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Category Archives: Communication
Self Fulfilling Prophesies
There was a group strategy meeting in California that I was planning to go to. Assuming things went well, I knew this would be my final business trip for my current employer. The new company was finishing fundraising so leaving … Continue reading
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The Unasked Questions
The purposes of a man’s heart are deep waters, but a man of understanding draws them out. – Proverbs 20:5 (NIV) Recently, I’ve been working on improving my attention management. My friend, David Delp, has been teaching me his system … Continue reading
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Dealing With Injustice: Swallowing Poison Pills
There is almost nothing more frustrating than someone taking advantage of you. I was reminded of this yesterday when I boarded a bus and received improper change. I didn’t notice until I was back in my seat and started obsessing … Continue reading
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Epistemology And Human Fallibility
I read quite a bit. I’m constantly energized by new ideas and books provide a way for me to swim in them. As I read, it’s fascinating to see interesting themes that tie different books together. I don’t recommend every … Continue reading
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Periods and Question Marks
Sometime ago I worked with someone who I occasionally meet for lunch. I found that I enjoyed the conversation so long as I ended all of my sentences with question marks. If I did so, he would talk and share … Continue reading
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Is It Their Personality or Just Circumstances?
Last summer I read my first Kindle book Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace. It’s a perfect book for the kindle since it’s over 1,000 pages, 100 of which are footnotes, vital to understanding the book, if understanding is really fully … Continue reading
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Amplifying Noise
Yesterday, Ann and I were watching a Mexican dancing television show at a restaurant. Something about it struck me very funny and I laughed out loud. At the same time, I looked over to see a waiter and a waitress … Continue reading
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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 … Continue reading
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The RapidChip Fallacy
“The market is going to face this big, nasty problem and they will have no other choice but to use our product to solve it.” – Excited Entrepreneur Most of the time, this entrepreneur is committing the same fallacy that we faced when … Continue reading
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Guest Blog: Mawy had a Yittle Yam
[In response to my post on Tea Bog Beet Knee, Matthew Ritzman, a friend of mine, wrote a response that I thought worthy of more attention. Matthew and I met while he was President of the local Toastmasters club that … Continue reading
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