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  • What It Takes To Be Great

    October 5, 2008
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    One day, I’m going to make an acronym for everything. Like, that last sentence will turn into: “ODIGTMAAFE”, and people will be all: “OMG!? AAFE?! LOL!”. Also, a little warning — there are going to be a lot of links. Break yo’ self! So, I’m sitting there, eating my curds and whey, when yet another good-looking reader (Gav) sends...

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    What It Takes To Be Great 2: AJATT and Malcolm McDowell’s Outliers…wait…

    December 12, 2008
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    Howdy! Is not a word that I usually use. By now you’ve probably heard about this already, but just in case you haven’t, let’s talk about it here. Malcolm McDowell, who once tried to destroy the galaxy so that he could re-enter an energy ribbon in space where he could experience Paradise for the r… OK, not Malcolm McDowell....

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    What It Takes to Be Great 3: Follow-Up

    December 15, 2008
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    Hey. Remember that last rambling train wreck of a post ? There was a comment made on it by Terry of this Yahoo Group that was just so super-cool and lucid, I felt compelled to share it with the world. So here it is [this was...

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    What It Takes to Be Great 4: Capablanca

    December 15, 2008
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    Again in response to this post, I received the following email from a very handsome reader named santayana. working hard in the proper direction as the one and only method to achieve success and to be hailed as a genius? sounds good, after all everyone can do it if they’re really bent to stop being lazy… but sadly, i...

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    Aim to Fail

    April 2, 2009
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    “Genius is…the eventual public recognition of dozens (or hundreds) of failed attempts at solving a problem” Seth Godin Babe Ruth Was A Big, Fat German Failure If you read enough personal development books, you will eventually come across mention of one of the most profoundly meaningful statistics in the history of sports. That statistic being that for many years,...

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    You can have do or be ANYthing, but you can’t have do or be EVERYthing

    December 3, 2006
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    In college, I worked as a janitor. Supposedly because all the TA spots were filled up. Looking back, I should have been more enterprising. But more on that later. Whatever it is about janitorial work from 10pm at night to 6am in the marnin’, it brings out something in people. In my case, it was arguments about the randomest...

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