Adding vs Subtract
27/08/2006
Thanks to the powers that be, there is actually a blog worth reading not for trash, but for value.
It’s not this one 
The more I read it, the more of a fan I am of Guy Kawasaki’s blog. I’ll also be the first to tell you, it’s not the source of truth and shouldn’t be taken as so. But it’s the blog that sets the standard for blogs, and anyone who wants to write one. Why? It adds value. He writes about stuff he knows, not stuff he doesn’t, he lets you in on his life, no as an ego-trip, and best of all, he’ll admit it when he’s wrong. It also helps that he’s funny.
This is a great example: Ten Things to Learn This School Year are pearls of advice on a webpage. Here are some really good snippets:
2. How to survive a meeting that’s poorly run.
First, assume that most of what you’ll hear is pure, petty, ass-covering bull shiitake, and it’s part of the game. This will prevent you from going crazy. Second, focus on what you want to accomplish in the meeting and ignore everything else. Once you get what you want, take yourself “out of your body,” sit back, and enjoy the show. Third, vow to yourself that someday you’ll start a company, and your meetings won’t work like this.4. How to figure out anything on your own.
Armed with Google [qoo: UGH!!!!], PDFs of manuals, and self-reliance, force yourself to learn how to figure out just about anything on your own. There are no office hours, no teaching assistants, and study groups in the real world.
Points 7-9 in that article are my favourites. Basically, tips on being succinct. It’s an art form no one believes in anymore. Which is a pity, because so few people have so little to add but so much to say. It’s just a waste of everyone’s time. I love the notion (yeah yeah, who says notion? the people who want to use “idea” later in the sentence) of selling an idea in 30 seconds, writing one page reports and 5 sentence emails. If people could do that, life would be so much more efficient.
Yay. Read the entire article, please. It’s so worth the trouble.
