Friday Links 07-08-10
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From the Web
Negative Media? - John Place has a great article about how to avoid succumbing to the negative information in the media. Just gathering information isn’t enough, I agree with John that you need to actively process information you receive so it works towards you instead of turning you into a materialistic, self-obsessed individual.
21 Ways to Add More Hours to the Day - An article I did for lifehack.org
Blogging Self-Defence? - Tim Ferriss does a great job discussing how to deal with personal attacks in an online setting. I get my fair share of feedback from honest criticism to hate mail. I appreciate the feedback, but you also need to know how to diffuse and manage personal attacks.
How to Have More Social Success - A blog pointed to me by a friend of mine. Communication skills (unlike say wealth or fitness) seem to be a source of shame for people who want to improve. Although I’m no expert, I have considerably more social success now than I did a few years ago. I applaud sites like these for giving rational analysis to a topic that tends to get distorted by crap advice like “be yourself” and “have confidence.”
From the Archives
Nine Steps to a More Interesting Life - “Boredom is the enemy.” - Timothy Ferriss.
From the Shelf
Infinite Jest - Okay, so I’m not quite finished it yet. But the book is over a thousand pages long! David Foster Wallace’s book that covers the themes of entertainment, addiction and life. A challenging read I’m expecting at least another week or two to finish it off.
Chris said,
August 13, 2007 at 8:48 am
Hey Scott, thanks for the good word. I like what you said in your descriptive blurb. It sums up a lot of what I feel is the current state of communication skills advice; a relative reluctance among people to address it, and too much of the same vague, simplistic, or unhelpful advice appearing over and over. I think there’s also sometimes an overemphasis on being super charismatic, when a lot of people are looking for more basic info.