February 2012
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Feb 8th
The hill approach →
bobulate: Seth Godin on the hill approach to career development: Repeating easy tasks again and again gets you not very far. Attacking only steep cliffs where no progress is made isn’t particularly effective either. No, the best path is an endless series of difficult (but achievable) hills. The craft of your career comes in picking the right hills. Hills just challenging enough that you can...
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My friend Maia (by julia warr)
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“Whatever you are physically, male or female, strong or weak, ill or healthy...”
– Jem in “Clockwork Angel” by Cassandra Clare
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“June 19, 1937 Dear Cedric, A strange thing happened to me today. I saw a big...”
– Letters of Note: I know what love is
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“I like the thin, pale days of January when the silence and stillness really...”
– Weekend Meditation: How to Cope with a Warm, Sunny Day in Winter | The Kitchn
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December 2011
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“Then there’s Kansas City, which is going to have its moment in 2012. This...”
– Bites - Cakes, pickles and the next great grub city: Top food trends for 2012
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Writer's Seat :: - mkqi's random musings →
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“We didn’t build this company to build a really hot tech startup; what we wanted...”
– http://mashable.com/2011/12/16/pinterest-design/
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“This is less than I would have been paid by a large company to simply perform...”
– https://buy.louisck.net/statement
Dec 15th
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“Top talent isn’t driven by money and power, but by the opportunity to be a part...”
– http://www.forbes.com/sites/ericjackson/2011/12/14/top-ten-reasons-why-large-companies-fail-to-keep-their-best-talent/
Dec 15th
A few words about the Shop Fauna logo.
shopfauna: For Shop Fauna branding, we turned to Lost Type Co-op, an elegant website “founded with the intention of providing unique and quality fonts based on a pay-what-you-want model.” We know that typography is crucial when establishing a brand aesthetic, and are happy we were able to use this opportunity to support a well-intentioned service in the process. For Shop Fauna, we chose Wisdom...
Dec 9th
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“As big businesses like Amazon push for customers to purposefully walk away from...”
–  KC small business owner on Shop Fauna (via shopfauna)
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Love love love. The Weather Station - Everything I Saw (by tamara lindeman)
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“Get truly excellent at something. We value what is rare, so if you master the...”
– how to be a genius (or just look like one) | Justine Musk
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“When you produce content for a big audience, it’s very important that you...”
– Camp Mighty: Dusting Off Our Power
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