Thanks to the internet, it is now possible to build a micro-business. You can either consult, build software, or create educational material through books or online courses for very little money. The other big advantage is that you can do it from anywhere. The catch is that you have to double down on effort and … Read more
Godin starts off Purple Cow with the idea that the end of the TV industrial revolution created a new more complex dynamic in the world of business. While TV still works and it is possible to get sales through traditional spending methods, they don’t work nearly as well. Keep in mind that the book was written … Read more
Zero to One explains how our business foundations are misplaced. We grow up to learn to embrace competition but is competition really good? When we think of starting a business, we can’t help but think about how we’re going to be better than what’s already out there. We feel as if there is something truly … Read more
The E-Myth Revisited points out that the biggest problem in business is when people try to defend what they think they know instead of trying to find out what they don’t know. A lot of business people don’t have enough knowledge in marketing, management, accounting, etc.. But that isn’t their biggest crutch, it’s thinking that … Read more
“Crumb” was a documentary that was recommended by Jordan Peterson in many of his lectures. I made note of it and finally came around to watching it a couple of days ago. One of the lines Peterson said was, “If you really want to know how a serial rapist/sex offender thinks, like really know how … Read more
When one considers how ready are the forces of young men for discharge, one does not wonder at seeing them decide so uncritically and with so little selection for this or that cause: that which attracts them is the sight of eagerness for a cause, as it were the sight of the burning match-not the … Read more
Sam Harris and Jordan Peterson had a two hour exchange over the definition of truth in 2017. If you have the hard luck of having a friend who’s philosophically inclined and unlikely to let a single statement pass unchallenged, you’ll feel right at home when listening to the conversation. If not, you’ll probably switch off … Read more
My Notes For Maps Of Meaning 2 (2017) – Jordan Peterson My Notes For Maps Of Meaning 2 (2017) – Jordan Peterson Maps of Meaning 2 – Fallible Conscience The introduction to Jiminy Cricket appears in Maps of Meaning 2. He is Pinocchio’s clumsy fallible conscience. While imperfect, the conscience (bug) is My Notes … Read more