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I Deserve a Raise

Do you deserve a raise because you feel like you work harder than everyone else? Do you work harder because you: Work Longer Work Smarter Work First: Sacrifice your personal time / family for work While you may DESERVE a raise, that attitude is holding you back. Instead of seeking direct compensation for your art, concentrate…

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Silly tasking

Multitasking sounds better on paper than it does in practice. My natural tendency is to run after the ideas and tasks that pop into my head. Perpetual switching gears waste time and momentum during the transition. Focusing on one thing at a time may sound old school. but it works.

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Eat to Live or Live to Eat

Aside from my literal obsession with good food, how true is this clip about western surbanan living. We are breed to consume. A friend commented on the new mobile phone he was about to purchase, but the carrier released a new phone that he wanted to test out. The new and shiny are being produced faster…

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Staying Focused on Thanks

This week America celebrates the Thanksgiving holiday. How focused will you be on giving thanks on Thursday? An article from Mashable states that 50% of Americans admit to checking their work email on vacation days. Sadly, I'm one of those 50%. My excuse is that the internets are on 24 /7 so, I do need to…

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Not the gmail-killer, just reflecting the death of full thoughts

On 11/15/2010, facebook announced their new modern messaging system including the "Social Inbox". Mark Zuckerberg responded to claims that facebook is launching a "gmail-killer" with "I think Gmail is a really good product”. Techcrunch paraphrases Zuckerberg: He noted that email is too cumbersome. There’s a subject field, a formal greeting, a closing. Teens are using SMS…

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