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You don't make a great museum by putting all the art in the world into a single room. That's a warehouse.
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The best designers and the best programmers aren't the ones with the best skills, or the nimblest fingers, or the ones who can rock and roll with Photoshop or their environment of choice, they are the ones that can determine what just doesn't matter. That's where the real gains are made.
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Even short commutes stab at your happiness. According to the research,* commuting is associated with an increased risk of obesity, insomnia, stress, neck and back pain, high blood pressure, and other stress-related ills such as heart attacks and depression, and even divorce. But let's say we ignore the overwhelming evidence that commuting doesn't do a body good. Pretend it isn't bad for the environment either. Let
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It might seem perverse, but the CEO is usually the last to know. With great power comes great ignorance.
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you'd be amazed how much quality collective thought can be captured using two simple tools: a voice connection and a shared screen.
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When someone wants to demonstrate a new feature they're working on at 37signals, often the easiest way is to record a screencast and narrate the experience. A screencast is basically just a recording of your screen that others can play back later as a movie. It can be used in several ways, including for presenting the latest sales figures or elaborating on a new marketing strategy.
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What's worse is that long hours, excessive busyness, and lack of sleep have become a badge of honor for many people these days. Sustained exhaustion is not a badge of honor, it's a mark of stupidity.
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Don't throw good time after bad work.
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What do you call a generic pitch sent out to hundreds of strangers hgoping that one will bite? Spam.
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Jason Fried |
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long commutes make you fat, stressed, and miserable. Even short commutes stab at your happiness.
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Starting a business on the side while keeping your day job can provide all the cash flow you need.
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no one's upset by what you're saying, you're probably not pushing hard enough. (And you're probably boring, too.)
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Everyone should be encouraged to start his own business, not just some rare breed that self-identifies as entrepreneurs.
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The most important thing is to begin.
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Meaningful work, creative work, thoughtful work, important work--this type of effort takes stretches of uninterrupted time to get into the zone. But in the modern office such long stretches just can't be found. Instead, it's just one interruption after another.
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Give up on the guesswork. Decide what you're going to do this week, not this year. Figure out the next most important thing and do that. Make decisions right before you do something, not far in advance.
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Everyone on your team should be connected to your customers--maybe not every day, but at least a few times throughout the year. That's the only way your team is going to feel the hurt your customers are experiencing. It's feeling the hurt that really motivates people to fix the problem. And the flip side is true too: The joy of happy customers or ones who have had a problem solved can also be wildly motivating. So
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It's entirely your responsibility to make your dreams come true.
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When you want something bad enough, you make the time--regardless of your other obligations. The truth is most people just don't want it bad enough. Then they protect their ego with the excuse of time. Don't let yourself off the hook with excuses. It's entirely your responsibility to make your dreams come true.
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