Jun 2
May 12
On being busy.
How To Set Smart Daily Goals :: Tips :: The 99 Percent
http://the99percent.com/tips/7023/How-To-Set-Smart-Daily-Goals
“It is not enough to be busy. So are the ants. The question is: What are we busy about?”
Henry David Thoreau
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Jan 6
Why famous people are famous.
Famous people are famous because they do things. There's nothing more to it, and nothing less.
"I realized that their ticket to fame is actually really simple: when they had an idea, they followed through.
Simply put, they did things. They executed.
There really is nothing more to it. I'm sure more of my friends will decide to do things, get noticed, and as a side effect, become famous. There's nothing intimidating or far-fetched about that."
Jan 5
Why I teach
“Fundamentally I teach because it makes me feel good. It helped me certainly clarify my own objectives. There’s nothing more exciting than seeing someone’s life affected in a positive way by something you’ve said.”
And I honestly love this quote, but still there is one thing I like to change within this quote, so it perfectly fits to me, my life and
my attitude:“Fundamentally I SHARE because it makes me feel good. It helped me certainly clarify my own objectives. There’s nothing more exciting than seeing someone’s life affected in a positive way by something you’ve said.”
It perfectly describes why I am doing all this here. Blogging, twittering, getting in contact with people I hardly know – SHARING (either if it is curating or just sharing)… It helps me and hopefully it helps you as well. So thank you for letting me sharing things with you. Thank you for teaching and learning!
Markus modification of replacing "TEACH" with SHARE, describes it as good as I never could. The kind of stuff you need quotes for :-)
Dec 25
"There are three ways to learn things"
- Actually learn something new.
- Realize that two things you thought were different are actually the same.
- Realize that two things you thought were the same are actually different.
-- via a friend today at lunch
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Nov 4
This is why we travel. Edition 2
As much as we love or hate where we’re living, travel is about making ourselves uncomfortable so that we can learn to adapt and accept differences. There is no way of being an insider without first being an outsider. Travel isn’t about gloating to your peers over how cultured you are. But it is a course in personal development and empathy, in exchange for being responsible with your new-found knowledge. And that’s why I’m certain there would be far more tolerance in the world if we only took the time to understand each other. It’s part of what people mean when they say travel broadens the mind.
For lack of a better explanation.
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Oct 16
Why Write a Blog at all?
A certain subset of people will read it. Those who are your friends and family, and those strangers who find you via search. This is not something to be afraid of, but rather embraced.
One of the things that stands out to me the most during a pivotal second round interview I had at Union Square Ventures. I sat down with one of the partners Brad Burnham, and presented my resume. He told me to hang on to it and he just wanted to chat.
When I pressed him as to why, he responded with something I will never forget which went something like this; “You can work really hard on crafting a well written, organized, resume with bullet points of accomplishments – but you can’t fake 500 blog posts.”
From
Why write a blog at all? | Eric Friedman - Marketing.fm
Oct 10
"Never mistake motion for action" Ernest Hemmingway
“Never mistake motion for action.”Ernest Hemmingway
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Sep 20
The beauty of the Internet.
"The beauty of the Internet is you can just pull a quote out of your ass and attribute it to whoever the fuck you want."
- George Washington
Sep 4
thingswellsaid: "Quick, what's the meaning of Life?"
quick, what's the meaning of life?This is just for me and no one else, but try and be nice to people, don’t take yourself too seriously, replace yourself with someone better than you, and become rich and powerful at all cost, no matter who you hurt in the process.
Adam Lisagor is a true genius.
