July 2009
5 posts
Fear →
Fear is the great motivator. Fear is a motivator for the animal kingdom, in which only the strong, or quick, survive. Fear is what will keep you alive.
When I lived in Honolulu I was learning to surf. Sitting in the lineup — Waikiki skyscrapers behind me, vast Pacific Ocean blue out in front — I’d see a hill of water rushing towards me and start to paddle. As a beginner I got my share of...
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Back in the day, the educated citizen had access to much less information than we do today. Yet one must imagine a scholarly type would read and reread the same texts, analyzing them in depth, thinking in long form and essentially becoming an expert on the material. They could pull quotes at a moments notice! Today, I just post quotes to my Tumblr so I can Google them later.
Instead of...
“Modern business is based on contempt for customers.”
– Kroc Camen, “If I Designed Engadget”