February 2012
“10. Forget the books you want to write. Think only of the book you are writing.”
– Henry Miller’s writing commandments
“By taking yourself out of the situation, you allow your brain to rest so that...”
– In Tough Situations, Unplug and Wait - Management Tip of the Day - February 14, 2012 - Harvard Business Review
“It is not, as it turns out, necessary to be a micromanaging psychopath with...”
– A VC: The Management Team - Guest Post From Joel Spolsky
“Advice for those visiting China:
“He leaves his cellphone and laptop at home...”
– http://gizmodo.com/5884415/travelling-in-modern-china-requires-serious-secret-agent-skills (via gsb)
“It is easy in the world to live after the world’s opinion; it is easy in...”
– Emerson, The Complete Prose Works
“One of the keys to this education is the simple act of learning how to wait. It...”
– How to parent like the French
Watch(via Tilting Table Somehow Makes Ping Pong Even Awesomer)
“Rogoff’s real hero, however, was Bobby Fischer, the American chess champion of...”
– Toward a theory of praise — Marginal Revolution
“Today, our society has reached another tipping point. We live at a moment when...”
– Mark Zuckerberg’s Letter to Investors: ‘The Hacker Way’ | Epicenter | Wired.com
“Agricultural biotechnology company Monsanto is now at the receiving end of a...”
– In Small WV Town, Monsanto Faces Class-Action Suit Over Agent Orange Chemical - Slashdot
New Jersey Herald - Andover Township kicks off... →
The market at Hillside Park Barn will have 23 vendors mostly from Warren and Sussex counties. The vendors will sell cheese, meat, soap, breads, honey, raw fibers, garlic, cider, preserves and other seasonal goods.
January 2012
“Paternostro captured 20 state championships, 19 SCIL titles and two NJAC crowns...”
– New Jersey Herald - Tributes pour in for late former Pope John Coach
“This grand show is eternal. It is always sunrise somewhere; the dew is never all...”
– John Muir ‘This Grand Show’ Quote Poster - Collectibles - - John Muir Exhibit
“In any organization, you rarely receive power. You take power. You wield power....”
– A VC: The Management Team - Guest Post From JLM
“Unplugged from media’s live wires, however, our originality and rigour can...”
– Time management: finding time for what matters | Life and style | guardian.co.uk
“So Apple, which claims to use the ePub format exclusively, has now created an...”
– Daring Fireball: I’ma Set It Straight, This Watergate
“That’s right, two exclamation points because this blows my mind. John...”
– President John Tyler’s grandsons are still alive!!
“To hold our tongues when everyone is gossiping, to smile without hostility at...”
– All these are things we can do « Franciscan Quote of the Day
