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07.25.08It’s buy one get one free around hereFunny how these things work. I read through my friend Zack's work and he seems to be feeling the pain of cancer as well. His anchor seems more personal than mine, but his words ring equally true. Zack is a very talented writer. I ask him every time I see him for his book's manuscript. Sadly, he never delivers. I try to annoy him into writing a book. I theorize if I ask him enough that he'll eventually write something just to shut me up. Run to Zack's work. You'll be impressed. Here is my ...
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07.25.08Trimming back to move forwardLet the lack of activity here be evidence of a transition. My last two weekends were spent at the RTP and Columbus Startup Weekend events. Lots of cool stuff came from the weekends, with more on the horizon. In RTP I was part of the dealcastr team. Columbus birthed giggleSeed. I'll leave it at that for now, but more to come of this in the near future... Doing more with less is my general sentiment of the time. I forced myself to write a list of all the goals I was trying to accomplish and realized one ...
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07.12.08RTP Startup WeekendEditorial note: I'm at RTP Startup Weekend. Startup Weekend is a serial weekend-long codefest designed to design, birth, and launch a company in little less than two coffee-filled days. Watch the live-stream here. Lot's of smart, ambitious people here. Developing...
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06.30.08Livers vs. Inhabitants.One of the reasons people enjoy creating and sharing their content instead of consuming other's work is the feeling of control over the world they live in. This post from Dumb Little Man had a good quote: When you stop desiring and consuming, and you start living and producing, you quickly lose money as a personal oppressor and begin to use it, instead of it using you. Being a valuable person, and creating value for the world will take you far. So this begs the question, are you living in a world that ...
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06.22.08Wanting better and finding moreThese are some areas of my life I am constantly trying to improve upon: To be a better runner, I run more. To be a better writer, I read more. To be a better reader, I write more. To be a better programmer, I code more. To be a better (world)-citizen, I interact more. To be a better educated adult, I question more. Where in your life to you seek improvement and more importantly what are you doing more of to get there?
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06.05.08Blogging isn’t a one verb activityI want to clear up a common misconception. Blogging isn't writing. To simplify blogging as a composition exercise ignores the majority of the work. It's a bit like saying a road trip is 100% destination and 0% journey. Hardly. Most of the memories on road trips start and end well before and long after the waypoint. Similarly, while it may seem obvious that blogging is writing -- just like driving seems like the obvious time-consuming nuisance between a road trip's start and destination -- it is convenient to overlook the long path of ...
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06.03.08Structure through limitationsI am currently listening to Talk of the Nation on NPR and the guest is Lynda Barry author of What it is. Fascinating book aside, she just raised a good point that I have recently learned. One listener phoned-in and asked how she turned out so much high quality work. Her answer: limit the time she devotes to each task. Now it may sound counter-intuitive that you may be able to write a perfect piece in limited time, but constraints can focus your efforts to where they are best spent. Spinning your wheels is easy when you have nothing forcing your ...
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06.01.08Stop trying to sound smart, because you don’tI read more than I write. The advent of blogging has exposed me to a catalog of authors, from aspiring to veteran, who carry many different writing styles. One of the things I try to do with igudo is get people to participate in the growing online community. This generally includes writing. As a result, I'd like to rant a second on one of the patterns I see when new writers. I had a friend in school who would always proof my papers. I would smile as she read, knowing that she loved every last word of the art I had handed ...
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05.28.08Keep on keeping onOne of my favorite games to play while running is to stalk other runners. The rules of the game are simple: Pursue the runner discretely If you are spotted you must back off You must pass the other runner if you aren't spotted, and You cannot stop or slow down until the runner is out of sight (behind you). For maximum fun, screw time and mileage, make the number of overtaken runners your goal of the outing. I share ...
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05.16.08I saw a Black Swan todayPaul Kedrosky was talking about this today as well so I'm going to blame him for what happened... I needed to sweat tonight. My legs were sore but felt like they had more to give. I set out to make up for the poor workout I had yesterday. So I biked to the track and ended up punishing my legs. Realized I was in the zone when I pulled myself away after 50 sprints up 42 stairs (no walking). Easily the best workout I've had in a year. Never heard no in my head, all ...
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