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Purple Cow – Seth Godin

The Purple Cow and the Wild Geese: Lessons in Creating Remarkable Products. A note to readers is that this was published in 2005. I find most of the book relevant today. You need to have a remarkable product in a remarkable market. Today's potential consumers are too...

So Good They Can’t Ignore You – Cal Newport

Four rules to finding a meaningful and engaging work-life. Move from the right work to working right - the big idea of the book. Rule 1 Newport challenges the so-called passion hypothesis which is the key to occupational happiness first figure out what you're...

My Educational Philosophy

I believe that learning is a lifelong journey and that our learners, educators, classrooms and learning material are constantly present all around us, in many different shapes and forms. Everyone is an expert in something and when we take a moment to listen, we open...

Moonwalking with Einstein – Joshua Foer

Remembering items in a list: the first thing that really resonated with me was that it is hard to remember a series of words, and that are not linked together. Foer says that one word is inextricably linked to the next word. So for example he wants to remember: bear...

The Why Axis: Motivation, Purpose and Authentic Self-Interest

Look for the hidden variable when analyzing data - particularly for causal relationships. Discrimination can take many forms, from race and religion to the schools and places you work at. Most modern-day discrimination is caused by people/companies looking to increase...

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