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  • Birthlines, Part 1: What Is A Birthline?

    October 5, 2010
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    This post is the first in a series on a concept known as birthlines. Consider it a teaser. deadline –noun 1. the time by which something must be finished or submitted; the latest time for finishing something: a five o’clock deadline. Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2010. We’ve all heard of deadlines. Even the word sucks. It’s got death in it. That scares...

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    Birthlines, Part 2: Birthlines, Digital Sampling, Immersion

    October 15, 2010
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    Birthlines are to projects as digital sampling is to sound and frames are to motion pictures. The sampling rate, sample rate, or sampling frequency defines the number of samples per second (or per other unit) taken from a continuous signal to make a discrete signal. ~ The Pedia What do I mean? Well, for example, as...

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    Birthlines, Part 3: If You Want To Win, Stop Trying To Finish

    October 12, 2010
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    “The only time you mustn’t fail is the last time you try.” ~ Charles Kettering Stop trying to finish things. The reason you have trouble getting stuff done is because you’re always trying to finish things. You even write it down: “Finish X”. “Get X done”. Why does trying to finish things, ironically, lead to failure — and not...

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    Birthlines, Part 4: If You Want to Succeed, Start Off On The Wrong Foot

    October 9, 2010
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    “It is the greatest of all mistakes to do nothing because you can only do little — do what you can.” ~ Sydney Smith “I make the most of all that comes and the least of all that goes.” ~ Sara Teasdale “Do not wait; the time will never be “just right.” Start where you stand, and work with...

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