12 New Rules of Working You Should Embrace Today (217)
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The workplace, more and more, is changing, and with this change comes a whole new set of rules. The traditional office work environment and tools are still around, but at a very rapid pace, they’re being supplanted by newer and better tools, newer and better ways of working. The old rules are being broken, and new ones are emerging. You could call this the Workplace of the Future, as not all businesses have adopted these ...
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Andrew said:
I don't necessarily agree with all the points, but I think they make some good points.
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Greg Lowe said:
Interesting, I'm not sure I'm there yet, but it does provide a very interesting alternative.
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Robert Scoble said:
Nice manifesto on the future of work.
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Howard said:
This is my life, increasingly, every day .. and I'm loving it.
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Dan Kearns said:
WHAT A FANTASTIC PIECE! Great find, Tim! Best thing I've read on the net in months!!!
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Steve said:
Too many offices stuck in the past
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philco said:
LIVE THESE!rule 13- everyone gets a Co at the end of their name.
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David B said:
Add this to the "428 Zen Habits lists to live by" list
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jezarnold said:
2. Wikipedia: In a few short years, this has become one of the most useful tools ever. It is more useful than regular encyclopedias by an order of magnitude. And it was created by opening things up to the public. Despite massive criticism for this open process, it has worked beautifully. Collaboration works.I couldnt agree more
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lkratz said:
on va faire cela ...
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Kevin Rossen said:
Good read on new trends for offices, working, and productivity today. I practice a few of them already, but I need to implement more.
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Alegrya said:
Freelancers and contractors especially take note! I'm already doing a lot of things here and fortunately have a boss that embraces it. Hoping to see more traditional workplaces take on new work habits in the coming months/years.
How To Make Butter (1)
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A couple of summers ago, I called to check in on a friend of mine in New Jersey, who was taking a more-or-less enforced summer off of work. He'd spent his time traveling to Greece with his family, organizing his life, playing with his kids, but the novelty of so much free time was wearing thin. His boredom was as clear as he sighed over the phone when I asked him what he'd been up ...
Required Viewing: An Anthropological Introduction to YouTube (2)
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At the Library of Congress, anthropologist Michael Wesch recently presented a talk on the nature of YouTube: how memes spread, how users generate content, and a detailed history of some of YouTube’s greatest hits. It’s the first academic treatment I’ve seen of YouTube and its associated phenomena. Addressed in detail: the nature of vlogs; the webcam and “context collapse”; Free Hugs: a hero for our mediated culture; YouTube’s anthenticity crisis: the story of LonelyGirl15; and ...
Sayonara, Mr. Aoki (1)
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Forget for a moment that the late Hiroaki “Rocky” Aoki was a heavy-drinking playboy who once boasted of impregnating three different women at the same time. Forget that his Benihana empire turned his family into some Japanese-American version of Akira Kurosawa’s Ran. And try, too, to forget that trademark jheri-curled head of his. Rocky Aoki helped change the way America looked at Asian food and, in his own special way, how Americans dined. The cultural ...
The Pretzel: Tying Knots (1)
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Pretzels are a snack food to which I have never given much thought. They’re crunchy and salty, or soft and chewy. Great with beer, great with mustard. Plain, dipped in chocolate or yogurt, they satisfy the basic urge to nosh mindlessly. They work well with myriad accompanying flavors, except possibly huckleberry, which I tried last night. Those, according to the waiter with whom they were shared, smelled like urinal cakes. Pretzels are at home in ...
Could Your Google Search Indict You? (4)
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“Knock, knock.” “Hello?” “Secret Service - open the door please.” Opening the door, you ask - “Yes?” “Are you Mr. Smythe who writes for Extrmeme Politics?” “Yes.” “We’d like to talk to you about some of your Web activity regarding assassination and our President.” A little far fetched? Maybe, but we could also have this scenario…. You watch as your door comes crashing in from the police battering ram and suddenly find your home swarming ...
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micronetter said:
A ponderous thought that one should not disregard.Big Brother is you know, everywhere
The Quick 10: The Origins of 10 of Your Favorite Muppets (1)
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I, like a lot of you, grew up on Sesame Street and the Muppets. But do you ever stop to wonder where they came from? Some of the characters we know and love today were recycled from other T.V. shows and commercials Jim Henson worked on and others were invented by using whatever materials were around. Be prepared for a little nostalgia for today’s Q10. And don’t be offended if I left out some of ...
The financial wisdom of Fight Club (2)
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By Paul Michael“The first rule of Fight Club – We Do Not Talk About Fight Club.” Everyone who’s seen the movie remembers that. But what about something Tyler Durden, the anarchist extraordinaire, said very early on in the movie? It’s something profound that stuck with me from the second I saw it in the movie theater to this very day. And I think it should stick with you, too. For those of you who haven’t ...
Tips: $3.75 and Worth Every Penny (1)
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Today’s post is directed at my waiter brethren, should there be any reading. The rest of you, of course, are most welcome to read. The other night, I waited on a rather handsome European couple. Spanish. First time in San Francisco. They were youngish, well-dressed, and very polite. They ordered wine, three courses of food, and bottled water. So far, so good. When I checked in with them at each course, they seemed happy. The ...
The Benefits of a Walkable Neighborhood (1)
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By Xin LuWhen I lived in Honolulu, Hawaii, I walked practically everywhere because my family did not have a car. The grocery store was a block away, and the beach was less than a mile south. Nearly everything we needed was within walking distance because Honolulu is a fairly densely populated city. Before my family moved to California, we heard from my aunt that not having a car in California is like not having legs ...
10 Best Useful Household Items (1)
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This morning, after we posted about Zilok, the online items rental service, we started a laundry list of items we feel are essential to have around the house. These fairly mundane items are items we use regularly, use for multiple tasks around the house, and we couldn't think living without...Binder clips: We didn't realize how important these were in our household until we ran out of them recently. We use them to clip open food ...
An Urban Tomato Garden (1)
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I grew up in the 1970s in Dallas, Texas, at a time when processed food was the hot new thing (think Funyuns, Cap’n Crunch and Velveeta, and the list goes on…). So you can imagine what I must have been surrounded by foodwise. Fortunately, my mom was a foodie at heart—she baked loaves of bread, cultured her own tangy yogurt, and not only grew a good-sized vegetable garden, but maintained a healthy compost pile. She ...
Review: Leave the Office Earlier (1)
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Each Sunday, The Simple Dollar reviews a personal productivity or personal development book. Several weeks ago, I reviewed Laura Stack’s Find More Time - and loved it. It was an excellent collection of specific tactics to apply towards maximizing time in your personal life and I have actually applied a few of the lessons successfully in my own life. Naturally, when I read an excellent book like this, I sought out other books by the ...
Honda Hybrids (1)
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By Fred LeeFor those of you who have toyed with the idea of buying a hybrid but were discouraged by the price, you are not alone. In fact, despite the growing concern for the environment, not to mention the skyrocketing price of gas, hybrid cars still only represent a small percentage of global car sales, and a major reason for this is the cost. Hybrids are considered the wave of the future because they not ...
Vancouver: Local Design Vancouver (1)
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Vancouver has its share of chain stores and malls, but it also has a thriving community of locally focused artists and designers. Quite a few up-and-comers have their own boutiques, and even more have shelf space in various other stores. And you also have the chance to hunt around in occasional open markets. We've put together a few suggestions for shopping local in Vancouver when you're looking for cool designs in clothing, jewelry, housewares, art, ...
