. Thanks @titiaan_palazzi for sharing. A great talk on leadership for any sector or social cause.
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“Don’t be an entrepreneur. Be a maker with a vision who doesn’t accept no for an...”
– @Max_Hodak
Things Academia Gets Wrong About Entrepreneurship
The visionaries of our century…