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Category Archives: Attention
The Pursuit of Flow
In the last few weeks, I’ve come across this idea in several different forms and thought it was worth capturing and sharing. Along the X axis, is your ability or skill level. Along the Y axis, is the degree of … Continue reading
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The Original Ambient Intimacy – Meeting Face To Face
Over the last week, I spent some time meeting with both our clients and colleagues in person. I’ve long thought that meeting in person is the only way to have a truly good working relationship with people . However, I … Continue reading
Confirmation Bias Fail
This summer, my wife and I traveled to Columbia. On our way from Medellin to Bogota, we showed up at the Medellin airport with plenty of time. The airport was closed down (no flights it seemed) due to massive amounts … Continue reading
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Finding a Job in a Recession
Right now the job market is tough. Like most businesses trying to get attention (and subsequently money) from an increasingly attention and cash poor consumer, job seekers are trying to seek the attention (and subsequent employment) from an increasingly conservative … Continue reading
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What Do You Dwell On?
On a recent business trip, our CEO connected with a friend and shared some of the challenges that he has recently gone through. The friend shared that when he was going through a very difficult time in his life, he … Continue reading
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Standing In Line Behind Yourself
Ever open the fridge, pull out something and wonder if it’s spoiled, decide not to eat it and put it back in the fridge, as though next time you’ll decide differently? One of the books (“Brain Rules” – I’m pretty … Continue reading
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It won’t always be like this
As I mentioned earlier, my dad recently had knee surgery and had a serious complication that resulted in an additional 2 hour surgery requiring him to have to fast (fluids and food) for 3 days while he was still forced … Continue reading
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Projecting Backward From Today
I moved to India for three months back in 2004-2005. It was a great trip and I would love to return, but it is quite a bit different from the US. What I found most fascinating however, is how quickly … Continue reading
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Remembering The Non-Event : How we corrupt our own conclusions
This morning, we went to go catch a cab and I remarked that when I walk to the street that has cabs, an empty one always drives by about 1 minute before I get to the corner. Always drives by? … Continue reading
Nickel & Dime – How To Destroy Trust
I’ve recently been flying a bit and have been considering the business of nickel and diming that seems so popular with airlines these days. If the long lines for the Southwest are any indication, people are not enjoying being taken … Continue reading
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