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Entries from July 8th, 2008

15 shapes

July 8th, 2008 · 1 Comment · design

I’m a sucker for this kind of relentless Japanese-style anthropomorphisation. via Drawn!

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Most problems are knowledge problems

July 7th, 2008 · No Comments · learning

Starting something new can feel daunting, but most problems of learning are knowledge problems. We feel unconfident because of the unfamiliar, because of what we do not know. If you’re worried about something you don’t know anything about, learn about it. If you can’t learn about it, it’s probably not worth worrying about.

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Paragraph typography on the web

July 4th, 2008 · No Comments · design, internet

Here’s a great post from Jon Tan about how to style paragraphs.

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How to beat the big guys

July 3rd, 2008 · No Comments · goals, marketing, work

You can always beat the big guy. If you’re starting out in a business, there are always some people, some companies that are big names, and it looks like they’ve got all the bases covered. But you have two big advantages. First of all, when you’re small, you’re agile. You can change quicker than the [...]

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You don’t really want money

July 2nd, 2008 · 1 Comment · goals

Money is boring. When you ask people what they dream about, what they really want, they might tell you that they’d love to win the lottery. That’s no kind of answer. If that’s your answer, you haven’t really thought about want you want. In fact, this might not be about possession at all. Why are [...]

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