Chris Melinn

"If you can’t afford to say ‘no’ until you are successful and distinguished, then you’ll never be..."

Wed, 24 Mar 2010 22:42:00 -0400

“If you can’t afford to say ‘no’ until you are successful and distinguished, then you’ll never be successful and distinguished.”

- http://davidmaister.com/articles/4/95/

"The phrase “I don’t have time for” should never be said. We all get the same amount of time every..."

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:48:45 -0400

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The phrase “I don’t have time for” should never be said. We all get the same amount of time every day. If you can’t do something it’s not about the quantity of time. It’s really about how important the task is to you. I’m sure if you were having a heart attack, you’d magically find time to go to the hospital. That time would come from something else you’d planned to do, but now seems less important. This is how time works all the time. What people really mean when they say “I don’t have time” is this thing is not important enough to earn my time. It’s a polite way to tell people they’re not worth your time.

This means people who are always busy are time poor. They have a time shortage. They have time debt. They are either trying to do too much, or they aren’t doing what they’re doing very well. They are failing to either a) be effective with their time b) don’t know what they’re trying to effect, so they scramble away at trying to optimize for everything, which leads to optimizing nothing.

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- The cult of busy « Scott Berkun

50% Women in Technology in the Middle East

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:06:10 -0400

50% Women in Technology in the Middle East:

Could an entire country achieve a 50-50% split of women-to-men in computing and engineering careers? Well, several countries already have! Even more surprising (to me) is that the countries are many in the Middle East.

Scott Hanselman’s latest podcast attempts to discover how Egypt and many Arab countries have encouraged women to pursue careers in technology.

Man tries to pay bill with spider drawing

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:48:06 -0500

Man tries to pay bill with spider drawing:

Good for a Friday laugh…

"Faced with a flood of headlines on an ever-increasing variety of topics, we shut off. We turn to..."

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:16:23 -0500

“Faced with a flood of headlines on an ever-increasing variety of topics, we shut off. We turn to news that doesn’t require much understanding – crime, traffic, weather – or we turn off the news altogether”

- “Hundreds of headlines wash over us every day. And part of why many of us engage in this flow is…” | Mike Industries

"[On Workaholics] Instead of getting more done and being on top of your game, you actually start a..."

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:16:01 -0500

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[On Workaholics]

Instead of getting more done and being on top of your game, you actually start a chain reaction that results in decreased productivity, poor morale, and lazy decisions. And don’t forget the inevitable crash that’ll hit you soon enough.

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- http://www.fastcompany.com/pics/37signals-13-simple-rules-success-business?slide=1