Army Social Scientist Set Afire in Afghanistan (7)
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For the third time in five months, a social scientist working for the Army's Human Terrain Team has been killed or seriously wounded. This time a woman is doused in gasoline and set ablaze in an apparent Taliban attack.
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FLOWmarket : Collection - Collection ecommerce, open source, shop, online shopping
How Not to Use a Lawyer - A Personal Case Study (Plus: Protocol Marketing correction) - The Blog of Author Tim Ferriss (23)
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Ah, lawyers. It’s a love-hate relationship. Just this week alone, I’m working with a literary attorney (publishing), an entertainment attorney (TV), and a corporate financing attorney (angel investments). All three are great. Yesterday, though, I received the threatening letter below from Protocol Integrated Direct Marketing, whose call centers I recommend in the 4HWW. WTF? Click to enlarge… But what did I say about Protocol specifically? Here it is, after an group intro where I indicate ...
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Michael Hyatt said:
I've received these kinds of letters, too. It really makes you wonder how people can be so malignantly stupid.
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Carl Fyffe said:
Yet another example of why lawyers should all be shot. Apologies to all of my lawyer type friends, I know you wouldn't do something this dumb.
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carl morris said:
astonishing PR FAIL!
How Not to Use a Lawyer - A Personal Case Study (Plus: Protocol Marketing correction) (3)
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Ah, lawyers. It’s a love-hate relationship. Just this week alone, I’m working with a literary attorney (publishing), an entertainment attorney (TV), and a corporate financing attorney (angel investments). All three are great. Yesterday, though, I received the threatening letter below from Protocol Integrated Direct Marketing, whose call centers I recommend in the 4HWW. WTF? Click to enlarge… But what did I say about Protocol specifically? Here it is, after an group intro where I indicate ...
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carl morris said:
astonishing PR FAIL!
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Michael Hyatt said:
I've received these kinds of letters, too. It really makes you wonder how people can be so malignantly stupid.
The Fortune 500 4-Hour Workweek: Multiplying Output in Groups (Plus: Downloadable Checklists) (4)
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For English subtitles, choose “Danish” from the “Choose Language…” drop-down. There is a misconception that lifestyle design is just for entrepreneurs or CEOs. In reality, the principles — borrowed from economics and behavioral psychology — can be applied within organizations and groups with even more dramatic effects. Just watch the 25-minute segment above from the Danish equivalent of the BBC (DR1), where lifestyle design is tested by both an employee at insurance giant Codan and ...
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Marcus Bearden said:
Absolutely fantastic post... Probably one of my favorite for real-world application and usability.
4HWW Cover Story in Men’s Journal (Plus: Be in a Movie) (1)
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“Nothing bothers me more than sloth. The objective is to fix mistakes of ambition and not make mistakes of sloth. I work my ass off.” -Tim Ferriss, from the new issue of Men’s Journal, Sept. 2008 Since I’m going nuts preparing for Burning Man, this post will be a short one. The quote above is from the latest issue of Men’s Journal, where the main editorial cover story is a profile of me and the ...
I WANT YOU to Become the Editor of a NY Times Bestseller and Travel the World for Free (1)
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I’d like to invite you to leave your personal mark on The 4-Hour Workweek. After 31 printings (!) and more than 25 languages, you can put your signature on a global phenomenon… and travel the world for free… Your ideas, collected via this open wiki, will play a massive part in influencing the future of 4HWW and an “expanded and updated” edition in 2008 or early 2009. The password to make edits is “version2”. The ...
