“I don’t have enough time.” Being busy is a good way to avoid risks. You’re too busy doing the routine things to try the non-routine things that might scare you. If you aren’t sensitive to the words you use, you might not even realize you do this. The fear of unknown gets excused so quickly, […]
Archives for 2007
Why You Hate Work
Do you hate your job? With popular books like The 4-Hour Workweek and It’s Called Work for a Reason, you probably aren’t alone. Most people will tell you the problem is the job. They say you need to find something your passionate about. The problem isn’t you, it’s the job. But sometimes it is you. […]
Help With New Holistic Learning Book
I need your help. I just spent a few hours today planning out a new Holistic Learning book which I hope to release in Spring of 2008. The book should expand the holistic learning concept that I originally introduced here and produced a free e-book about. Among other things, here’s what the book should do […]
Friday Links 07-10-26
From the Web Explaining is Difficult – Eliezer Yudkowsky has another great post over at Overcoming Bias. This one is about how we constantly underestimate the effort required to properly explain something. This sent off bells in my head as I strive to, but don’t always hit the mark in explaining, myself. Journey Inside the […]
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