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Entries for April, 2008

Advice to young men from old men

I found this on Craigslist. It’s actually pretty good and makes a lot of sense. I can’t disagree with any of it. It’s a long one so read the whole thing.
Advice to Young Men from an Old Man
1. Don’t pick on the weak. It’s immoral. Don’t antagonize the strong without cause, its stupid.
2. Don’t hate […]

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Food for thought: branding in food

I spend an incredible amount of money in Tescos for the average person. I would estimate that my food bill might be something like £150 a month, for one person. Part of the reason, is that I am a bit of a brand snob. I would have to get the good stuff. This was until, […]

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The importance of rewards.

Sometimes, we don’t reward ourselves enough. What is the purpose of a reward? Obviously, it is like the carrot, compared to the stick - a motivator, to get us to do something. In the big picture though, rewards can improve our happiness, improve productivity, and accelerate progress towards your own big goals.
Now, some of that […]

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Management by Objectives: Improve your efficiency

As part of my course, I’ve come across something called Management By Objectives, the concept of which is actually rather straightforward, but like many academic things, people find the necessity to wrap it up in theory, studies, critical analysis and arguments for and against, so they can make you write about it in an exam […]

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Microfinancing: join it.

Recently, I happened to stumble on a site called:                                                                                            
Now, I’m here to promote this fantastic cause of microfinancing - the provision of small loans to people in developing countries who would not be able to secure finance any other way.

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Quote of the Day

“Action may not always bring happiness, but there can be no happiness without action”.

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