Like a lot of other people, I read Derek Siver’s blog and Twitter feed (@sivers). I find him to be a highly interesting guy and the best living example of following one’s passions. As you can tell from the notes below, this is the LessConf presentation that I got the most from. Here are some notes of his [...]
How to be Awesome!
Up first at Lessconf, Eoghan McGabe and Des Traynor of Contrast.ie on “How to be awesome!”. Starting off with a few words of introduction about the Irish slang, culture, and myths as lead-in to conventions.
Conventions
Are agreement of ways of doing things. Formed from personal experience. Formed via survival of the fittest (evolution). [...]
My nephew moved to town. Most every physical thing he owns fit into the rental truck that he drove from Wisconsin, where he just graduated college, to Colorado, where he’s starting out the next phase of his life. Yesterday, we unloaded the truck into his new apartment. He has no job, no debt, and no [...]
I’ve challenged myself to say “yes” more often.
I am defaulting to “yes” and rarely saying “no”. Whether to personal or professional opportunities, I’ve come to realize that reasons I give myself for saying “no” are just excuses to stick with the status quo.
Here’s what seem like some reasonable reasons to say “no”.
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