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Power Posing and Running Form! I listened to a great TED Talk by Amy Cuddy about power posing. I’m not going to do the research justice but let me try to summarize. http://www.ted.com/talks/amy_cuddy_your_body_language_shapes_who_you_are.html She knew that our body language affects the way other people react to us. This has been studied and shown to be …
Sleepless in Seattle effect What can we take away from remote, one-way and digital relationships in the internet age? As I think through the last couple decades and my involvement in the internet I find that there are lessons we can draw from the experience. We have our online community but how many of us …
Crazy 8’s The no-man’s land of the age grouper I had a lovely birthday this week. I’m in as good shape as I have been for many years. But I am at an age group disadvantage. My age now ends with an 8. The 8’s are the wasteland of age for the amateur endurance athlete. …
The Inevitable: Understanding the 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape Our Future by Kevin Kelly This book was a fascinating read but a bit difficult at the same time. As much as Kevin tried to put some narrative structure around the themes it had no real narrative and as such it was hard to not …
Laptops and caffeine The Starbucks is in San Jose, close to the buildings that house such icons of the new economy as PayPal and Ebay. The floor is a bit grimy. It is probably due to the rain. It never rains in California and the floor probably has no experience with grime. It is, this …
