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There’s so much in this presentation!

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My morning pondering: Nothing lasts forever. For example, yesterday Blackberry finally announced that they are no longer going to be making phones. They seemed unstoppable as little as 8 or 9 years ago. Nokia is going a similar route (although not quite dead yet). Only 16 companies that were in the Fortune 500 in 1900 still exist today. That thing that you think is here to stay, isn’t. Make sure you figure out how to thrive in the impermanence of things.
Steve’s Morning Ponderings
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Smartphones vs feature phones in Africa

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  • 2 years ago
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Want to Win Big? Choose Your Colors Carefully

Source: ozy.com

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  • 2 years ago
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I think perfectionism is just a high-end, haute couture version of fear.
Elizabeth Gilbert
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  • 2 years ago
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Oh, the irony.
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Oh, the irony.

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This is mind-boggling. Literally.

(via THE BRAIN WITH DAVID EAGLEMAN | Cup Stacking Champion | PBS - YouTube)

Source: youtube.com

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  • 2 years ago
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UX Defining Principles and their Ranking (credits: Salesforce UX team)
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UX Defining Principles and their Ranking (credits: Salesforce UX team)

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  • 2 years ago
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It used to be 12 seconds in the 1990’s. Now it’s only 8. That’s how long the average attention span is (for humans). Worse than goldfish.
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It used to be 12 seconds in the 1990’s. Now it’s only 8. That’s how long the average attention span is (for humans). Worse than goldfish.

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  • 2 years ago
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Great eBook too - (via Talking to Humans, by Giff Constable)

Source: talkingtohumans.com

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  • 2 years ago
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Seth's Blog: The client and the customer

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Common Misconceptions - read and learn - don’t spread myths.
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Common Misconceptions - read and learn - don’t spread myths.

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When you start looking at a problem and it seems really simple, you don’t really understand the complexity of the problem. Then you get into the problem, and you see that it’s really complicated, and you come up with all these convoluted solutions. That’s sort of the middle, and that’s where most people stop.
“But the really great person will keep on going and find the key, the underlying principle of the problem — and come up with an elegant, really beautiful solution that works.
Steve Jobs, Insanely Great
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  • 3 years ago
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bydesign:
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Organizational Charts for Tech Companies

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How much do you charge? Dan Ariely is such a smart behavioural guru. Once you’ve watched the video, read the debate here:  http://danariely.com/2010/12/15/locksmiths/

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  • 3 years ago
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OK, so why the zen bones thing?

About 20 years ago I stumbled upon a book called "Zen Flesh, Zen Bones". Being vegetarian - the "flesh" bit didn't grab me, but the short pithy Zen stories inside it, did.

Ever since then my web nick has been zenbones, my Hotmail, my Gmail address, you name it. It's kinda stuck.

Is the blog about Zen? Nope.


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