By now everyone has felt it. How everything changes so fast, how we get bombarded by new information, new inputs from every direction, and how this new world somehow expects us to keep up with it spinning faster and faster. In the last couple of years I, for one, have experienced in my surroundings an incredible upswing of entrepreneurial spirit, of the ideals of creativity, individual expression, going out and making a dent in the…
"The New Fluid World And Its New Lifestyle / Workstyle"Author: Hashim
If you saw the title above and hoped to learn how to get to Inbox Zero with your email, there’s a recommendation waiting for you in the end of the post! What I’m instead intending to do here is share with you how I cut a massive cognitive load from the back of my mind and created a more manageable Google Reader experience for myself. Hope it sounds interesting! From 461 feeds to 115 Screenshot…
"Digital Feng Shui – Input Downsizing For The Knowledge Addict"
To be authentic means letting your true voice be heard. By definition it entails going out on a limb, exposing yourself as vulnerable, so it can be a scary thing. For your inspiration, here’s four examples of entrepreneurs who demonstrate authenticity in an impactful way. The authentic context First, for a quick background and to set the context, let’s take a look at two instances of digital media of today: Podcasts and “Best of Quora”.…
"Authenticity And Entrepreneurship"
Funny things happen in dialogue. I was interviewed by a student in entrepreneurship for her thesis, and when asked the question whether I was an “out-of-the-box-thinker” I replied like this: “Rather than thinking outside the box, I prefer finding ways to make the box bigger – that is, expanding the frameworks and the playing field.” I hadn’t really thought about it like this before, but to me the sentence above kind of sums up my…
"Making The Box Bigger"
… and some things are better off if they stay small, too. Scalability is the hottest thing you can say when pitching your business to bigtime VCs or promoting growth in entrepreneurship in political circles. Of course we want to paint pictures of ourselves building empires and becoming ultra-rich. (“A million dollars isn’t cool. Wanna know what is? A BILLION dollars” like the Justin Timberlake-played character says in that movie). I’m relieved, even elated, when…
"Everything Must Start Small…"