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Differentiate
To do generous work, have all three kinds, i.e., quality that meet specs (technical); give the pleasure and comfort one gets from expensive and beautiful things, elite status (luxury); and manifest art (creative magic). I interpret this as […] — read more
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Some Happy (Birdy) Thoughts
In early October last year, I visited the Singapore Jurong Bird Park with my friend and former colleague, Eunis. On the same day, I decided to post the picture of this handsome and fearsome-looking huge bird on Unsplash.com. […] — read more
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Celebrate the Opportunity
Model being positive about our practice and the outcome will take care of itself. There is no need to be a pessimist […] — read more
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Quotes — “work on it until it no longer prevents your progress”
“Don’t over-improve your weaknesses. If you’re not good at something, work on it until it no longer prevents your progress, but the bulk of your time is better spent maximizing your strengths.” —James Clear, author of “Atomic Habits” — read more
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Useful Feedback, Not Reassurance
Reassurance—while it’s calming—never lasts. Godin says: There’s never enough reassurance to make up for a lack of commitment to the practice. Reassurance is short-term. It amplifies attachment. It shifts our focus from pursuing the practice to maneuvering it to ensure success. So—useful feedback, not reassurance. For example, in my Swedish language learning, there is little… — read more
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What Type of Work Would You Do?
Inspired by Ken Coleman — read more
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The Best Reason to Say “No”
In 2.5 pages in The Practice, Seth Godin explains how to strike a balance between saying “yes” and “no” to focus on the change we seek to make, the generous work of making our own contribution.But beware. […] — read more
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Quotes — “poking and prying with a purpose”
“Research is formalized curiosity. It is poking and prying with a purpose.” —Zora Neale Hurston, American writer and anthropologist — read more
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Find the right thing to obsess about
Thank you, Seth Godin, for this wonderful snippet of an article, Very good at a simple game. The key to playing this simple game is figuring out the how and then committing to doing it again and again. […] — read more
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What makes a word “real”?
This TED Talk will improve our understanding of the way language works and our view of dictionaries. I have thoroughly enjoyed it and it’s a good 17 minutes spent.Language change, according to language historian and English professor Anne Curzan (emphasis mine): “The language is not going to change so fast that we can’t keep up;… — read more
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