art of hiring future stars

Excellent article from Harvard Business
http://blogs.harvardbusiness.org/cs/2009/01/the_interview_question_you_sho.html

Main points:

1. Ask the correct question - What do you do in your spare time?
2. "Obsessions are one of the greatest telltale signs of success. Understand a person's obsessions and you will understand her natural motivation. The thing for which she would walk to the end of the earth."
3. With different occupations narrow down to 2 or 3 spare time activities which are most important
   

art of marketing hustle

"The art of hustle is being willing to set everything aside to get what you need and want. It is about doing what it takes in the moment to achieve what you need to move forward. It is about taking action again and again and getting better at it. It is about implementing and profiting."

"When you need to make things happen hustle is the key to success, do what needs to be done, put your pride aside and get to work. There is no failure except in doing nothing."

"Success is a series of actions that you take even when you don't feel like it and don't want to, it is not something that happens by buying a box of anything."

"Practice fearsome focus, work hard, do what others don't want to do, follow through, leverage your time and your money, keep what you earn and make it grow, take some time out for yourself now"

http://boldapproach.typepad.com/bold/

coaster canvas

new samples of the commerative 100 years of Audi - well done to the company for pushing the levels of high design.

on friendship

" Direct contact is the basis of a true relationship. Writing a letter, picking up a phone, hey - even meeting in person. The positive action that provokes a response is the bricks and mortar of a real relationship. "
Chad Taylor

on choice
The Paradox of choice - options make us miserable? does more choice achieve better results?
" to be rendered choiceless is to be free.."
Sarah Wilson