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Speaking Through Pictures #49

Posted in Advertising, Art, Branding, Design, Inspiration, Poetry, Social Media, Words and Semantics, tagged , , , , , on July 1, 2009 | 1 Comment »

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Speaking Through Pictures #48

Posted in Advertising, Art, Branding, Design, Inspiration, Poetry, Social Media, tagged , , , , , , , on June 19, 2009 | 1 Comment »

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A TED Speech: Barry Schwartz – We Stopped Being Wise

Posted in Education, Inspiration, Politics, Words and Semantics, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on February 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Barry Schwartz makes a passionate call for practical wisdom as an antidote to a society gone mad with bureaucracy. He argues powerfully that rules often fail us, incentives often backfire, and practical, everyday wisdom will help rebuild our world. 
It’s twenty-minutes in length but worth every minute.
“A wise person is made, not born.”

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New Years Resolution #2: Make New Things

Posted in Advertising, Art, Branding, Design, Inspiration, Marketing, Words and Semantics, tagged , , , on January 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

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A Philosopher’s Pointed Words About Twitter

Posted in Advertising, Design, Digital, Inspiration, Marketing, Multi-Platform, New Economy, Social Media, Words and Semantics, tagged , , , , , on December 24, 2008 | 9 Comments »

In reading over a chapter in “The Art of Living” titled Speak Only With Good Purpose it occurred to me that Epictetus might have had a real problem with social media in general, and Twitter specifically. You see Epictetus believed that in order to lead a moral life one needed to perfect ‘right speech’.

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One Very Important Word: “Wisdom”

Posted in Inspiration, Viral Video, tagged , , , on October 20, 2008 | 1 Comment »

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Touch Something Real Today

Posted in Inspiration, tagged , , , on October 16, 2008 | 1 Comment »

I picked up a fallen leaf on my way to work today. A gorgeous amber colored leaf with remnants of emerald green, its original hue, still intact although fading quickly. I’ve always been drawn to leaves this time of year. Fall brings the Northeast a dizzying array of colors that dust the tree tops as [...]

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