July 2011
1 post
“You think that the goal is to be over there, and we say the goal is the journey...”
– Hicks
June 2011
1 post
“Whenever two people meet, there are really six people present. There is each man...”
– William James
April 2011
5 posts
“Games were created to give nonheroes the illusion of winning. In real life, you...”
– Taleb
“Being realistic is the most commonly traveled road to mediocrity”
– Will Smith
“Throughout space there is energy. Is this energy static or kinetic? If static...”
– Tesla
“A life without cause is a life without effect”
“The right word may be effective, but no word is as effective as a mighty
tuned...”
– Mark Twain
November 2010
2 posts
Money
“Money is only a tool. It will take you wherever you wish, but it will not replace you as the driver. It will give you the means for the satisfaction of your desires, but it will not provide you with desires. Money is the scourge of the men who attempt to reverse the law of causality—the men who seek to replace the mind by seizing the products of the mind.” - Ayn Rand
“More than half the prophecies in the Scriptures refer to the time when man shall possess earth, when tears and sorrows shall be unknown, and peace and plenty shall be everywhere. That time will come. It is nearer than most people think possible. You are helping it along. Every man who is honestly trying to use the power of mind in the right way is doing his part in the great cause. For it...
February 2010
2 posts
Get Rid of That Early Morning Email Addiction!
41% of people check their email before they do anything else in the morning. This can be attributed to the task dominant lifestyle we tend to lead. In a strange way, we look for new tasks we need to perform without considering the fact that there are plenty of important tasks left undone. This leads to increased stress as our pile of work grows the second we wake up. This habit sets the tone for...
January 2010
2 posts
Why Americans Have Success Backwards
Excellent story taken from 4 Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferriss.
—— An American businessman was standing at the pier of a small coastal Mexican village when a small boat with just one fisherman docked. Inside the small boat were several large yellowfin tuna. The American complimented the Mexican on the quality of his fish. “How long did it take you to catch them?” The American asked....
Get an Ivy League Education for Free!
Ivy League education is viewed as the opportunity to learn from the top professors in the world. While this is true, many have not realized the effect the internet has had on knowledge. It is no longer monopolized through top schools and the barriers to learning are being torn down. Academic Earth, conceived by Richard Ludlow while at Yale, is one of those sites. It boasts an impressive list of...
December 2009
4 posts
“They wouldn’t call it genius if they knew how much work went into...”