I once read somewhere (can’t remember where) that, if at 30 you still think that logic alone is going to convince people, you’ve got a serious problem. And I think this article goes deeply into explaining why.

2:22 pm  •  11 December 2010

"I’ve never seen a situation where even the greatest collection of features can overcome the fact that the core of the experience isn’t something people want"

— ‘More Features’ Won’t Save a Dying Business Model | Jackson Fish Market

10:53 pm  •  1 December 2010

"The sad thing about life, I realize as I get older, is that all clichés are true."

— the ANTHROPOLOGiST by Anthropologie / PhillipToledano / TheReluctantFather

9:59 am  •  12 October 2010

Interesting bit of trivia.

3:18 pm  •  31 July 2010

Very moving article by Atul Gawande. When is giving up the right choice? When would I give up? Interesting question…

11:48 pm  •  26 July 2010

"Do the languages we speak shape the way we think? Do they merely express thoughts, or do the structures in languages (without our knowledge or consent) shape the very thoughts we wish to express?"

— Does Language Influence Culture? - WSJ.com

11:35 pm  •  26 July 2010

"I find for myself that my first thought is never my best thought. My first thought is always someone else’s; it’s always what I’ve already heard about the subject, always the conventional wisdom. It’s only by concentrating, sticking to the question, being patient, letting all the parts of my mind come into play, that I arrive at an original idea."

— Solitude and Leadership: an article by William Deresiewicz | The American Scholar

10:48 pm  •  1 July 2010

"It is precisely the minor differences in people who are otherwise alike that form the basis of feelings of hostility between them."

— In ethno-national conflicts, it really is the little things that tick people off. - By Christopher Hitchens - Slate Magazine

9:50 pm  •  29 June 2010

You see everything, everything!!!

10:54 pm  •  17 June 2010

How to stick your hand into molten lead. Mythbusters at their finest.

10:43 pm  •  14 June 2010