October 2011
“There are businesses that succeed by doing traditional things slightly better...”
– Alain de Botton, WIRED
Watchedelman8095:
So happiness is the most popular word we have heard through the past two years. Happiness is not only related to personal experiences and personal values, but also, it’s about the environment. People are thinking about the following questions: Are we going to sacrifice our environment further to produce higher GDP? How are we going to perform our social and political reform to keep...
“People lampoon the Occupy Wall Street movement as a bunch of marginal freaks,...”
– peggy got this right
Peggy Noonan: ‘They Won’t Care Till They’re Affected’ - WSJ.com
(via fred-wilson)
i try...
This perspective and passion is one of a million reasons (and a beautifully articulated reason) why I am so lucky to have a friend and colleague like Matthew in my life.
keeptheballrolling:
i try to remember that money is man made (and so is this fucking global financial mess)…
and that diamonds, and fancy apartments and cute glasses aren’t worth a values systems that comes with living beyond...
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lodmad asked: Why am I so inspired by you?! I'm a newbie in the blogasphere and still trying to figure it out! I guess time is also a constraint for me, but it is something I want to do as it allows me to do research, and gives me more insight on topics of interest. I also need it to help me put my creativity into practise, which opens up my mind! Judging by your blog, you have a very interesting and...
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“Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.”
– Mark Twain (via theashheapmillionairess)
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“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be...”
– Steven Paul Jobs — 1955-2011 (via bbbrad)
“The problem with the Internet startup craze isn’t that too many people are...”
– Steve Jobs (via suzannexie)
