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Category Archives: Effort
Synchronized parking
Walking down West 15th street at 8:50am the other day, I watched a big NYC street sweeping truck rumble down one side of the street. That side of the street was clear of cars because of New York’s alternate-side parking … Continue reading
We can’t argue about pinball any more
It was my first summer internship at my first real job. One day at lunch I had a mock-heated discussion with a colleague about whether pinball was a game of skill or luck. I argued for “skill” and as evidence … Continue reading
20-80-100 and Adjacent Possibility
Katya and I were comparing notes last week about our blogs and the experience of blogging. One of the biggest impacts blogging has had on me is that it forces me to develop thoughts that would normally remain 20% developed … Continue reading
Perseverance
You don’t need it when people are cheering you on, when sales are piling up, when the press is pounding down your door, when you’re getting praise and are in the limelight. You do if you ever want to get … Continue reading
Be a Sawgot (SWGTD)
Are you a “sawgot,” Someone Who Gets Things Done? If you’re not now, what would it take? With an ever-shifting economy, and all of the challenges in the job market, I can think of few skills more universal than being … Continue reading
Darn breakthroughs
Turns out they only happen after you’ve been chipping away for so long and working so hard, you almost forget what it felt like when you started. Next chisel, please… : : : : : : : : : : … Continue reading
The full court press
I just loved Malcolm Gladwell’s recent article in the New Yorker, “How David Beats Goliath.” It aims to explain nothing less than why and in what situations the weak beat the strong. Like any good story it has a likeable … Continue reading
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Tagged David and Goliath, Malcolm Gladwell, Rick Pitino, The New Yorkers
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