Going to Harvard means I have the very unique opportunity to be around a lot of smart people. Now, when I say “smart people,” I don’t mean that guy who always wins trivia night. I mean, blazingly intelligent individuals who are regarded as the pre-eminent scholars in their field. It’s pretty…
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Today we’re thrilled to announce Canvita Feed, our most exciting and ambitious adition to Canvita yet.
With Canvita Feed, users can stay in touch with their friends’ activities on Canvita so they’re never out of the loop. We’ve made it super easy to find and follow your existing facebook…
How can I be joyful when I live in the midst of so much suffering and death? Because I’ve learned that suffering is a lot better than indifference. You grieve if you’ve felt joy. If you’re mourning someone’s death, it’s because you loved someone. If you’re mourning the loss of health, it means you’ve had health.Whenever you grieve, it’s because for a time you have had something precious, and that is something worth celebrating.
You can’t be merry by yourself.
Sure, you can be content, happy, possibly even delirious. But merriment requires a group, and that group is almost always a group you can see and touch, one that’s sharing the same molecules of air, face to face.
The digital revolution continues to get deeper, wider and more important. But it has made no progress at all at increasing merriment. That’s up to us.
Do just as the big dogs do,
Never as they tell you to,
For though they hate you when you’re tall
When short, they like you not at all.
John. C. Jay on Creativity
“Our job is to never let anyone define who we are by their terms.” His points about dealing with a client are almost essential.
So what was the secret of my success, was it my GPA? No…I’ve been asked my shoe size in bowling alleys more frequently than I’ve been asked my GPA throughout the rest of my life. Your GPA only matters to people who have no other reason to find you interesting.
People don’t come here to build a tool…people come here to build revolutions.
Hat tip to @nickvegas and beliefdesign.com. It’s kinda long (over 40min) but if you want some nice inspiration, take the time.
