My Favorite Blogs – Part 2 of 4
Posted: August 21, 2014 Filed under: Misc. Leave a commentWhile I’m out of the office for a few weeks, check out some of my favorite blogs. Today’s theme is: Big Thinkers.
- Brad Feld and Seth Levine. These tech investors/venture capitalists offer extraordinary insights into the world of business and money.
- James Fallows. A correspondent for The Atlantic, Fallows covers a range of issues, particularly relating to politics and national defense.
My Favorite Blogs – part 1 of 4
Posted: August 18, 2014 Filed under: Misc. Leave a commentWhile I’m out of the office for a few weeks, check out some of my favorite blogs. Today’s theme is: Fresh Perspectives.
- Brain Pickings is described by the author as “a subjective lens on what matters in the world and why.”
- Indexed is unique. Diagrams and doodles are a means for the author to “make fun of some things and sense of others.”
“Less planning and more living”
Posted: July 9, 2014 Filed under: Misc. | Tags: Daniel Pink Leave a comment
Last month, author Daniel Pink delivered the commencement address at the Weinberg College of Arts & Sciences at Northwestern University (my alma mater). It is well worth the brief 15 minutes, but here are a few highlights:
- “Live to figure it out”
- “Less planning and more living”
- “Carefully crafted plans, like meticulously outlined essays, don’t hold up”
And my favorite quote:
“The greater risk is to choose false certainly over genuine ambiguity. The greater risk is to fear failure more than mediocrity. The greater risk is to pursue a path only because it is the first path you decided to pursue.”
What a great message to graduates. What a great message to all us given the realities of the world today, where adapting to the current environment is necessary and practical.
ZMAB15 