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"There’s this idea that McKinsey first articulated many years ago of the T-shaped person, which is..."

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 02:40:57 -0400

“There’s this idea that McKinsey first articulated many years ago of the T-shaped person, which is somebody who’s got some deep craft — a great writer or a great designer or a great architect, engineer or whatever they might be — and that’s the vertical stroke of their T. But then the horizontal is that they’ve got clear empathy and interest in engaging with other disciplines and doing other pieces of the process or playing other roles.”

- IDEO on who to hire

So You're Moving to San Francisco

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 08:10:49 -0400

So You're Moving to San Francisco

Modern Love: Figure It Out? Figure It Out? O.K., You Figure It Out!

Sat, 19 Sep 2009 22:57:03 -0400

Modern Love: Figure It Out? Figure It Out? O.K., You Figure It Out!

Modern Love: Those Aren’t Fighting Words, Dear

Tue, 04 Aug 2009 02:01:31 -0400

Modern Love: Those Aren’t Fighting Words, Dear

Gerard Butler interview (Esquire)

Mon, 03 Aug 2009 06:37:20 -0400

Gerard Butler interview (Esquire)

A partial list notes that autistics have, on average, superior pitch perception and other musical...

Sun, 02 Aug 2009 12:56:58 -0400

A partial list notes that autistics have, on average, superior pitch perception and other musical abilities, they are better at noticing details in patterns, they have better visual acuity, they are less likely to be fooled by optical illusions, they are more likely to fit some canons of economic rationality, they solve many puzzles at a much faster rate, and they are less likely to have false memories of particular kinds. Autistics also have, to varying degrees, strong or even extreme abilities to memorize, perform operations with codes and ciphers, perform calculations in their head, or excel in many other specialized cognitive tasks. The savants, while they are outliers, also reflect cognitive strengths found in autistics more generally. A recent investigation found, with conservative methods, that about one-third of autistics may have exceptional skills or savantlike abilities. Autistic people usually have a superior desire and talent for assembling and ordering information. Especially when they are given appropriate access to opportunities and materials, autistics live the ideal of self-education, often to an extreme.

Autism as Academic Paradigm

What Would Apple Do? Don’t Ask

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 10:18:23 -0400

What Would Apple Do? Don’t Ask

Alice in Wonderland furniture

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 23:23:48 -0400

Alice in Wonderland furniture

Jamie: you're just good at the internet in general

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 20:26:35 -0400

Jamie: you're just good at the internet in general

What's the connection between abortion and careers?

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 22:00:19 -0400

What's the connection between abortion and careers?

Authors, Poets Write the News

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:02:37 -0400

Authors, Poets Write the News

What’s Wrong With Cinderella?

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 12:30:22 -0400

What’s Wrong With Cinderella?

Eight questions for Jonathan Rauch

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 01:09:53 -0400

Eight questions for Jonathan Rauch

how to be happy in business

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 01:08:41 -0400

how to be happy in business

"The ability to pay attention, focus and strategically disconnect will be a winning discipline of the..."

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 01:56:54 -0400

“The ability to pay attention, focus and strategically disconnect will be a winning discipline of the next generation of business leaders. As the zen phrase says, “eat when you eat” meaning, give each thing you do all of your attention. You will be rewarded from it. Lately I have been getting back to pen and paper brainstorming. Away from the computer.”

- The Real Time Web is a Beautiful Distraction

"Another outcome of the social nervous system is that we see the shift away from privacy as an..."

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 01:56:06 -0400

“Another outcome of the social nervous system is that we see the shift away from privacy as an inalienable right to an individual responsibility. In a social nervous system there will be increasing pressure to be connected 24/7 to the hive mind that is Facebook, Twitter and so on. Those who do not connect, share and collaborate will have a hard time in business and in social life.”

- The Rise of the Social Nervous System

Perfectionism and Gifted Students

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 13:27:33 -0400

Perfectionism and Gifted Students

"Success occurs despite perfectionism, not because of it."

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 13:12:04 -0400

“Success occurs despite perfectionism, not because of it.”

- The Courage to Be Imperfect

"Women’s fear of success as essentially a fear of being alone at the top without a supporting..."

Fri, 29 May 2009 03:32:05 -0400

“Women’s fear of success as essentially a fear of being alone at the top without a supporting network of equal relationships.”

- Vulnerabilities of highly gifted children

THE PRESSURES OF PERFECT

Fri, 29 May 2009 03:24:41 -0400

The pressures of perfectionism may lead to high-achievement motivation or may just as easily lead to the problems of underachievement. The pressures children feel to be perfect may originate from extreme praise they hear from the adults in their environment. They may also come from watching their parents who model perfectionistic characteristics, or they may stem from their own continuously successful experiences which they then feel they must live up to. It is only slightly different than the motivation for excellence. That small dissimilarity prevents these children from ever feeling good enough about themselves and precludes their taking risks when they fear the results will not be perfect. They avoid and procrastinate and feel anxious when they fear they cannot be good enough. They may experience stomachaches, headaches, and depression when they make mistakes or perform less well than their perfectionistic expectations.

WHAT’S WRONG WITH PERFECT?