May 2010
11 posts
“The best tool is the one you don’t notice. Why do you think pen and paper remain...”
– ACM Ubiquity - WHY FEATURES DON’T MATTER ANYMORE:
THE NEW LAWS OF DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY
(via Instapaper)
Frustrated at Work? Make a Case for Change →
The Black Keys - Tighten Up
Great song off of a...
The Shop I Want →
kung fu grippe · Making the Clackity Noise →
Vonnegut: How To Write With Style – Novelr -... →
The Askers and the Guessers →
bobulate:
Andre Donderi introduced terminology that shows we’re raised in one of two cultures:
In Ask culture, people grow up believing they can ask for anything — a favour, a pay rise — fully realising the answer may be no. In Guess culture, by contrast, you avoid “putting a request into words unless you’re pretty sure the answer will be yes… A key skill is putting out delicate feelers. If you...
“Buy yourself a good bed and a nice pair of shoes. If you’re not in one,...”
– /via Patrick Haney
“ Do not be a burden to others
Take care of others
Do not expect rewards for...”
– Lessons in Manliness: Chiune Sugihara (via Instapaper)