Writing for almost six uninterrupted hours on the problems with hedonism, a better approach to life, and related musings. It will be turned into a long series of posts.
Created a spreadsheet of my "icons" and rated each on how much I envy, respect, and admire them. (Might post the results later.) Then searched for patterns in who I envy, respect, and admire the most.
Created a comparison table of my start-up idea compared to similar sites.
Writing, revising, revising, and revising again a letter to prospects.
Reading Alain de Botton's book The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work.
Reading Henry Ford's book My Life and Work.
Marc Andreessen talks at Stanford about entrepreneurship. (~1 hr)
Coming up with a list of prospects, collecting information on them, and reflecting on advantages and disadvantages of each.
How to talk yourself into something: "Will I" > "I Will".
A good description of how cells work. (It's good to be reminded of
I was not impressed at first, but now that I reflect on it, Charlie Rose's commencement address.
To the Best of our Knowledge podcast on cavemen, particularly the last segment about cooking. (~1 hr)
Reading Trout Fishing in America.
James Surowiecki's 2005 talk at a conference on the wisdom of the crowd. (~30 m)
Reflecting on how people judge competence. My tentative conclusion is that voice matters more than anything.
Seth Godin Mixergy interview on topics from his book Linchpin. (~50 m)
Typing up old notes.
This post.
