#derek silvers

[michaelsmosey]

If more information were the answer, we'd all be billionaires with six-pack abs.

[almost-halfway-home]

The Taoist Farmer (A Chinese Fable)

A farmer had only one horse. One day, his horse ran away.

His neighbors said, “I'm so sorry. This is such bad news. You must be so upset.” The man just said, “We'll see.”

A few days later, his horse came back with twenty wild horses following. The man and his son corralled all 21 horses.  His neighbors said, “Congratulations! This is such good news. You must be so happy!” The man just said, “We'll see.”

One of the wild horses kicked the man's only son, breaking both his legs.His neighbors said, “I'm so sorry. This is such bad news. You must be so upset.” The man just said, “We'll see.”

The country went to war, and every able-bodied young man was drafted to fight. The war was terrible and killed every young man, but the farmer's son was spared, since his broken legs prevented him from being drafted.  His neighbors said, “Congratulations! This is such good news. You must be so happy!” The man just said, “We'll see.”

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I took this shamelessly from https://sivers.org/horses, its an old fable so I assume this is not too egregious.  Check out Derek Sivers awesome song based on this fable.

[neddoested]

January 23

The video:

http://www.ted.com/talks/derek_sivers_keep_your_goals_to_yourself.html

My thoughts: Wow, I guess I should keep my goal to watch a TED talk every day to myself...

[casuist]

Our tradition has known this since forever: To know, to dare, to will, and, especially, to keep silent.

Derek Sivers: Keep your goals to yourself (by TEDtalksDirector)

[jawscutoff-blog]

Interesting insight, check it out.