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Archive for March, 2011
Terrorized by a Seven-year-old
Mar 30th
Seven-year-olds have a way about them.
They’re just starting to get a sense of self-awareness — the realization they’re part of something larger.
They play nice with others only to the extent they have to. Bullies only remain bullies when they are significantly larger than any of the other kids on the block. If there’s no one around to bloody their noses, the largest of the seven-year-olds rule the playground — and they can make up their own rules as they go.
Seven-year-olds, as a rule, have very little natural skills with customer service.
(I’m talking about your baby, Mark Z. Your offspring is King of the Mountain, but doesn’t have good people skills.)
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Like a Prayer
Mar 19th
“Blogging is just like prayer: if it’s impersonal and formulaic, you’re not doing it right.”
Smarts versus Wisdom
Mar 14th
“The Smart Man will gladly share all he thinks and all he knows. The Wise Man is aware of the difference.”
Growing Up
Mar 4th
Long ago, there was a young man who thought he liked telling stories. He was pretty good at it.
Then he thought he might like helping others share their stories. He got pretty good at that, too.
Later, he discovered that he had a knack for helping others say what they needed to under duress. And he had a decent sense for how to use online channels to do just that.
And now here I am.
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