Archive for the ‘personal’ Category
Tuesday, July 1st, 2008
Google's search results are as relevant today as they were when their search technology was still experimental.
Fortunately, by maintaining their relevance, they quickly blew by their competitors. It's the best way to build trusting relationships with your users (or anyone else).
I hope I can continue to stay relevant. It's definitely ...
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Thursday, May 1st, 2008
It has been longer than usual since my last post but I promise more interesting posts are on their way so stay tuned. Until then, here's a fun one...
Recently, I posted about caffeine and innovation with the post "get wired and innovate smarter". After coming across a post about the ...
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Saturday, March 22nd, 2008
you might miss something important ;)
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Monday, February 25th, 2008
I strongly believe there is something like a "virtual first impression". At least there is for me because I often seek out and find information about people and companies well before I interact with them in the "real world". What kind of virtual first impression are you making? Does a ...
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Monday, February 18th, 2008
The Developing Intelligence Blog has an excellent post on how to get "optimally wired". It discusses in great detail the various cognitive advantages (memory enhancement for example) and disadvantages (addiction/withdrawal for example) of the world's most popular psychoactive stimulant.
My experience has been mixed but I typically indulge most when the ...
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Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008
People making plans.
I agree (without philosophical or religious leanings of any kind): plans can be really funny. So instead... experiment vigorously then... fail. fast. forward.
These are just a few things advocated by business "guru" and management thought leader Tom Peters. Over the course of this year, I have directly applied ...
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Thursday, January 3rd, 2008
(picture of my brain; bored and anxious in an fMRI machine run by a graduate student researcher)
For as long as I can remember (no joke), I have been fascinated by people, consciousness and the brain. Why do people do the things they do and the critical role our brains play ...
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Sunday, September 23rd, 2007
The human mind is slave to the human heart. It makes a lot of sense, passions and emotions are the ultimate human experiences.
In a world where transparency is the new golden standard for all human interactions, passion will always trump product. If it doesn't get you excited and make you ...
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Saturday, September 22nd, 2007
When asked, I often don't know how to define social responsibility in general or corporate social responsibility (CSR) in particular. It's one of those philosophical discussions that never really make much sense after all is said and done. I have a feeling however, that the idea of social responsibility can ...
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Friday, June 29th, 2007
I never really got into twitter. And still don't understand the mania behind it. I suspect twitter wasn't interesting for me because the people I want to keep in touch with most use services like Facebook (which has similar functionality built-in). Maybe I just needed more twitter'ing friends.
This is not ...
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