Archive | April, 2010
Being bored, isn’t it amazing?
Inspiration comes from the strangest places these days. I was reading a Terry Pratchett book “A hat full of sky” in wich a creature of sorts stalks a witch. It’s not able to die, not able to forget and not able to be unaware. It’s terrified of this world and just wants to die. It [...]
Continue reading...Why You Should Not Simplify Things
19 April 2010
Every day I’m confronted with problems, problems of my own and problems other people have. And as with all problems I like to see them for what they are: challenges and puzzles to be solved. Sometimes problems are much easier to solve than you’d think. Take the classic Gordian Knot, a very complex knot impossible [...]
Continue reading...How to Rule The World in Twenty Minutes
8 April 2010
What is the difference between failure and success? Or more accurately, what is the difference between learning and not learning? A very simple fact of life: You have to make mistakes in order to learn. But that isn’t where things start. The first step in learning is actually getting of your behind and getting to [...]
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