Comments on: Friday Links 08-12-12 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/12/12/friday-links-08-12-12/ Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:53:24 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Scott Young http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/12/12/friday-links-08-12-12/comment-page-1/#comment-268587 Scott Young Tue, 16 Dec 2008 16:18:54 +0000 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/12/12/friday-links-08-12-12/#comment-268587 Kali, Perhaps, I've never met him. It's hard to know someone's personality just from their blog entries. Especially a website like Steve's which is meant to write informative articles, not become a perfect lens from which to view his personal life. -Scott Kali,

Perhaps, I’ve never met him. It’s hard to know someone’s personality just from their blog entries. Especially a website like Steve’s which is meant to write informative articles, not become a perfect lens from which to view his personal life.

-Scott

]]> By: Kali http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/12/12/friday-links-08-12-12/comment-page-1/#comment-268421 Kali Tue, 16 Dec 2008 05:28:15 +0000 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/12/12/friday-links-08-12-12/#comment-268421 But Scott, I don't think Steve is as social as you. But Scott, I don’t think Steve is as social as you.

]]> By: Scott Young http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/12/12/friday-links-08-12-12/comment-page-1/#comment-267658 Scott Young Sat, 13 Dec 2008 16:06:40 +0000 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/12/12/friday-links-08-12-12/#comment-267658 Mark, Steve Pavlina is often a mixed bag for me. I loved his early articles, and many of his writing today still changes the way I think about things. However, he has other posts that I don't connect with at all, and I think that's some of his appeal. Reducing personal development to a set of principles is ambitious, but it's been done before, so I'm surprised Steve approached the topic that way. If I were writing a spin off of my blog in a book format, I would focus and elaborate on the very things that my readers found most useful. He's done that to some extent in the second half (and more useful section of the book). -Scott Mark,

Steve Pavlina is often a mixed bag for me. I loved his early articles, and many of his writing today still changes the way I think about things. However, he has other posts that I don’t connect with at all, and I think that’s some of his appeal.

Reducing personal development to a set of principles is ambitious, but it’s been done before, so I’m surprised Steve approached the topic that way. If I were writing a spin off of my blog in a book format, I would focus and elaborate on the very things that my readers found most useful. He’s done that to some extent in the second half (and more useful section of the book).

-Scott

]]> By: J.D. Meier http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/12/12/friday-links-08-12-12/comment-page-1/#comment-267417 J.D. Meier Sat, 13 Dec 2008 02:16:15 +0000 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/12/12/friday-links-08-12-12/#comment-267417 Serious and fun ... Reminded me of the Alan Watts, Work as Play video, along with The Last Lecture. Serious and fun … Reminded me of the Alan Watts, Work as Play video, along with The Last Lecture.

]]> By: barbara http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/12/12/friday-links-08-12-12/comment-page-1/#comment-267282 barbara Fri, 12 Dec 2008 18:26:57 +0000 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/12/12/friday-links-08-12-12/#comment-267282 I'm still enjoying your blog off and on (Real Life(tm) gets in the way). I liked the "to learn" list. Do you take advantage of things like "google notebook," "zotero," google books." (all or 'full view only'), the many free ebooks sites available, worldcat.org, etc. etc. I have found that there are a lot of tools now for gathering and organizing information that weren't available when I was your age. It's obvious that you are learning much more on your own that you are in college. Do you feel that the formal classroom experience is important to your future? I’m still enjoying your blog off and on (Real Life(tm) gets in the way). I liked the “to learn” list. Do you take advantage of things like “google notebook,” “zotero,” google books.” (all or ‘full view only’), the many free ebooks sites available, worldcat.org, etc. etc. I have found that there are a lot of tools now for gathering and organizing information that weren’t available when I was your age.

It’s obvious that you are learning much more on your own that you are in college. Do you feel that the formal classroom experience is important to your future?

]]> By: Mark http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/12/12/friday-links-08-12-12/comment-page-1/#comment-267276 Mark Fri, 12 Dec 2008 18:01:04 +0000 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2008/12/12/friday-links-08-12-12/#comment-267276 I like Steve Pavlina's blog a lot, but I was very disappointed with the book. While I admire his attempt at reducing personal development to fundamental principles, his answer did not resonate with me at all. I like Steve Pavlina’s blog a lot, but I was very disappointed with the book. While I admire his attempt at reducing personal development to fundamental principles, his answer did not resonate with me at all.

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