Topic: Mark Twain

Learning from Our Fascination with Real and Fake

Our society's focus on what's "real" and what's "fake" helps explain the vast popularity of magic shows, of visual effects, of "Unsolved Mysteries," of tabloid magazines, and especially of professional wrestling. It's called the willing suspension of disbelief, the moment in which people can forget what they are watching "isn't real," even as they know it is. What can we learn from it?READ»

Video Games Modifying Behavior Towards Good

Ayogo wants to design video games to make you a better a person.READ»

Work/Life: Offline Is the New Online

"Rumors of my death have been greatly exaggerated."  — Mark Twain A century ago in 'technologist years' (about seven or 10 for the rest of us), many prognosticators foretold the elimination of the live travel agent, who, ...READ»

The Evolution of PR

 Mark Twain once said, “The report of my death is an exaggeration.” The same can be said about the PR business. The latest death knell can be heard in a great discussion going on in Linked started by ...READ»

Work Smart: Do Your Worst Task First (Or, Eat a Live Frog Every Morning)

Mark Twain famously said that if the first thing you do in the morning is eat a live frog, you can go through the rest of the day knowing the worst is behind you. Your frog is your worst task, and you should do it first thing in the morning. READ»

Should the Print Newsletter Die - And Let Ezines Takeover?

Print newsletters should have died a long time ago... here are five reasons they are still around...READ»

Pen Names: To Hide or Reveal – That’s the Question For Authors

If you want to brand your name for speaking gigs or for consulting engagements then use your own name. Furthermore if you are planning to write a series of books then using your own name makes the most sense to me. READ»

Crafting Your Own Innovation Strategy: The Who, What, and How

If companies seek to innovate sustainably over time, they need to understand who they focus on, what they should make, and how they actually conceive and develop new products and services.READ»

• Dev Patnaik's Innovation blog

Crisis Buster Tip #1: What Did Mark Twain Say about the Current Economic Crisis?

Do you know your history? If you do, you have no reason for worry, for the current economic crisis is “just” a repetition of the past.READ»

More Than Meets the Eye

On his blog, Thirty Minutes from Andromeda, my friend Jim Belfiore writes about Michael Jackson.  But Jim’s post points out a side of Michael that goes beyond the iconic King of Pop image.  Did you know Michael Jackson ...READ»

Integrity and Success

The ability to create positive personal impact is one of the important keys to personal and professional success that I discuss in Straight Talk for Success.  If you want to create positive personal impact, you need to do three ...READ»

How Sony And Google Can Beat Amazon at the E-Book Game (Hint: Not With Out-of-Print Books)

Sony and Google joined forces today to tackle the Amazon Kindle, the current king of e-books...by releasing half a million out-of-print books for the Sony E-Reader from Google's Book Search library. Will it be an effective ...READ»

• The Fast Company 50 - #2 Google

Creativity: The Future of Good Impressions

  The impressionist era of painting arose as a deviation from the accepted, classical techniques -- a creative explosion that spread through the power of unique perspectives. When Monet painted, he shared his personality through ...READ»

How Congress Can Avoid Delaying the Digital TV Transition

Democrats in the Senate have introduced a bill to delay the nation's transition to digital television from February to June. Senate Republicans have blocked the bill, saying a deadline extension would confuse consumers and delay ...READ»

Surround Yourself With Positive People in 2009

Self confidence is one of the keys to personal and professional success that I discuss in Straight Talk for Success.  If you want to become self confident you need to do three things.  1) Become an optimist.  2) Face your fears and ...READ»

All About Self Confidence

One day last week I saw three quotes that go to the heart of my thinking on self confidence.  I saw one posted at a conference center where I was attending a meeting.  I saw the other two on line.  They were so perfectly aligned ...READ»

Neuroscience Sheds New Light on Creativity

What neuroscience reveals about how to come up with new ideas.READ»

• 10 Rules of Effective Brainstorming
• Ponzo Scheme
• Iconoclasts

Mark Twain, Doing the Right Thing and Interpersonal Competence

If you want to become interpersonally competent, you need to do three things. 1) Become self aware. Develop a deep understanding of yourself, your strengths and weaknesses. 2) Build solid, long lasting, mutually beneficial ...READ»

How to Pack When You Are Traveling for Business

It's easy to overpack. These tips will help you take only what you need.READ»

Leverage Your Leadership Through Network marketing

Over the past 3 years Warren Buffet has bought 6 network companies one being The Pampered Chef. Roberet Kiosoki " Rich dad Poor Dad" has said If he were to build his fortune again he would choose a Network Marketing model. ...READ»

FC Bio

Bio [Mark Twain wasn't Mark Twain, Mark Zorro isn't Mark Zorro] Mark Zorro was a pseudonym that I used on-line since my on-line expressions have always been of an experimental/exploration for self-development purpose only. ...READ»

What Innovators Can Learn from the Movie "21" and Card Counters

Which will help your business be more successful: statistics or probability? Underwriters at insurance companies use statistics to assess future risks. This is based on years of collected data. Probability is what card ...READ»

Perfecting Your Pitch, Part One: Assume Short Buildings

Bill Joos, vice president of business development for Garage.com, teaches entrepreneurs how to perfect their elevator pitches -- a sales lesson anyone can apply in under a minute, or in fewer than three floors.READ»

He Seconds That Emotion

Almost 20 years ago, Scott Fahlman decided that people using computer-based communications needed a way to express emotions. His solution? The now ubiquitous emoticon. Here's why the man who brought the smiley face to the Net is still smiling.READ»

Heart-Hunting

"The greatest challenge of the day is how to bring about a revolution of the heart, a revolution that has to start with each one of us." -- Dorothy Day, civil-rights activist There I was, daydreaming at another business meeting. The ...READ»