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Maru never gives up entering as long as there is a box there.

We had a good laugh watching these attempts by Maru to fit his large body inside the obviously too small boxes.  Our own cats do the very same thing.

How can you not smile at the obvious futility of such a task and the look of resignation – or is it the look of pretending?   (video below) continue →



The Only People – July 15, 2010

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Merit can be bought. Passion can’t. …

Part of understanding the creative urge is understanding that it’s primal. Wanting to change the world is not a noble calling, it’s a primal calling.

[Update to Socialist By Nature]


When I saw this RSA presentation by Jeremy Rifkin on Homo empathicus in The Empathic Civilisation I was reminded of the post I wrote oh so long ago on our socialist nature.





I think this idea has continue →

[Update to Carrots Are So 20th Century]



Here is another presentation from RSA with a fast paced look at Daniel Pink‘s book Drive, a look at the move from external rewards to instrinsic motivation.








I continued to mull on the “challenge” given in yesterday’s post to leverage time rather than be bound by time.  The thoughts meandering their way through were … (and a really cool video follows)  continue →

This pretty much gets right to the point.

Dent – June 8, 2010

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It’s not about merit. It’s about faith. Belief. Conviction. Courage.

It’s about why you’re on this planet. To make a dent in the universe.