1 month ago
gleuschk : Advice to a Young Mathematician - from Atiyah, Bollobas, Connes, McDuff, Sarnak
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4 month ago
gleuschk : pessimistic (though generally accurate) life advice: - part of a pair with the next one
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4 month ago
gleuschk : optimistic (though generally accurate) life advice: - part of a pair with the previous one
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Andy Baio : Patton Oswalt's commencement speech at his old high school - "There Is No Them." [via]
gleuschk : Patton Oswalt's high school graduation speech - high-larious
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adamrg : Let Me Save You $40: Here’s How to Be Happy
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11 month ago
gleuschk : How to Use a Todo List to Make 2008 Your Best Year Ever - Lifehack.org - the important bit is "just above the instinctive"
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11 month ago
gleuschk : The Mythical 5% - very similar things could be said about mathematicians
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11 month ago
Linkorama : Must-Have Mac Apps for the new Mac Switcher! - Here is a list for all those new Mac users who want a list of the most useful, must-have Mac applications that aren’t included with your Mac.
gleuschk : Must-Have Mac Apps for the new Mac Switcher! ‹ The Blog of Chris Thomson - imac, here we come
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12 month ago
adamrg : Whatever: Writing Tips for Non-Writers Who Don't Want to Work at Writing
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12 month ago
Jeremy Zawodny : Adventures in $40 eyeglasses - Adventures in $40 eyeglasses: "For far too long, glasses have been expensive." No shit.
adamrg : Adventures in Eyeglasses - How to get inexpensive glasses like a pro.
joshua : Adventures in $40 eyeglasses
Khoi Vinh : Adventures in US$40 Eyeglasses - Buying new spectacles online for cheap.
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18 month ago
Richard Rutter : Advice for presentations: It happens! - Superb practical advice for speakers from Joe Clark, who has been there and done that.
Rod Begbie : Advice for presentations: It happens! - Good tips for presenting at conferences. [via] #
43folders : Advice for presentations: It happens! - "Everybody came to see you. Nobody came to see your slides." Post is full of terrific advice for presenters.
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20 month ago
43folders : good evening: FROM THE SHRINER TEMPLE - "ANYONE WITH ADVICE ON HOW TO GET RID OF A MYSPACE PAGE may post it below."
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gleuschk : Some hints on mathematical style - by David Goss, based on conversations with Serre
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22 month ago
Jeremy Zawodny : The Power (and Peril) of Praising Your Kids - The Power (and Peril) of Praising Your Kids: "The Inverse Power of Praise"... a good article from New York Magazine
gleuschk : The Power (and Peril) of Praising Your Kids -- New York Magazine - fascinating
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jkottke : How to be interesting - How to be interesting. "The way to be interesting is to be interested" and "interesting people are good at sharing". (via spurgeonblog) [via]
adamrg : russell davies: how to be interesting - An excellent list of things that I don't do enough... yet.
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27 month ago
jkottke : Nobel Prize winning physicist Gerard 't Hooft on how to become a good theoretical physicist - Nobel Prize winning physicist Gerard 't Hooft on how to become a good theoretical physicist. He lists the subjects you need to learn (from languages to quantum field theory) and resources (both online and off) for learning them. A note on the 't in his na
gleuschk : Gerard ’t Hooft, Theoretical Physics as a Challenge - how to become a GOOD theoretical physicist
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29 month ago
merlinmann : Treo 700p - kGTD, etc.? - 43 Folders Board - Help a brother out -- how do we feel about the Treo 700p? Particularly for doing kGTD?
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30 month ago
merlinmann : How to Handle Tough Questions from an Audience - Good advice in 4 tips: 1) Rephrasing the question; 2) Redirecting the question to the audience/class; 3) Admitting your ignorance; 4) Finding a solution.
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31 month ago
jimray : Get Rich Slowly
gleuschk : Get Rich Slowly - by mefite jdroth
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32 month ago
merlinmann : The Morning News - How to Write a Thank-You Note - "I have a crushing inability to write proper thank-you notes. Can you offer me some guidelines?" Go, Leslie (Whom I, ironically, owe a thank you note)
jimray : The Morning News - How to Write a Thank-You Note, by Leslie Harpold
djacobs : How to Write a Thank-You Note - How to Write a Thank-You Note: "The thank-you is exclusively about thanking somebody for their kindness. While you may want more than anything to show them once and for all you amounted to something, this is not the forum." -dj [via]
gleuschk : The Morning News - How to Write a Thank-You Note, by Leslie Harpold - timeless wisdom, is what this is
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33 month ago
gleuschk : Advice for Graduate Students - from a computer scientist, but he addresses some good points for math grad students as well
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34 month ago
merlinmann : How to stay organized at work? | Ask MetaFilter - "[W]hat methods have you found that work for you with regards to your daily organization at work?"
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36 month ago
kayodeok : Seven Habits of Highly Effective Programmers - The first step in becoming an effective programmer is to ensure that you are spending your time wisely. And there is no greater waste of time than in working on something that is not useful or never shipped
Rod Begbie : Seven Habits of Highly Effective Programmers - Some excellent tips for living the programming life, with plenty of examples. [via] #
Paul Hammond : Seven Habits of Highly Effective Programmers - the ability to complete projects in a timely manner with the expected quality
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36 month ago
erikbenson : I like the Advice Bunny, but I love the Advice Duck - Ask the bunny questions, and then ask the duck what he thinks of the bunny's answers!
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37 month ago
jkottke : Michael Sippey offers some suggestions on how web startups could benefit from how grade schools function - Michael Sippey offers some suggestions on how web startups could benefit from how grade schools function. Snack time, gym class, field trips, and using periods instead of a calendar.
kellan : mike sippey: everything I need to know to run a startup... - ... I learned in kindergarten? #
Paul Hammond : this is sippey.typepad.com: schoolwork - here are some ideas for how to run your next Web 2.0 startup
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