January 2009
13 posts
“We don’t get a chance to do that many things, and every one should be really...”
– Steve Jobs (via superamit)
How to Determine the Optimal Price for Your Web... →
Good article, and he cites this story from Predictably Irrational:“Zero is not just another discount. Zero is a different place. The difference between two cents and one cent is small. But the difference between one cent and zero is huge.” He supports this point through the following experiment: the first offered a Lindt Truffle for 15 cents and a Hershey Kiss for one cent. Participants...
Redesign of Doodle →
The team watches customers and learns something important: we experienced some rather astounding results. The most surprising of which was the total failure of the calendar-UI standard as currently employed by Google, iCal, Outlook Express, and Doodle’s competitors.Check out Doodle to see the new calendar interface they used after learning from customers.
“Never regret. If it’s good, it’s wonderful. If it’s bad, it’s experience.”
– Victoria Holt, in Facing Your Fears
What Should I Do with My Life, Now? →
Some real gems from this Po Bronson article follow up to his book.
I hear all the time, “I’d love to quit my job to follow my purpose, but I’ve got responsibilities!” This artificial distinction is misleading. Your responsibilities are not keeping you from your purpose, they are part of your purpose, often the very most important part. Envisioning your responsibilities as...
“You already know how to deliver excellent service that blows people away. You...”
– In the mood
Sometimes I’m not in the mood. But when I finish whatever it is I’m not looking forward to doing, I feel great.
“There are no provable absolutes, and that, with the absence of provable...”
– Robert Rubin Commencement Address
Entrepreneurial Secrets of a $110 Million Man →
Practical advice on what to focus on when starting a business.
“I’d say you’re a lucky dude but we both know that it doesn’t...”
– A friend, after reading my technomad blog
“Once you make a choice in life, the unchosen alternatives evaporate.”
– Can You Predict Happiness?
My Friend's Self-Help Book
He didn’t write one, but here’s his advice on living. What do you think?
If I were to write a self-awareness/self-help book along these lines all I
would write is “Don’t read this book. Stop planning and making excuses. Drop
everything, travel somewhere remote, and for a full month do four things:
1. Live without real social interaction.
2. Live in nature and...
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Year in Cities, 2008
My favorite post of the year. Here’s a list of cities I stayed in, in roughly chronological order. An asterisk means I stayed there more than once on non-consecutive days.
Also see the 2005, 2006, and 2007 editions.
Tigre, Argentina*
Buenos Aires, Argentina*
Mendoza, Argentina
Iguazu, Argentina
Punta Del Este, Uruguay
New York, NY*
Sherman Oaks, CA*
Santa Monica, CA*
Los Angeles,...