September 2007
29 posts
Aristotle vs. Urban Monk Round 1: Finding Bliss.... →
A really simplified summary of Aristotle Aristotle’s work in this specific area can be summarised into the following statements: One: Each person has unique requirements for happiness and success. What makes one person successful and happy won’t necessarily work for another. Two: Happiness comes from living a successful life. A successful life is one that is lived according to one’s virtues – a...
How To Decide What To Be When You Grow Up →
August 2007
41 posts
Search Engines: Find MP3s with SkreemR →
Music search engine SkreemR turns up a nice selection of MP3 files from all over the web whether you’re looking for Mozart or Justin Timberlake. Pop in your favorite artist, song or album and get back links to MP3s (no other audio file format.) A few search operators to know: Use double quotes to pinpoint a set of words, ex. “my favorite song” Use + operator to pinpoint...
15 Quick Ways to Give Value and Make a Positive... →
1. Forward relevant articles. 2. Mention the person in a blog post or article you are writing. 3. Give them a marketing tip they can use for their business. 4. Write a helpful article for a publication or blog. 5. Introduce them to a prospective alliance partner. 6. Give them a relevant book. 7. Forward them a useful template. 8. Recommend...
How to Have an Interesting Life →
Take risks. You’re more resilient - financially, physically and socially - than you think. Don’t let fear hold you down.
Creating a Mac-Type Background in Photoshop →
Why not deprive residents of food? PANDA BEAR, MD →
Sleep deprivation is a staple of residency training, but it’s also a big detriment to productivity and accuracy. What can we do? They’ve already cut down the hours.
Moonlighting and Other Topics : PANDA BEAR, MD →
A great riff on emergency medicine being a victim of its own efficiency (compared to primary care)
The Manager's Cheat Sheet: 101 Common-Sense Rules... →
Increasing Rentention Without Increasing Study... →
A scientific paper
Reminders: Schedule PingMe Reminders with Jott →
Schedule reminders on previously mentioned SMS reminder service PingMe with a phone call to the voice-to-text service, Jott. Once you set it up, it works like this: You call Jott’s toll free number and they say
“Who’d you want to Jott?”…
You say “GoPingMe”…
Jott says “BEEP”…
You say “2 days, call and wish mom a happy...
How to write a book - the short honest truth →
Everyone wants to be successful, but few are willing to do the work it takes to get there. That’s why most people are not very successful.
Eight things your home page should have →
Last week, my frolleague Mark Rover of Sea Change hosted our free Nonprofit 911 call here at Network for Good. It focused on easy fixes to underperforming web sites, and I wanted to share a few gems from him.
First, the FOUR-SECOND RULE:
Anyone should be able to tell in four seconds who you are/what you do.
And…
Eight Things A Nonprofit Home Page Should Have
1. A guessable URL
2....
Hope, Not Fear, Inspires Change →
Last year my pal and sometimes-colleague Dave Roberts, editor of Gristmill, wrote a compelling series on fear and environmentalism, firmly and refreshingly grounded in the current realities of American politics: how fear of the terrorist (or more lately, the illegal immigrant) has been used for the past several years to induce Americans to accept an increasingly authoritarian government and the...
Advice for Students: 11+ Ways to Make this Your... →
Write everything down. Review your lists regularly. Have an inbox. Know your professor. Find a mentor. Join something. Speak up. Read for pleasure. Set goals. Start something. Fail. Find balance.Bonus tip two: Know yourself.
Advice for Students: 11+ Ways to Make this Your... →
Right about now, America’s students are heading back to school for the Fall semester. Last week, I gave some very specific advice about using a wiki to store and organize notes, but keeping good notes is just part of being a successful student. Over the weekend, I decided to offer up some more general, all-purpose advice for students. Whether you’re just starting college or returning, the tips...
How To: Increase Your Memory's Capacity
Finding a surefire memorization technique can be challenging, but it doesn’t have to be. By applying some quick tricks, you can become well-read in any information-heavy subject just by putting your mind to it. Tutor John Place writes: 1. First, use a pencil or word processor (I prefer the latter because it’s faster) to type, in complete sentences, any fact you think might appear on...
How To: Increase Your Memory's Capacity →
Finding a surefire memorization technique can be challenging, but it doesn’t have to be. By applying some quick tricks, you can become well-read in any information-heavy subject just by putting your mind to it. Tutor John Place writes: 1. First, use a pencil or word processor (I prefer the latter because it’s faster) to type, in complete sentences, any fact you think might appear on...
101 Common Sense Rules For Managers →
The InsideCRM guys posted this managerial cheat-sheet today for anyone in a leadership roll. Thankfully they’ve also split all 101 into categories.
Meeting Deadlines
No one will be happy if your team has to rush around at the last minute to complete a project. Follow these tips to make deadlines less stressful for everyone.
11. Only promise what you can realistically deliver. Don’t create...
101 Common Sense Rules For Managers →
The InsideCRM guys posted this managerial cheat-sheet today for anyone in a leadership roll. Thankfully they’ve also split all 101 into categories.
Meeting Deadlines
No one will be happy if your team has to rush around at the last minute to complete a project. Follow these tips to make deadlines less stressful for everyone.
11. Only promise what you can realistically deliver. Don’t create...
The Scarcity Shortage →
From four years ago:
What’s worth more: a pile of gold or a pile of salt? Throughout history, many people have chosen the salt. Gold is pretty, but you can’t live without salt, and when it was more scarce than gold, it became valuable enough to use as a currency itself. (The word “salary” is even related to the Latin for “salt.”)
Today, of course, salt is...
The Scarcity Shortage →
From four years ago:
What’s worth more: a pile of gold or a pile of salt? Throughout history, many people have chosen the salt. Gold is pretty, but you can’t live without salt, and when it was more scarce than gold, it became valuable enough to use as a currency itself. (The word “salary” is even related to the Latin for “salt.”)
Today, of course, salt is...
“But the real advantages that middle-class children gain come from more elusive...”
– What It Takes to Make a Student - New York Times
Notebook - I want it when I get a mac →
Questions and Answers with Warren Buffett
How often can you hear advice from the world’s greatest investor? In 1998, at the beginning of the tech bubble, Warren Buffett spoke to a group of MBA students at the University of Florida. He spent ninety minutes answering questions about his investment philosophy. Though this presentation was made almost nine years ago, his advice is just as valid today.
For example, at the 1:15 mark of the...
Questions and Answers with Warren Buffett →
How often can you hear advice from the world’s greatest investor? In 1998, at the beginning of the tech bubble, Warren Buffett spoke to a group of MBA students at the University of Florida. He spent ninety minutes answering questions about his investment philosophy. Though this presentation was made almost nine years ago, his advice is just as valid today.
For example, at the 1:15 mark of the...
Web 2 Cool for school - A rundown of online... →
“The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect...”
– Nelson Henderson
How I made my presentations a little better | 43... →
Open Thread: Your best tip on doing presentations... →
Donor Power Manifesto →
The old donor gives out of duty; she gives because giving is the right thing to do. · The New Donor gives to make a difference. Duty may still be important, but her main motivation is to have a positive impact on the world.
Buster McLeod's Manifesto for An Interesting Life
You must not dilly-dally. You must be your word. You must have good intentions. You must admit to being the maker of meaning. You must not feel sorry for yourself. You must have a vision that you are striving for. You must tie creativity and experimentation with survival. You must be the change. You must rally others with your vision. You must stake your reputation on your better self. You must...
Lobes of Steel - New York Times →
Exercise makes mice grow new neurons - “boosting memory and cognitive processing speed.”
“If you thought the universe was hard to comprehend before, then you’d...”
– Univ. of Chicags astrophysicist via wherescoachbombay
Fleep - a Crazy, mathy, intense, comic story →
“Once, in the redwood forest, I felt something like a heartbeat, a hardly...”
– L. Hogan, Dwellings: A Spiritual History of the Living World.
What Really Buys Happiness? by Arthur C. Brooks,... →
It’s not income inequality - its perceived social mobility. Maybe that’s why I feel so happy all the time…
In Silicon Valley, Millionaires Who Don’t Feel... →
Even at the top, people’ aren’t content with their financial status. The key is just needing less and being happy about it.
“There are two main strategies we can adopt to improve the quality of life. The...”
– Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Quotes - The Quotations Page
So key. Fighting poverty is part one. Empowering people is part two.
“College, to you, is a simple utilitarian thing? Stanford would be a much better...”
– Robert - from the Unofficial Stanford Blog. My first hater! If you don’t have any enemies, you’re doing something wrong.
“The capacity to care is the thing that gives life its deepest meaning and...”
– Pablo Casals 