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IP on July 16th, 2009

Seth Godin’s thought-provoking presentation about the importance of being different. Obviously a bit of a stretch. On many areas of your life you DON’T want things to change, but in many others you certainly want to experiment. The trick is to figure out where the novelty effect can be successful and balance the effort with [...]

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IP on April 7th, 2009

While the subject of Kas Thomas’ post is programming, the framework is more broadly applicable. The point is: beware of crutches, lest they cripple you.

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IP on March 19th, 2009

Mr. Harquail is a Professor of Organizational Theory and a member of several editorial boards, therefore responsible for evaluating other people’s research. In this post, he’s frustrated at how artificially complex people try to make their work, and reminds us that a tool is meant for a PURPOSE and not for its own sake. He [...]

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