{"id":884,"date":"2008-12-26T10:00:41","date_gmt":"2008-12-26T17:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/2008\/12\/26\/friday-links-08-12-26\/"},"modified":"2018-04-04T02:45:46","modified_gmt":"2018-04-04T09:45:46","slug":"friday-links-08-12-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/2008\/12\/26\/friday-links-08-12-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday Links 08-12-26"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>From the Web<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ben.casnocha.com\/2008\/12\/why-so-many-struggle-finding-a-job-or-a-calling.html\">Why it&#8217;s Hard to Find Your Passion<\/a> &#8211; The culprit?\u00c2\u00a0 The formal education system, at least according to Ben Casnocha.\u00c2\u00a0 In a great entry, Ben argues why academia often subtly teaches kids the wrong lessons in life (it&#8217;s better to be a jack-of-all-trades than a savant, following the rules = success).\u00c2\u00a0 I think the problem is too complex to have one cause, but Ben&#8217;s argument definitely helped me think.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/chrisguillebeau.com\/3x5\/the-art-of-radical-exclusion\/\">The Art of Radical Exclusion (Or How to Say No)<\/a> &#8211; Another great entry by Chris Guillebeau about the importance of eliminating commitments that aren&#8217;t centered on your goals.\u00c2\u00a0 This is something I&#8217;m having to manage more.\u00c2\u00a0 I&#8217;ve found the more successes I experience, the more opportunities people offer me, and as a result, the more I need to turn down.<\/p>\n<h2>From the Archives<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/2007\/04\/17\/myth-organization-is-the-key-to-productivity\/\">Myth: Organization is the Key to Productivity<\/a> &#8211; &#8220;The problem with commonsense is that it isn\u2019t that common. 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