{"id":859,"date":"2008-10-24T10:00:14","date_gmt":"2008-10-24T17:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/2008\/10\/24\/friday-links-08-10-24\/"},"modified":"2018-04-04T02:45:46","modified_gmt":"2018-04-04T09:45:46","slug":"friday-links-08-10-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/2008\/10\/24\/friday-links-08-10-24\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday Links 08-10-24"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>From the Web<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/chrisguillebeau.com\/3x5\/working-from-anywhere-on-the-planet\/\">Working from Anywhere in the World<\/a> &#8211; Chris Guillebeau has a great entry on living a digital lifestyle.\u00c2\u00a0 He shares some upsides and downsides.\u00c2\u00a0 I don&#8217;t think the best way to approach your goals is to glamorize them needlessly, but be willing to accept the benefits and costs of the lifestyle they create.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ben.casnocha.com\/2008\/10\/cal-newport-and.html\">Interview with Study Hacks<\/a> &#8211; Blogging friends Ben Casnocha and Cal Newport (author of the blog Study Hacks) share an interview.\u00c2\u00a0 Great ideas follow.\u00c2\u00a0 One excerpt:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Cal:<\/strong> What about the big question of \u201cwhat should I do with my life?\u201d As you know, my approach is sort of \u201cthere is no wrong answer, choose something and focus on it so you\u2019ll start reaping rewards, you can always change later.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ben:\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>Your approach is similar to that great Andy Grove quote, \u201cAct on your temporary convictions as if they were real ones, and when you realize you are wrong, change course very quickly.\u201d The problem with what you said is \u201c\u2026you can always change later\u201d is very, very hard. 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I think people tolerate waaaay too much boredom in their lives.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>From the Archives<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/2008\/06\/24\/stop-trying-to-impress-people\/\">Stop Trying to Impress People<\/a> &#8211; &#8220;Someone once told me that, \u201cIntegrity is being the same person in your house that you are on the street.\u201d More than just integrity, I think that consistency has a huge effect on your self-image. 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