FleursDuMal

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by FleursDuMal 17y ago
Benjamin Franklin _was_ a successful businessman/entrepreneur. He became very wealthy as a publisher, and retired at 42 to pursue science and politics.
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by FleursDuMal 18y ago
Am I alone in thinking this is quite a bizarre article which doesn't really scratch the surface of anti-intellectualism? His argument about children and their lack of genuine creativity seems a little misplaced - they are disparaged as 'tin
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by FleursDuMal 18y ago
Have you got any advice on the tax situation there for a self-employed programmer/online marketer? I'm in the process of checking it out now, just curious about a local perspective.
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France's most feted intellectual - not what you think(independent.co.uk)
4 points by FleursDuMal 18y ago|0 comments
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by FleursDuMal 18y ago
'I criticise by creation, not by finding fault.' - Michelangelo
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by FleursDuMal 18y ago
This is easily one of the most valuable business books I've ever read. It has an exceptionally honest personal perspective on success.
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by FleursDuMal 18y ago
This is a despicable thing to do, but let's not swing towards a reddit-style diet of stories which perpetually feed our sense of outrage.
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by FleursDuMal 18y ago
I find this idea ridiculistic.
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by FleursDuMal 18y ago
They need to start selling tshirts as fast as they can.
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by FleursDuMal 18y ago
This has been my secret motivation for the last few years.
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by FleursDuMal 19y ago
I would sell carbon-neutral, zero-environmental-footprint water. A portion of the price of every bottle offsets the manufacturing/transport costs to the environment, so people are free to enjoy the water totally-guilt free.
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by FleursDuMal 19y ago
- Start work at 9am - Work for five hours till 2 (with short break for snack), only on very important stuff, no distractions/interruptions like email/chat etc. This time is for writing, designing, coding. - After lunch, work on emails, plan
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by FleursDuMal 19y ago
"In challenging decades of poverty research, Karelis draws on some economic data and some sociological research. But, more than that, he makes his case as a philosopher, arguing by analogy and induction." This, for me, is the biggest proble
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by FleursDuMal 19y ago
This article presents a very narrow view of decision-making that only applies in certain situations. Being able to make good decisions based on conflicting or incomplete information is critically important.
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by FleursDuMal 19y ago
Steve Jobs - design + functionality + insane perfectionism = something great William Blake - the most singularly original poet/artist I've ever read. I wish my products were like his poems. Benjamin Franklin - limitless intellectual curiosi
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by FleursDuMal 19y ago
Ben Franklin, Richard Feynman, William Blake, Dylan Thomas, Marcus Aurelius
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You only get one lifetime to do what you want to do. Touching photo essay.(guardian.co.uk)
36 points by FleursDuMal 19y ago|9 comments
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by FleursDuMal 19y ago
The Glass Bead Game by Herman Hesse
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by FleursDuMal 19y ago
Social psychology was a big one for me too. Cialdini's book Influence gave me a lot to think about. The role that biases play in my own thinking. Charlie Munger's speech that was on this site a while ago articulates a lot of things I was be