January 2012
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“You can’t do better design with a computer, but you can speed up your work...”
– Wim Crouwel
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“Is the view worth the climb?”
– An old saying about choosing your battles.
December 2011
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November 2011
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“I will either find a way, or make one.”
– Hannibal Barca, 247–182 BC - General to the Army of Carthage
October 2011
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An Incomplete Manifesto for Growth →
This may be familiar to many of you, so open it up you haven’t for a while. Really good timeless thinking – condensed down to what works and what you can use to create great work and grow.
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“Search all the parks,
in all the cities,
you’ll find no statues,
of...”
– David Ogilvy
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September 2011
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“Question everything generally thought to be obvious.”
– -Dieter Rams
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70 minutes of music to help you work.
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“Lost time is never found again.”
– Benjamin Franklin, - This quote chills me to the bone
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“People don’t buy 3/4 inch drill bits. They buy 3/4 inch holes.”
– Terry O’Reilly, and his mantra for advertising. Why they chose a risky strategy over a conventional one – it broke with tradition, because according to the mantra, tradition was broken.
Burn the boats: Brands that risked and won
August 2011
30 posts
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“I don’t enjoy writing. I enjoy reading.”
– Writer William Giraldi, on how insane it is that the young writers he teaches like to write but they don’t like to read (via austinkleon)
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“In any moment of decision the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next...”
–
Theodore Roosevelt
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“A project is complete when it starts working for you, rather than you working...”
– Scott Allen
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“My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is...”
–
Jack Layton, July 18, 1950 – August 22, 2011
MP, Député Toronto – Danforth Leader of the Official Opposition/Chef de l’Opposition officielle Leader, New Democratic Party/Chef, Nouveau Parti démocratique
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“Done is better than perfect”
– Scott Allen
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“A Customer Story is the Strongest Proof You Can Offer”
– From Neuromarketing, Read More at The Startup Daily
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“Be regular and orderly in your life, so that you may be violent and original in...”
– Flaubert, French writer, 1821-1880)
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“If you want to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first create the...”
– Carl Sagan, US astronomer & popularizer of astronomy (1934 - 1996)
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“Whenever you listen to a piece of music, what you are actually doing is hearing...”
– Brian Eno, in conversation with David Mitchell, The Believer (When asked, “Do you agree that no new genre is ever invented, but rather hybridised from something that was there before?” Eno answers: “Yes. Nothing starts from nowhere.”)
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Watch“Recognize, your idea to idea syndrome, is often what gets in the way of bringing one to fruition.”
-Scott Belsky, sharing a 1 minute thought on killing ideas. I’d hope he calls this the “Bonzai Method” of focus.
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“A man who procrastinates in his choosing will inevitably have his choice made...”
– Hunter S. Thompson
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“When the outcome of a conversation is in doubt, don’t do it by email.”
– Seth Godin, reminding us when not to use an email. Read More…
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“There is nothing worse than a sharp image of a fuzzy concept”
– Ansel Adams
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“People like (customer type) have a need for (need/action/behavior)”
– Janice Fraser - @clevergirl, sharing on Slideshare
A little formula for condensing business ideas, making them clearer and easier to communicate or evaluate.
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WatchKeep telling people visual thinking is better? Dan Roam explains why at SXSW2010 via vimeo. Arm yourself with the facts!
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“You usually find that what…works is better than what looks good. You know,...”
– Ray Eames
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“Inspiration is for amateurs, the rest of us...