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Great Ideas are Valuable, But Extremely Hard to Recognize
via Scott H Young by Scott Young on May 13, 2008
Recently, Steve Pavlina wrote an article entitle, The Value of Ideas. In the article, he talks about how ideas are cheap, the real work comes in implementation. This is an area I wholeheartedly agree with, as for every 100 “idea-people” there might only be one or two that can actually bring things into reality. Ideas are easy, work is hard.While I agree that ideas are cheaper than...
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Make Your Time Top-Heavy
via Scott H Young by Scott Young on February 11, 2008
If all the tips for getting things done needed to be summarized in three words, they would be, “Do it Now.” Today is a more valuable time to start than tomorrow. Working on the project in the next hour is better than putting it off until later in the day. Changing a habit this month is better than putting it off until next January.Another way to summarize this lesson in productivity would...
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How to Win a Debate Without Starting a Flame War
via Scott H Young by Scott Young on February 17, 2008
Can two people have a reasonable discussion without starting a yelling match? I’m an opinionated person, so it can be hard not to let my passions heat up an argument. However, by changing the way I handled debates, I can normally keep debates friendly.Is a friendly argument the norm? Definitely not. I’ve received many comments from readers who were surprised at how friendly the...
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How to Sell Your Ideas Like a Movie Producer
via Scott H Young by Scott Young on March 16, 2008
So you have a great idea. It’s the idea that will change the world, eliminate poverty and make you a million bucks. The only problem: when you talk about your idea, you only get blank faces looking back at you.You’ve probably been in a situation where you need to communicate an original idea. You might need your boss to look at your proposal for a new product. Maybe you want friends to...
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People Remember Your Screw-Ups, Not When You Help
via Scott H Young by (author unknown) on May 05, 2008
Shared by Ben Shoemate Here is some good advice.A friend of mine was asked recently to share his advice to a group of people. His advice was, “do what you say you’ll do.” People will remember when you break promises, but they won’t remember when you help them out. I think this is great advice about the importance of being reliable.People expect you to fulfill your promises. Going out...
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Don’t Analyze The Anecdotes When You Need Data
via Scott H Young by (author unknown) on May 08, 2008
Shared by Mark Whiting Section 3 "Gimmicks Replace Strategy" is something many people don't get.In statistics, one of the first things you learn is the importance of n. The variable n, represents the size of the sample you’re studying. And the size of n has a huge impact on whether your results are significant or just a fluke. Unfortunately it’s easy to forget this lesson outside the...
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Be Ambitious With Goals, Not Deadlines
via Scott H Young by Scott Young on May 18, 2008
Every once in awhile I get an email from someone who is starting a new blog. This person is enthusiastic to get started and is hoping to become the next Darren Rowse or Steve Pavlina. In sending a few emails back and forth, however, I find that almost everyone underestimates how long it will take.Typically I hear expectations that they will be cashing big paychecks in six months. I think I...
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Can You Live With the Worst Case?
via Scott H Young by (author unknown) on May 19, 2008
Shared by Mark Whiting This is a really important thing. I think this idea is similar to those that that are used in systems development and economic modelling, in which it is common to display all actors in a system and try to build valid relationships based on cost vs. benifits for each.A great deal of self-improvement advice is based on one principle: if the cost of failure is low, taking...
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