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Comment on Sometimes, Being a Follower is More Important Than Being a Leader by gordon

gordon — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 14:58:35 +0000

Precisely. There’s a tremendous amount of difference between having responsibility and being the driving force behind something. When it comes down to it, if you can’t aptly steer the ship (for whatever reasons, be they ineptitude or foggy reasoning due to an inflated sense of power), you shouldn’t be captain.

Comment on Sometimes, Being a Follower is More Important Than Being a Leader by Melinda

Melinda — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 00:03:12 +0000

Excellent insights. I think that we don’t delineate between thing like taking ownership or taking initiative and leadership. They are different things. Also, taking the lead all of the time doesn’t always allow for a broader picture or emotional detachment needed to avoid risks. Lots to chew on here.

Comment on Digital Visual: Are Twitter Profile Aesthetics Important? by Melinda

Melinda — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 00:12:29 +0000

For my personal blog, I hired a graphics artist to come up with a suite of products that included a matching twitter background. It was maybe $5 of the package. Once people follow me, I don’t think they look at my twitter page ever again. I monitor twitter through the twitter website during the day because I’m also constantly monitoring email, reader, and CNN, so I see my twitter background then. However, at all other times, I’m catching up on my phone app. That said, I think it should look nice just in case, but isn’t worth making a major investment (time and/or money).

Comment on Overthinking, and the Death of Creativity by gordon

gordon — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 03:51:00 +0000

That’s essentially the reason I started taking this approach. I realized that I was killing myself thinking about how I was going to write rather than just letting the ideas flow out of me. A five page non-research paper would take me all day because I was over-crafting every sentence as I was writing. Given the same kind of assignment now, and I would probably brainstorm for 30 minutes and then write the whole thing in a couple of hours. Then it’s back to tighten things up and maybe flesh other parts out. Less stress, more spontaneous creativity, better writing.

Comment on Overthinking, and the Death of Creativity by Deb

Deb — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 16:13:19 +0000

I WISH I READ THIS YESTERDAY! For real. I spent my whole. day. writing.

Comment on Sam Adams Should Hire Gordon Ryan by 31 for 21: Blogging for Down Syndrome - Gordon Ryan

31 for 21: Blogging for Down Syndrome - Gordon Ryan — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 07:14:44 +0000

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Comment on New Site Going Live On Wednesday! by Gordon Ryan

Gordon Ryan — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 16:26:36 +0000

Hey dude,
Cool to see another Gordon Ryan on the planet.
Cool pics on your website.
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