The Well-Connected Hard Worker
Tell me if you know someone like this: doesn’t work that much, just enough. But the “higher ups” are friends with him, they like him.…
Category: Society
Why Attend Conferences
I am writing this perched over a makeshift work place: a table in front of a bed. I am in Islamabad right now, for the…
The Collector of Good
I had just arrived in Islamabad via Daewoo, and the old friend who came to pick me up was having car trouble. The car’s headlights…
[URDU] Commenting on Orya Maqbool Jan’s article.
Is THIS the Biggest Risk You are Taking Right Now?
Was lucky enough to be invited at TEDxFairyMeadows as a speaker. I talked on “The Biggest Risk”. I talked about how we think we are…
Finding Limits
“Know Your Limits. Then Ignore Them.” Complacency should be treated as a sin. It has cost me years in lost time and hundreds of thousands…
On the Improvement of Self
Want to be a better person? The first thing we do is try to change ourselves. Change our habits. We start with the man in the…
On Money, Communities and This Thing Called Life
Money If you can’t answer, “where exactly will I spend this money”, then that money is not worth working for. Try to trade the value…
3 Steps to Finding the Right Teacher for Any Project
You will know the fastest way to learn any new project, because these 3 steps will help you find the right mentors for your projects.
The Friday Refresh, March 2012
Ready to refresh? Here are some links I have curated for you over the previous few weeks. The following is a refresh list of things…