Hilarious and depressingly true.
juicy tidbits
by john nunemaker
stuff I find funny, interesting or thought provoking
“ It’s the famous change from “Call now, the operators are standing by” to “If the line is busy, call again”, that greatly improved the call volume by creating the impression that everybody else is trying to buy the same product.
Yes! 50 Scientifically Proven Ways to Be Persuasive
“ Just as a brain comes out of chaos in the beginning, it returns in the end.
Michael Merzenich: Exploring the re-wiring of the brain
“ The brain has strategies that define the significance of the input to the brain.
Michael Merzenich: Exploring the re-wiring of the brain
“ Once you have something that grows faster than education grows, you’re always going to get a pop culture.
Alan Kay via What Killed Smalltalk: My Balls
“ Simplicity is about subtracting the obvious, and adding the meaningful.
The Laws of Simplicity » Law 10: The One
“ The easiest way to simplify a system is to remove functionality.
The Laws of Simplicity » Law 1: Reduce
“ Sustainability is more important than detailed accuracy.
In regards to your finances. Buy all the lattes you want
“ To put it into perspective, if you watch an average of 31.5 hours of TV each week (which the average person in the US does) and you value your time at minimum wage of $5.85 an hour, you are spending nearly $800 a month ($798.53) to watch TV. That comes to nearly $10,000 ($9582.30) a year.
How Dumping TV Allowed Me to Quit My Job, Create an Online Business and Fund My Retirement Account
“ If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go with others.
African Proverb (via Projectionist)
This is a screenshot from one of Stephen Anderson’s presentations, but I don’t remember which one.
“ Pushing the light-bulb button will turn your reading light on. However, pushing the flight-attendant button will not turn your flight attendant on.
Jeff Simpson, flight attendant for Southwest. Southwest Airlines Jokes and Humor
