Name: Andrew Savikas
Date registered: September 3, 2010
URL: http://andrewsavikas.com
Sep
03
danah boyd is one of my favorite writers on the intersection of media, culture, and youth. She recently posted a fascinating piece on how for teens, the same Facebook status update is meant to communicate very different things to different parts of the audience: Social steganography is one privacy tactic teens take when engaging in… Continue reading »
Aug
28
http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2010/08/if_youre_the_boss_start_killin.html “Groups that can’t kill enough ideas often suffer from bad group dynamics, either because multiple members won’t allow the group to kill their pet ideas, or because the group avoids difficult conversations and decisions.”
Aug
27
http://www.paulgraham.com/stuff.html What I didn’t understand was that the value of some new acquisition wasn’t the difference between its retail price and what I paid for it. It was the value I derived from it. Stuff is an extremely illiquid asset. Unless you have some plan for selling that valuable thing you got so cheaply, what… Continue reading »
Apr
13
“This is the competence trap: when you amass enough career capital to exert meaningful control over your life and career, the only investment presented as reasonable will be to further maximize your competence at the expense of the other areas of your life.” http://calnewport.com/blog/2010/04/09/corrupted-callings-the-subtle-difference-between-finding-your-lifes-work-and-loving-your-life/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+StudyHacks+(Study+Hacks)&utm_content=Google+Reader
Apr
07
Marital happiness is far more important than anything else in determining personal well-being. If you have a successful marriage, it doesn’t matter how many professional setbacks you endure, you will be reasonably happy. If you have an unsuccessful marriage, it doesn’t matter how many career triumphs you record, you will remain significantly unfulfilled. via nytimes.com
Apr
06
This mythical wave of girls’ violence and meanness is, in the end, contradicted by reams of evidence from almost every available and reliable source. Yet news media and myriad experts, seemingly eager to sensationalize every “crisis” among young people, have aroused unwarranted worry in the public and policy arenas. The unfortunate result is more punitive… Continue reading »
Mar
29
They recruit and train young Cambodians and Laotians who are trapped in the circle of poverty. These individuals are trained in various IT skills for 6 – 8 months. If they meet the DDD requirements, they are hired to perform IT services for global companies and spend half of their day in school, earning a… Continue reading »
Mar
18
If they were upfront with their employees and said something to the effect of, “we know that you’re not going to retire here; in fact, after two to three years, we know you’ll be ready to move on to a different job. But before that happens, we want to make sure that you feel that… Continue reading »
Mar
12
Time is the singular measure of life. It’s one of the few things you can not get more of. Knowing how to spend it well is possibly the most important skill you can have. via scottberkun.com
Feb
04
via readwriteweb.com