LooselyTyped

Busyness is Not a Virtue

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 08:08:47 -0400

Instead of saying “I don’t have time” try saying “it’s not a priority,” and see how that feels. Often, that’s a perfectly adequate explanation. I have time to iron my sheets, I just don’t want to. But other things are harder. Try it: “I’m not going to edit your résumé, sweetie, because it’s not a priority.” “I don’t go to the doctor because my health is not a priority.” If these phrases don’t sit well, that’s the point. Changing our language reminds us that time is a choice. If we don’t like how we’re spending an hour, we can choose differently.

Prosecutor as bully

Mon, 14 Jan 2013 12:49:00 -0500

Prosecutor as bully:

RIP Aaron

My favorite habit: Write three positive things about today

Mon, 14 Jan 2013 11:14:33 -0500

My favorite habit: Write three positive things about today:

All you have to do is write down three positive things that happened to you that day.

Ever wonder why have certain habits or why something can become...

Mon, 14 Jan 2013 11:10:27 -0500

Ever wonder why have certain habits or why something can become addictive for you? Want some insights into how to change your bad habits and how to start developing good habits? We interviewed Charels Duhigg about that very thing. He wrote a book about why we do what we do. Check it out at on Amazon! It’s called, “The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business,” by Charles Duhigg. (via The Power of Habit | Epiphanies Change Lives)

Remember Aaron Swartz

Sat, 12 Jan 2013 19:38:16 -0500

Remember Aaron Swartz:

RIP Aaron.

You will be remembered.

"Genius involves figuring out who you are, and owning yourself. It’s about amplifying your best..."

Sat, 01 Sep 2012 09:45:43 -0400

“Genius involves figuring out who you are, and owning yourself. It’s about amplifying your best traits and compensating for the rest. Geniuses grab life by the horns, and persevere amidst setbacks. They take control of their lives, instead of waiting for others to open up doors. In this very important sense, greatness is completely, utterly, made.”

- Geniuses Are Made, Not Born

"Imagine a world where honesty is not only expected but accepted. When you ask someone how they are,..."

Mon, 09 Jul 2012 09:36:00 -0400

“Imagine a world where honesty is not only expected but accepted. When you ask someone how they are, you actually care about the response. That you are willing to take action if asked, but at the very least be supportive. That the words “How can I help?” are not strange, but common.”

- The Curse of Bullshit by Micah Baldwin

"I like to think that in the run-up to his final keynote, Steve made time for a long, peaceful walk...."

Fri, 07 Oct 2011 09:16:41 -0400

“I like to think that in the run-up to his final keynote, Steve made time for a long, peaceful walk. Somewhere beautiful, where there are no footpaths and the grass grows thick. Hand-in-hand with his wife and family, the sun warm on their backs, smiles on their faces, love in their hearts, at peace with their fate.”

- John Gruber - Universe Dented, Grass Underfoot

"The quality I especially revered in him was his refusal to show contempt for his customers by..."

Fri, 07 Oct 2011 09:15:00 -0400

“The quality I especially revered in him was his refusal to show contempt for his customers by fobbing them off with something that was “good enough”. Whether it was the packaging, the cabling, the use of screen space, the human interfaces, the colours, the flow, the feel, the graphical or textural features, everything had to be improved upon and improved upon until it was, to use the favourite phrase of the early Mac pioneers “insanely great”. It had to be so cool that you gasped. It had to feel good in the hand, look good to the eye and it had to change things. It changed things because it made users want to use the devices as they had never been used before.”

- Stephen Fry on Steve Jobs

Random thoughts on being an entrepreneur

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 21:41:06 -0500

Random thoughts on being an entrepreneur:

Brilliant take on entrepreneurship from the author of Gaping Void.

Why Your Employees Are Losing Motivation

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 14:17:54 -0500

Why Your Employees Are Losing Motivation:

How Management Demotivates, and what you can do about it… Nice article …

Toward a Grand Unified Theory of n00bs

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 08:08:22 -0500

Toward a Grand Unified Theory of n00bs:

Great post on understanding your users. Contrary to popular belief, NOT all of them are geeks :D

Talking to God...

Sat, 13 Feb 2010 10:46:37 -0500

Talking to God...:

Absolutely brilliant piece of writing …

What's A Non-Programmer To Do?

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:58:27 -0400

What's A Non-Programmer To Do?:

Really nice overview of how much more there is to a startup than just programming. Several good reasons to have a specialist than doing it all yourself.

Git: Your New Best Friend

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:32:23 -0400

Git: Your New Best Friend:

Nice article.

Royalty Free Stock Photos at Fotolia.com

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 09:15:58 -0500

Royalty Free Stock Photos at Fotolia.com

George Oates (of Flickr): Not quite what I had in mind

Wed, 17 Dec 2008 09:13:38 -0500

George Oates (of Flickr): Not quite what I had in mind:

Yahoo lays off George. This is certainly _not_ the way to handle this.

George - I am sorry about this. And Good Luck in the next endeavor

"We tease. And when we do, we look for traces of the telltale signs of desire — the lip pucker, the..."

Mon, 08 Dec 2008 13:31:35 -0500

“We tease. And when we do, we look for traces of the telltale signs of desire — the lip pucker, the lip lick, the mutual gaze that lasts beyond the 0.20-second eye contact that defines more formal exchange. Teasing is the stage for the drama of flirtation, where suitors provoke in order to look for the sure signs of enduring commitment.”

- In Defense of Teasing - NYTimes.com

The End of Wall Street's Boom

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 09:12:46 -0500

The End of Wall Street's Boom:

Brilliant article by Michael Lewis on what went wrong in Wall Street.

On a side note, books by the same author - http://bit.ly/TbO8

Aliens Cause Global Warming

Thu, 06 Nov 2008 09:41:57 -0500

Aliens Cause Global Warming:

RIP Michael - And thank you for this wonderful insight.