In October of 1949, a few months after the release of George Orwell's dystopian masterpiece, Nineteen Eighty-Four, he received a fascinating letter from fellow author Aldous Huxley — a man who, 17 years previous, had seen his own nightmarish vision of society published, in the form of Brave New World. What begins as a letter …
10 PLACES TO BUY A RETIREMENT HOME FOR UNDER $100,000
Selling your home and moving to a place where housing costs considerably less can be a quick way to give your nest egg a significant boost. Here are 10 places where the median home-sale price was less than $100,000 in 2010. (Okay, I know... I said no more lists... just one more on the retirement …
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A Refresher on 7 Laws and Theories Worth Remembering by Rajesh Setty
You would have heard of these laws and theories from someone sometime. So, this is going to be a quick refresher 1. Pareto’s Law (also known as the 80/20 rule): The 80/20 Rule means that in anything a few (20 percent) are vital and many(80 percent) are trivial. In 1906, Italian economist Vilfredo Pareto created …
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Five Ways to Find Your Future
Stellar piece from my WordPress friend "Leadership Freak." Something to ponder over the weekend...thank you
Best Places for Military Retirees (US News & World Report)
okay, is this list any better than the military.com version? Maybe? A little? After an adult lifetime being sent, at government expense, to wherever the government tells you to live, military retirees can face especially challenging decisions about where to start the next chapter of their lives. Usually in their 40s, with pensions averaging half …
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No Exit Strategy From Your Life’s Work
Great Podcast from Stanford... I have used this one many times and I keep returning to the phrase...."No Exit Strategy From Your Life's Work" So...what is your life's work? Thoughts and influences from early life continue to shape how Evernote CEO Phil Libin embraces his work. In this wide-ranging presentation, Libin shares key beliefs and …
LINES FROM THE PRINCESS BRIDE THAT DOUBLE AS COMMENTS ON FRESHMAN COMPOSITION PAPERS. BY JENNIFER SIMONSON
“You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.” “At a time like this that’s all you can think to say?” “Nonsense. You’re only saying that because no one ever has.” “I don’t think I’m quite familiar with that phrase.” “I would not say such things if I …
The Five Regrets of the Dying
February 23, 2012 (found this post and thought it worth "curating") Bronnie Ware is an Australian nurse who spent several years working in palliative care, caring for patients in the last 12 weeks of their lives. She recorded their dying epiphanies in a blog called Inspiration and Chai, which gathered so much attention that she …
Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson (abstract)
Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson Copyright © 2011 by Walter Isaacson Reprinted by permission of Simon & Schuster, Inc. 656 pages Take Aways Steve Jobs always knew he was special – from the time he learned he was adopted to the time he ran the “world’s most valuable company.” His drive for perfection and control and …
Want An iPad? Pentagon CIO Thinks You Should Be Able To Have One
DeMarco Banter: "Anyone ever used a government computer AFTER the DoD got a hold of it? Not sure it will still really be an iPad when they are done... Just saying...." NextGov.com February 8, 2012 Want An iPad? Pentagon CIO Thinks You Should Be Able To Have One. By Bob Brewin COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- …
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