“If you choose to manage a project, it's pretty safe. As the manager, you report. You report on what's happening, you chronicle the results, you are the middleman. If you choose to run a project, on the other hand, you're on the hook. It's an active engagement, bending the status quo to your will, ensuring that you ship. Running a project requires a level of commitment that's absent from someone who is managing one. Who...
"Consider the mosquito borne disease malaria. This year, malaria will kill over one million people, over 80% of which will be children. Great Britain used to have malaria. In North America, malaria was epidemic and there are still a handful of infections each year. In Africa, malaria kills over 100 people per hour. In Russia, amidst the corruption of the 1990s, malaria re-established itself. What is the difference between these cases? We know how to...
What are we doing to our planet and what kind of parent would let kids play at this beach? You can use Goo Gone to get the oil off..."yeah I brough some with us".
"Regret is insight that comes a day too late." — Unknown Regret is one of those feelings that sneaks up on you, often after the moment has passed and there’s nothing left to do but replay what could’ve been. This quote captures that perfectly — the idea that regret is really just clarity arriving too late to make a difference. It’s like finally understanding the lesson, but the test is already over. In a way,...
Zach shows not taking yourself too seriously and believing in yourself goes a really long way in life (he is awesome). Be sure and vote for him (he has 2.6 million votes already)! "Zach Anner, who has cerebral palsy, made a hilarious audition video for Oprah who is searching for a someone to host their own show on her new network. The Internet went nuts over Zach’s video (which has over 2.5 millon votes), where...
From YouTube comments: "At about 0:25 he splits the deck and pockets cards. Probably everything but her card and hearts. Then he asks her for a suite - if she named hearts he'd say he got rid of everything buy the suite she named. She named clubs, so he says 'gone'. Then the next time she names hearts - and he 'keeps' them." You'll also see he is with @summertomato (good for them).