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Seems Chris Anderson’s book “Free” has even managed to get the heavyweights swinging at each other. The ruckus went something like this: First, Malcolm Gladwell (an author I LOVE) threw a text-book combination (left-right-uppercut) critique at Free. Then marketing guru Seth Godin (another author I LOVE) blasted a looping overhand right at Gladwell’s critique. It …
Check out this blog post by Chris Anderson (author of the Long Tail) entitled “Do something new every three years.” Definitely food for thought… In my comments to Chris, I confessed that it had not occurred to me that 10,000 hours squeezed out of a 40+ hour work week would certainly shorten the time frame. …
Branding guru John Moore (Brand Autopsy) recently pointed out two books which similarly discuss how people achieve world-class success. He says, “Both books dispel the notion that talent and intelligence are predictors of success. Both rely heavily on Anders Ericsson’s research into ‘Deliberate Practice.’” Here’s some key quotes pulled by Moore. Geoff Colvin’s TALENT IS …
