The Long Term Consequences of Your Short Term Actions
A few nights ago I was having dinner with a few friends and we go into a discussion about unconventional living. One of my friends said something to me that really stuck in my mind. He said "why not wait 5-7 years, establish yourself, and then do your own thing?" My reply was that you could do it along side your corporate job.
What resulted was an interesting discussion about time. Both of my friends said that by the time they got from home work, they just didn't have the energy to put in one hour a day into a passion project. I'm sure my friends work longer hours than I do so I can't blame them for feeling the way they do.A But I also think that what they might be overlooking is the fact that our short term actions have long term consequences. In fact I think the long term consequence for not taking control of your life now is giving control of your financial future to your employer. If you ask me that's a damn steep price to pay when you compare it to one hour a day.
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Posted: December 23rd, 2010
at 1:24pm by Koookiecrumbles
Categories: life,"ninja",development,health
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I'm not saying that we should stop trying to build billion dollar companies. Let's celebrate every company that comes to Boston and every company that makes a decision to head west, and let's increase the overall surface area of companies that have roots to Boston, and when they're a billion dollar company let's welcome them back.
Posted: December 23rd, 2010
at 1:21pm by Koookiecrumbles
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China Bans Use of English in Print, Internet
Chinese authorities have banned the use of foreign words and phrases - especially English - in Chinese newspapers, books and websites.
The ban, reported Wednesday, was issued by the General Administration of Press and Publication, the governing body for written publications. It says the increasing use of English and half-English phrases is damaging the purity of the Chinese language and disrupting the nation’s "harmonious and healthy cultural environment."
The ruling body leaves some room for English words and abbreviations to be used if they are immediately followed by a Chinese translation or explanation. It says translations should be consistent with basic translation principles and practices.
Posted: December 23rd, 2010
at 1:20pm by Koookiecrumbles
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You choose your dream company based on the current status of that company, how successful it is and how much recognition you may get if you be a part of that family. Sometimes it is just a company where your role model is working or has worked in past. Or it's an organization where you think your talent will be fully made use of and you grow in your career path. Organization work culture, management, technology all these are also factor which people consider when they get the idea of a dream company in their mind.
Posted: December 23rd, 2010
at 1:16pm by Koookiecrumbles
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Elizabeth Streb on Learning to Fly
Who says we should only dance on our feet and not on our shoulders, hands or backs? Why dance on the ground but not in the sky? Take a look as self-described ‘action inventor’ Elizabeth Streb dreams up new ways to set the human body in motion.
If you're wondering whether or not you should be an entrepreneur, here's a better question to ask: Are you interested in helping others and constantly adding value to their lives, even at the expense of your own comfort and success?
Posted: December 23rd, 2010
at 2:03am by Koookiecrumbles
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Cure for Baldness
Will there be a cure for baldness? Sure hope so.
For the first time, scientists in Germany have grown hair follicles from stem cells. AThe feat has brought scientists a step closer to creating a cure for baldness. AThe study used cells taken from animals, but researchers hope to create human hair follicles from human stem cells within a year.
Posted: December 22nd, 2010
at 6:22pm by Koookiecrumbles
Categories: myninjaplease,science
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I may be getting too romantic even for my own tastes, but I think its the fact that those who truly love programming see it as an art form. Its not just a technical pursuit, but one that allows the leveraging of one's unique talent and views. You bring a form of personal expression into your work. You invest yourself physically and mentally in what you do. You suffer and toil, using code as your medium, just as other artists craft with paint or stone. You have a personal association and pride with its creation. The code and its results represent you.
Posted: December 22nd, 2010
at 6:12pm by Koookiecrumbles
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It occurred to me this year, when I witnessed a healthy increase in the value of one particular stock, that few people who aren't tech investors have any idea of the relative performance of tech company stocks. So a few months ago I started asking a handful of intelligent professionals, some of whom were executive level officers in tech companies the following question: AWhich tech company's market cap has increased most this year so far?
Posted: December 22nd, 2010
at 1:07pm by Koookiecrumbles
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