Requesting quick feedback on draft outline of The Book: Escape From Cubicle Nation

I wrote to all of you a few weeks ago that I was getting serious and finally writing my book. Many jaunts of procrastination, indecision, jolts of caffeine and crinkly foreheads later, I have pieced together an outline which I would like to run by you. Keep in mind it is a first draft... (more)

Escape from Cubicle Nation

Productivity 101 (Day 84): Just Say No

A while back, I suggested that a necessary life management technique is to just say no.. Remember: every task, project, or goal comes with an opportunity cost. This means that to achieve X you have to give up focusing on Y.

Requests for assistance occur daily. Get in the habit of turning down requests that are not directly related to your life mission or vocation... (more)


The QLog: Productivity 101 (Day 84): Just Say No

ON PAYMENT FOR PEER PRODUCTION

Since most Web 2.0 companies are increasingly being run as businesses aiming to be much bigger and profitable businesses, I suspect we'll see more instances of compensation for "crowd-sourcing"... (more)

*michael parekh on IT*: ON PAYMENT FOR PEER PRODUCTION (PART II)

Hello Wikimaniacs!

Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia, is like a flagship of the free culture movement. Its largest and most visible project to date is created by thousands of contributors and used by millions. It is huge, complex, everchanging and controversial. For some, it is a shining, multi-faceted cultural diamond. To others it seems more like an alien mothership that landed suddenly in the midst of our cultural landscape... (more)

iCommons » Blog Archive » Hello Wikimaniacs!

Blur of Lines: Real versus Virtual

Second Life is, I believe, destined to become a verb and adjective, perhaps even an adverb. Did you Second Life it? You know, it was so much like Second Life-like? Media Republic is trying out some Second Life-like games... (more)

Mediangler » Blog Archive » Media Republic and Those Second Life Games - More European Web 2.0

Secrets of eMoms Blogging Success

Wendy's tips include thoughts on:
* Search your Soul Before You Start
* Let the Real You Shine Through
* Study the Success Stories
* Add Value in Every Post - Well, Almost Every Post
* Network Like Crazy... (more)

Secrets of eMoms Blogging Success

Hard Work versus Smart (and Rich) Laziness

Almost everyone has been brainwashed to accept (and pay lip service to) the fallacious premise that hard work is necessary in order to be successful. But the overwhelming evidence suggests the contrary, that hard work has nothing to do with success and is actually counterproductive... (more)

The Lazy Way to Success

Architecture for Humanity Launches Model Home Program for Biloxi | Sarah Rich

The team at Architecture for Humanity -- whose collaboration with Worldchanging after the South Asian tsunami raised $150,000 for relief and reconstruction -- focused fast and furious effort towards rebuilding on the Gulf Coast, particularly in Biloxi. Today they launched the Biloxi Model Home Program to help families in East Biloxi rebuild their homes. The program, says AFH co-founder Cameron Sinclair, will "give architects a real opportunity to get involved in rebuilding on the Gulf Coast...no competition, no white paper, no celebrities, no planning/policy document, but real homes for those who need them most... (more)

WorldChanging: Tools, Models and Ideas for Building a Bright Green Future: Architecture for Humanity Launches Model Home Program for Biloxi