January 2009
25 posts
“Already, we’re one of the few countries where 25- to 34-year-olds are less...”
– Higher Education May Soon Be Unaffordable for Most Americans, Report Says - NYTimes.com
“As long as the mathematical analysis of the risk of ruin lies beyond
the...”
– The real cause of the financial crisis
“Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest.” ...”
– Familiar and Unfamiliar Quotations
“Don’t do business with friends. I have broken this rule several times and...”
– Street Smarts: Secrets of a $110 Million Man
“Researching isn’t writing and vice-versa.”
– Locus Online Features: Cory Doctorow: Writing in the Age of Distraction
“When profits and wealth and creativity are denigrated in society, they start to...”
– ‘Atlas Shrugged’: From Fiction to Fact in 52 Years - WSJ.com
“For many events, roughly 80% of the effects come from 20% of the causes.”
– Pareto principle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
“[..] the crowded streets, the crushing density of people — also correlate...”
– How the city hurts your brain - Boston.com
“…in a rich environment with things to learn, observe, and interact with,...”
– 4 Types of Person (a guide to stupidity)
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“We believe it is easy to be penny wise and pound foolish with respect to...”
– Secrets of success from Google co-founder Larry Page
Real Letter From CEO To His Employees →
GRE Scores by Discipline | Detached Ideas →
As the World Economy Sinks, So Does Global... →
“Capitalism rewards things that are both rare and valuable. You make yourself...”
– blog.pmarca.com: The Pmarca Guide to Career Planning, part 2: Skills and education
“Well,” said Tim, “if you have the creative bug, it isn’t ever...”
– gapingvoid: “cartoons drawn on the back of business cards”: how to be creative
“That’s what being “ready” means. That’s what...”
– gapingvoid: “cartoons drawn on the back of business cards”: how to be creative
“But who on Earth could possibly be so paralyzed by indecision, so averse to...”
– Review of The Access Principle