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The Future is Going To Be Weird

September 22, 2011 By Ben 2 Comments

What Gregg Gillis does most nights is weird. Really weird if you think about it. 10 years ago it would be extremely difficult or next to impossible. Three years ago he was a biomedical engineer. Today he performs as Girl Talk, triggering multiple samples of music at once to create an entirely new musical experience. […]

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What I Learned From Doing Data Entry for Nine Months

September 21, 2011 By Ben 4 Comments

A few years ago I found myself without a job, little savings, and the bill for an engagement ring I just bought coming due shortly. Out of desperation I took an open temp job doing Data Entry. The job was contracted through a large well regarded bank. I can’t remember the exact title of the position, but […]

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Finding Your Element

September 13, 2011 By Ben Leave a Comment

Just four years ago I was in my element but I had no idea at the time. I knew I loved what I was doing but didn’t know it was my element. In the great book End Malaria, Sir Ken Robinson has an essay on finding your element. “The first is that when you’re in […]

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Book Review: End Malaria by Michael Bungay Stanier

September 12, 2011 By Ben Leave a Comment

No, this isn’t a book on malaria. It’s a book full of advice from 62 of the best and brightest minds in business. If you organized an Olympic Dream Team of the best and the brightest business and tech authors of our time, 99% of them would be found in this book. In the book […]

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