Tag: cool.
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Retire the Word
If you listen to any hip hop, you realize that there are some words that are created in these songs that end up eventually in the modern vernacular. Lately, I’ve been hearing quite a few words in really weird contexts. When I hear it in a weird context, I retire…
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Celebrate Weird
I was watching a program, and this was my thought. We now celebrate weird. The thing is, after a few years, it won’t be weird and everyone will be doing it. The weird ones lead the way. If you’ve read any of Francis Schaeffer, he suggested that the artists lead…
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The Identity of Helping People
I just talked to a friend today that is so passionate about helping people. Her face lights up when she talks about the opportunity that she has to help people. It is her identity – the identity of helping people. It is such a cool identity to have – the…
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Talk You Into It
Have you ever been talked into – anything? You know that feeling. You might have even done it to someone else. It’s getting convinced to do something – that really you don’t want to do. Now I think there are appropriate times to when talking someone into it is cool…
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So What If the iPhone 4 Doesn’t Work
You don’t see too many people getting rid of theirs. I mean, if it really didn’t work, they’d get rid of it right, but no. That’s not what people are doing. People are complaining about it. People are making it Apple’s problem and how Apple needs to give out new…
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The Price of Cool
About a month ago, I wrote a post about the psychology of the coolest which described the innovators and early adoptors. It was a follow up to the psychology of cool post from before. It costs to be cool. It costs to be an early adopter. The price of cool…
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Nerdy or Cool
Today was #wwdc. If you don’t know what that is, just Google it or do a Twitter search for it. Or just click here to see the twitter ticker tape of #wwdc. I’ve watched/followed a few conferences on Twitter. It is possible to attend these conferences without actually paying any…
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The Psychology of the Coolest
I wrote a post on the Psychology of Cool. And I used a graphic to demonstrate who was cool. Then I came across The Law of Diffusion of Innovation – check out the wikipedia entry. The entry uses a similar graphic, but according to the Law of Diffusion of Innovation,…
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Blend Science and Art
It’s so sad to me that we have to Blend Science and Art. It’s not sad that we have to blend it, but that it was “de-blended” in the first place. I mean, you can’t really blame anyone for it – although we could point to a few things. At…
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Psychology of Cool
Psychology n., pl., -gies. The science that deals with mental processes and behavior. The emotional and behavioral characteristics of an individual, group, or activity: the psychology of war. Subtle tactical action or argument used to manipulate or influence another: He used poor psychology on his employer when trying to make…
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The Price of an iPhone
If you buy the cheapest iPhone right now – it is only 49 bucks for a refurbished 8 gig iPhone. The cheapest individual plan is 40 bucks a month. The data plan is 30 bucks a month – making the montly bill 70 bucks – that’s without text messaging. That’s…
