July 2010
8 posts
“You can probably take it as a rule of thumb from now on that if people...”
– Paul Graham
“Nothing would be done at all if one waited until one could do it so well that no...”
– John Henry Newman
Trust Yourself to Connect the Dots
Originally posted July 15 to the Find Your Life Purpose newsletter.
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I watched Sir Ken Robinson’s 2010 TED talk [1] on revolutionizing education tonight over dinner. It’s brilliant.
Sir Ken’s contention is that we, as a society, obsess over a linear narrative of our lives: go to school, go to university, get a job, get married, buy a house, have kids, retire,...
“Therein lies the best career advice I could possibly dispense: just DO things. ...”
– Charlie Hoehn
“Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle,
and the life of the...”
– Buddha, via Delivering Happiness
“In the end, we are our choices. Build yourself a great story.”
– Jeff Bezos, founder, Amazon.com - 2010 Baccalaureate remarks
“If it doesn’t excite you, don’t do it. There’s almost nothing...”
– Compass in Your Gut | Derek Sivers