Month: May 2010
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How Good Are You?
I’m fascinated by the various ways that we incorrectly perceive the world around us. For instance, I recently read about a cognitive fallacy that I like because I have experienced it’s truth: People who are beginners in a field tend to overestimate their ability in that field because they don’t have enough knowledge to know just…
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The Difficulty of Imagining Other’s Perspective
In spite of an overwhelming group of people communicating their personal perspective on the internet, it still remains nearly impossible for us to understand how others see the world. We experience our lives in vivid 3D with a depth of emotion and experience that makes our perspective seem obvious. Meanwhile, we experience other’s perspective with…
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There Is No Signatum Without Signum
There is no signatum without signum” – Quote from a reading that Ann was translating to Spanish Most of you probably read that quote with emphatic agreement, if not, then you’re probably wondering what signum and signatum are, much as we were when Ann asked me what this meant. After doing a bit of searching,…
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Serendipity, Making Friends and Marketing Adages
“I know I’m wasting half of my marketing budget, I just don’t know which half” – Old Marketing Adage Over the last several years, we moved to several different locations throughout the world. While we obviously enjoy the adventure of travel, one of the challenges we face is meeting new friends. In each locale, the…