Most of the people in the book have gone on to
do other things very successfully, but it was just super eye opening.
Not exact matches
You just have to stick in there, keep getting out, keep meeting
other actors, keep meeting people... the
very worst
thing you can
do is stay home and hide away because that's a self - defeating spiral you might never pull out of.
Though the survey found that social media
does» t have much of an impact on loneliness — those who defined themselves as
very heavy users of social media had similar loneliness scores as those who say they never used it —
other things you
do during the day have an impact.
One of the
very first acts of business between two of the most powerful people on Earth — a duo whose to -
do list involves addressing pretty fundamental disagreements on, among
other things, the trade relationship that supports both economies — was to commit, publicly and unequivocally, to tackling an issue that affects literally half of each of their constituencies.
Where can you go in your dreaming, to impact the world, live out your purpose with passion and
do things in a
very unconvential way that inspires
others to
do the same?
One of the valuable
things I found at Ryerson was a
very underutilized budget for the debating team at the school, and with a friend and some
other people at school we really strived hard to build [the team] into something, and we
did.
[16:00] Pain + reflection = progress [16:30] Creating a meritocracy to draw the best out of everybody [18:30] How to raise your probability of being right [18:50] Why we are conditioned to need to be right [19:30] The neuroscience factor [19:50] The habitual and environmental factor [20:20] How to get to the
other side [21:20] Great collective decision - making [21:50] The 5
things you need to be successful [21:55] Create audacious goals [22:15] Why you need problems [22:25] Diagnose the problems to determine the root causes [22:50] Determine the design for what you will
do about the root causes [23:00] Decide to work with people who are strong where you are weak [23:15] Push through to results [23:20] The loop of success [24:15] Ray's new instinctual approach to failure [24:40] Tony's ritual after every event [25:30] The review that changed Ray's outlook on leadership [27:30] Creating new policies based on fairness and truth [28:00] What people are missing about Ray's culture [29:30] Creating meaningful work and meaningful relationships [30:15] The importance of radical honesty [30:50] Thoughtful disagreement [32:10] Why it was the relationships that changed Ray's life [33:10] Ray's biggest weakness and how he overcame it [34:30] The jungle metaphor [36:00] The dot collector — deciding what to listen to [40:15] The wanting of meritocratic decision - making [41:40] How to see bubbles and busts [42:40] Productivity [43:00] Where we are in the cycle [43:40] What the Fed will
do [44:05] We are late in the long - term debt cycle [44:30] Long - term debt is going to be squeezing us [45:00] We have 2 economies [45:30] This year is
very similar to 1937 [46:10] The top tenth of the top 1 % of wealth = bottom 90 % combined [46:25] How this creates populism [47:00] The economy for the bottom 60 % isn't growing [48:20] If you look at averages, the country is in a bind [49:10] What are the overarching principles that bind us together?
But when I took a step back, I realized that I was working a lot for
very little income whereas
other things I love
doing brought in much more money.
A lot of young people that I know in Beijing — high school and college students, young professionals, musicians, etc. — were horrified by the violence that occurred in Paris and
very eager to express a real sympathy for Parisians, which they
did in the ways that young people express themselves today, via smart phones, social media, and all the
other things that wouldn't have occurred to me.
Here are a few common «lack of focus» examples I see amongst founders all the time: —
Doing shit that makes them look busy, but doesn't have significant impact — Trying to
do too many
things instead of one
thing really well — Getting
things done themselves instead of taking time to build the team — Fundraising when it's not time — Acquiring users when existing ones keep churning — Adding features instead of fixing or removing the ones they have — Having multiple audiences, rather than one
very targeted — Paying attention to vanity metrics or too many metrics instead of core KPIs — Following the competition's every move — Obsessing with getting up on TechCrunch (or
other press)-- Attending multiple networking events a week
If we've know of something for a long time, it's often
very difficult to believe that
others do not know the same
thing.
«They
do a lot of
things that make them look
very confident in the eyes of
others,» he added.
It costs several thousand points a night to upgrade with
other programs including Starwood Preferred, making it a
very expensive
thing to
do.
Who you are able to align yourself with, the projects and opportunities you are exposed to and the staff you are able to bring on board is
very often built on the connections you made while
doing other things.
And this point dovetails with the
other point as far as since we don't pretend to know the precise timing of when bubbles kind of unwind or when the busts will finally reach a bottom, the idea is that we can actually be in the right quartile of activity, in
other words I never try to catch the
very top of a bubble, I don't try to ride
things to the
very end, and similarly I don't mind catching falling knifes.
It's not bloated with a bunch of
other stuff you may not need and it's easy to use, yet powerful, because it focus on
doing one
thing and
doing it
very well.
I think anyone that any Christian who looks at what Jesus message was said to be, and any
other person who just looks at what the right
thing to
do for someone who needs comfort is, instead of focusing on absurd man made rituals, would see that the priest was
very much at fault here.
Gary wrong again, Gary wrong again: I was a guest before this on this blog: Even check out Martin Zender; The World's most outspoken bible scholar facebook; You will find me there; he knows me, and his crew knows of me; Father has
others too that have been with me for years that are not in my city through their ministries also that have come up along side of me, but I
do not want you to come against them as they have their own trials to overcome, therefore; no names given there, they also know me and my testimony: I am God's workmanship therefore, I was brought up in Christ along side witnesses as His testimony: Gary; this is going to be shocking, but because God
does not inform you of a
thing, means to me, that He has kept
very much from you: Now why would that be?
@ doobz: hypocrite = (literally) «less judging» (of yourself) in
other words, the hypocrite is blind to how he / she
does the
very same
thing (even if in a more nuanced way)
Well said, but it is a shame the church
does not stand up and be counted for
other very important
things.
We
did all the
things Rutherford and Neil (and all the
other modern dog - owner manuals) tell one never to
do — we punished the dog, yelling at him when he was bad, and hit him when he was
very bad.
And wishing ill on
others is not a
very loving
thing to
do.
Hypocrisy is
doing the
very thing you're encouraging
others not to
do.
Catholic and
other, who think that is a
very good
thing to
do.
Michael «As a gay man I appreciate there efforts and support, but I think putting up this sign isn't really the best way to get through to people, all it
does is create more hate, intolerance, and separation, I am not a christian but I am
very spiritual, and putting up this sign implies that all gay people are atheists which is the furthest
thing from the truth, I have no problem with religion, I have a problem with those who use there religions to control and hate
others, same applies with atheism, if you don't want to believe in anything than fine, just don't push your non beliefs on me.»
As a gay man I appreciate there efforts and support, but I think putting up this sign isn't really the best way to get through to people, all it
does is create more hate, intolerance, and separation, I am not a christian but I am
very spiritual, and putting up this sign implies that all gay people are atheists which is the furthest
thing from the truth, I have no problem with religion, I have a problem with those who use there religions to control and hate
others, same applies with atheism, if you don't want to believe in anything than fine, just don't push your non beliefs on me.
I think I'm too simple in my thinking that; if you don't like it,
DO N'T WATCH... if you don't agree with it, DO N'T CHOOSE TO LIVE YOUR LIFE THAT WAY... Seems like a very simplistic way of thinking, but I have personal opinions on EVERYTHING, but I don't force others to live their lives according to my moral fiber... i don't judge people for living their lives the way that makes them happy... And i believe that IGNORANCE is the basis for INTOLERANCE... people are famous for HATING things that they don't understand... again, if it MORALLY offends you, don't read stories on things that you don't agree with, don't watch shows that portray choices that you don't agree with... The Brown family seems close knit, almost like extended family living under one roof... the kids work together and get along much better than a lot of «mainstream» households i see.
DO N'T WATCH... if you don't agree with it,
DO N'T CHOOSE TO LIVE YOUR LIFE THAT WAY... Seems like a very simplistic way of thinking, but I have personal opinions on EVERYTHING, but I don't force others to live their lives according to my moral fiber... i don't judge people for living their lives the way that makes them happy... And i believe that IGNORANCE is the basis for INTOLERANCE... people are famous for HATING things that they don't understand... again, if it MORALLY offends you, don't read stories on things that you don't agree with, don't watch shows that portray choices that you don't agree with... The Brown family seems close knit, almost like extended family living under one roof... the kids work together and get along much better than a lot of «mainstream» households i see.
DO N'T CHOOSE TO LIVE YOUR LIFE THAT WAY... Seems like a
very simplistic way of thinking, but I have personal opinions on EVERYTHING, but I don't force
others to live their lives according to my moral fiber... i don't judge people for living their lives the way that makes them happy... And i believe that IGNORANCE is the basis for INTOLERANCE... people are famous for HATING
things that they don't understand... again, if it MORALLY offends you, don't read stories on
things that you don't agree with, don't watch shows that portray choices that you don't agree with... The Brown family seems close knit, almost like extended family living under one roof... the kids work together and get along much better than a lot of «mainstream» households i see...
I respect your experience but it is still anecdotal and limited — it is not definitive hence my suggestion that you paint with a narrower brush lest you
do the
very thing that you are guarding against... You resist those who criticize «
other ways of following Jesus» while
doing a bit of the same to those who see value in the institution as a spiritual reality even if not an ideal one...
Bullying
other people seems to «prove» to them that they really are smart, buddies with God, and
very knowledgeable about how most
things should be
done and how life should be lived.
I grant you Jeremy that the
very fact of us waking in the morning, breathing and all the
other miracles of life are amazing, we call that the natural but we don't have to ask and trust God in that, but when it comes to the supernatural, thats a different
thing all together.
See, what I
DO know is that he is very good at getting others to do things for him while sitting back and seeming blameles
DO know is that he is
very good at getting
others to
do things for him while sitting back and seeming blameles
do things for him while sitting back and seeming blameless.
do you remember those days when you used to be completely dependent on
others even for
very little
thing?
While I definitely agree that his response is great in many circumstances and (without knowing the context of that conversation) may have been the perfect
thing to say at that moment, I think calling this statement «a template that can be used to respond to questions concerning sexuality, gender and
other important issues» reduces a
very complex issue down to a
very simple response that doesn't really answer any questions for anyone.
Although I am
very far from subscribing to the doctrine of the total depravity of man, it
does seem to me to have been proved within my own lifetime that the problem of human evil is not much affected by better education, better housing, higher wages, holidays with pay, and the National Health Service — desirable as all these
things may be for
other good reasons.
I may not like many of Obama's policies and failed promises - actually, I
do not and I
did not vote for him - but I hold him in
very high regard as a man who tends to speak well of
other people (yes, he's said some careless
things occasionally, but only occasionally), who clearly loves and respects his family, who tries to take the high road in dealings with
others.
Very often we don't see
things quite so clearly from our perspective but
others help highlight aspects of our life that we're not aware of.
And it is both true and a
very good
thing that
other Presidents
did not have such momentous events by which they were controlled and made candidates for comparable greatness.
Oh, you true sufferer, even though your
very suffering cuts you off from any such service to
others, you can still
do — the highest
thing of all.
He is
very positive with the
things he says and it appears he tries to inspire
others to be positive and
do positive
things as well.
You
do understand that evolution encompasses all living
things and that it would be
very difficult, nay impossible to teach fruit fly's to not compete against each
other
I
very much felt «well, obviously these
things work for
other people», it just didn't for me.»
Clive, you point out how
others often don't understand what Jesus was saying; but while Jesus often labors to try and make
things clear to the unbeliever («Oh, you of little faith) or at the
very least the author tries to make it clear for us in retrospect (At the time they didn't understand that he spoke of this...), in this case Jesus switches from something that might be figurative to essentially say «no, I seriously mean this» and it concludes not with Jesus saying «don't go away, this is what I actually mean» but confirming that people would refuse to accept that God intended for them to actually fill themselves with the life that He offered so they stopped following him.
@sean — you are right, having the only choices of carry to keep, carry to give away, or abort are
very real consequences of having the naughty... but being giving the option of abortion is to many a «get - outta - jail - free» card and so in my mind falls into the catagory of lack of consequences — sure you pay to have it
done, but compare that to the bill of 18 years of food, housing, clothing, and many many
other unforseen
things....
The
very thing they accuse
others of
doing?
Most atheists are
very skeptical, but like some people
do, some Atheist believe in
other things like «the god particle», but so far, i never met one... lol
«His work in philosophy forms part, and a
very important part, of the movement of twentieth - century realism; but whereas the
other leaders of that movement came to it after a training in late - nineteenth - century idealism, and are consequently realistic with the fanaticism of converts and morbidly terrified of relapsing into the sins of their youth, a fact which gives their work an air of strain, as if they cared less about advancing philosophical knowledge than about proving themselves good enemies of idealism, Whitehead's work is perfectly free from all this sort of
thing, and he suffers from no obsessions; obviously he
does not care what he says, so long as it is true.
You are trying to force your views on
others - the
very thing you accuse Christians of
doing!
But the
thing is this: with the years man
does not, spiritually understood, come to anything; on the
other hand, it is
very easy with the years to go from something.
Don't you know that there was as much Atheists, Buddha, Muslims and many
others that have
done very bad
things in this world, are you simply just ignorant of those facts or you just want to play the hypocritical card?
† Christians
do not really exist, they just pretend that they believe in God and argue with non-religious people while not knowing
very much at all regarding Christianity or the meaning of the bible and disregarding half of what the bible says only to strongly vocalize their stance against the
other half of the bible that is against
things that they either
do not understand or that
do not affect them personally.