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A Rant About Women « Clay Shirky
Now I don’t know what to do about this problem. (The essence of a rant, in fact, is that the ranter has no idea how to fix the thing being ranted about.) What I do know is this: it would be good if more women see interesting opportunities that they might not be qualified for, opportunities which they might in fact fuck up if they try to take them on, and then try to take them on. It would be good if more women got in the habit of raising their hands and saying “I can do that. Sign me up. My work is awesome,” no matter how many people that behavior upsets.
business  career  culture  women  arrrogance 
march 2010 by mattb
100 things we didn't know last year: 2009
14. The famous "Keep Calm and Carry On" poster was never actually used during World War II.
2009  culture  lists 
january 2010 by mattb
On Vacations, Rest, All-Nighters and Planning
Workaholics will eventually kill long term team productivity. Lone wolf heroes on the permanent all-nighter schedule are toxic. Find your threshold. Go somewhere sunny. Or just go home for the day. Don’t pull your team down because you refuse to take a break.
breaks  vacation  work  creativity  culture  articles 
january 2010 by mattb
movie posters for minimalists - a set on Flickr
This is my not too serious minimalist poster series for cult films.

The vague rules were a circle, lowercase text & one or two images (not from the film) that relate to something in the film (which will not probably make sense unless you've seen the film!)
minimalism  culture  cult  films  movies  posters 
november 2009 by mattb
Create the Filter | Dustin Curtis
The only thing that matters to a company of any size is its product and customer experience. That's it. That's what creates value. The number and type of people who work at a company do not matter. The bureaucracy that develops to manage those people does not matter. The only thing that matters is what gets ultimately produced by the entire system of an organization. If you think of it this way, then you can't be influenced by the ridiculous inertia of political crap that has developed internally. If there are deficiencies in the product or experience that leads to decreased value for the customer, it’s because some part of the system is broken. So you fix the system in such a way that you cannot produce bad products or experiences. Those fixes might include things like a reduction in workforce, hiring more talented employees, or changing bureaucratic rules. It doesn't really matter as long as the product improves. But how to know when the product is improving?
design  essay  corporate  web  inspiration  quality  quote  blog  business  work  interface  culture  ux  entrepreneurship  idea  product  process  experience 
july 2009 by mattb
Barry Schwartz on our loss of wisdom | Video on TED.com
Barry Schwartz makes a passionate call for “practical wisdom” as an antidote to a society gone mad with bureaucracy. He argues powerfully that rules often fail us, incentives often backfire, and practical, everyday wisdom will help rebuild our world.
wisdom  ethics  morality  barry_schwartz  barryschwartz  psychology  ted  education  culture  video  business  inspiration  videos  activism  download  2009  cognition  good  tedtalks 
february 2009 by mattb
There Is No God : NPR
I believe that there is no God. I’m beyond atheism. Atheism is not believing in God. Not believing in God is easy — you can’t prove a negative, so there’s no work to do. You can’t prove that there isn’t an elephant inside the trunk of my car. You sure? How about now? Maybe he was just hiding before. Check again. Did I mention that my personal heartfelt definition of the word “elephant” includes mystery, order, goodness, love and a spare tire?
god  npr  essays  pennjillette  belief  penn  radio  atheism  writing  essay  article  religion  interesting  science  cool  inspiration  people  culture  articles  humor  education  funny  life  audio  philosophy  politics 
february 2009 by mattb

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