Friday Web Roundup: Confronting Stupid, Lessons from Border’s, Bill Gates’ Crappy Plan, and the World’s Worst Video Game Armor
Its Friday, Friday, Gotta get Down on Friday, which means it’s time for a little good old fashioned procrastination.
Here are a few links you might enjoy – I know I did!
Confronting Stupid
A great little post fro Seth Godin’s blog about how more and more jobs these days “require a different sort of hard work: the guts to be wrong, a confrontation with the risk of being stupid.” The new form of “hard work” isn’t about working hard, but rather about risking failure and looking stupid.
5 Reasons Borders Went Out of Business
Border’s is officially going out of business. This article gives five reasons why, and they are lessons that any small business owner can learn from. In a nutshell: they didn’t change with the times, they grew too fast, and they lacked focus. Don’t make the same mistake with your business.
Bill Gates Calls for Reinvention of Toilet
This is a news article about Bill Gates’ latest philanthropic cause: the reinvention of the toilet. I like this article not because I love toilets, but rather because it demonstrates an important principle: some things that make a tremendous impact are not even remotely glamorous. “A better toilet” is not a super cool new invention, but it can improve the lives of billions of people. In the same way, some of the biggest improvements you can make in your business or life aren’t going to be glamorous. Be willing to focus on the down and dirty fundamentals to reap massive rewards.
Ghosts n’ Goblins n’ Spectacularly Awful Armor
You’ll only enjoy this one if you have a strange sense of humor and remember the old “Ghosts n’ Goblins” arcade game. I thought it was hilarious, and it demonstrates a simple comedic principle: some of the best jokes come from looking at something and taking the time to ask, “what doesn’t make sense about this?”
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