Archive for October, 2010

Monday, October 25th, 2010

Revelation

Revelation.

Note to self.

DUH!!!

And there is nothing worse – or should I say better – for learning than a DUH!

  • David, thank you for sharing what sounds like an extraordinary experience. To be able to pull together ideas from different people, with different background, and different histories both personal and professional enables you to really be creative. Sounds like you had a great time.
  • Great videos! I especially liked this one - the good stuff comes after the internet for the dead business: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uAakBD4JG Interesting sidenote: i've just noticed that I always associate German accents with intelligence.
Monday, October 18th, 2010

Headlines and Miracles

Suicide bomber kills 12….

50 die in sectarian violence….

Marauding gangs rape and kill….

On and on and on and on….

  • I guess there was a problem with commenting earlier? It seems to be cleared up now. Anyway, To add my small morsel of knowledge, there is a school of thought which believes that the reason people in developing countries are happier than us (according to most polls/research) is because in shared suffering,. we come together as a community. First world suffering ...
  • Thanks for this David. Interesting look at the "Chilean miner madness" in the New Yorker: http://www.newyorker.com/talk/2010/10/25/101025ta_talk_gopnik
  • Unfortunately a true… That’s said to think that human being is led by this feeling of war… I’m just sick of it. It’s not that I can’t live with this anymore, because that’s how life is, but sometimes, I loose this will to believe that one day, people will realize that we are all brothers.. And you’re right when ...
Monday, October 11th, 2010

Luck

Luck.

Roll the dice…

Deal the cards…

Take your chance…

  • Without desire, inspiration, and perseverance, there is no "luck". To make your own "luck" you must be committed to your desires and willing to accept temporary sacrifice, failure, and defeat, then learn from them. You must realize that by getting through the hard times you get stronger which allows you to keep pursuing your goals. As Napoleon Hill said, "Desire ...
  • All of us have been blessed by luck at the first moment we came to this world. The reason of the existence of luck is because we need to work out our skills and let the others see it as a result of hard work done. Otherwise we will never be seen. Consequently we will not have luck.
  • People who think that they are lucky...are. That's because they're more open to the possibilities.