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Jan
24

How Justin Bieber Personally Ruined My Life

Justin on January 24th, 2012

Okay, maybe it wasn’t actually him.  Maybe it was whoever operates his Twitter account.  But his name is on it, so the blame starts there. First, the backstory. Last week, I noticed a Twitter trending topic that said “Justin Deserves Our Love.” Never one to pass up a chance to make a sociological comment about [...]

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Jan
5

Why Are We All So Obsessed With Hammers?

Justin on January 5th, 2012

There’s an unspoken but obvious truth in social media: if you want to be popular in the social media field, you need to make social media that’s about social media. Which seems asinine, doesn’t it? By comparison, if the only movies playing at your multiplex were movies about making movies, you probably wouldn’t have a [...]

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Dec
7

10 Lousy Excuses for Being Bad at Life

Justin on December 7th, 2011

Lately, I’ve realized I really do have enough time to accomplish the things I want to do in this life.  But just because I have that time, it doesn’t mean I always use it properly.  Or responsibly. Or at all. Sure, I may not get everything done that I want to do.  And sure, I’m [...]

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Dec
5

What I Learned by Doing Nothing

Justin on December 5th, 2011

Before Thanksgiving, I quit doing social marketing for a living, but I haven’t transitioned to a new job yet.  Instead, I spent the past week not doing anything, on purpose. Sometimes not doing anything is exactly what I need to do so I can better understand what I want to be doing.  (I almost said [...]

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Oct
22

Why I’m Quitting Social Media

Justin on October 22nd, 2011

Well, not really. What I’m actually quitting is social marketing.  (There’s a difference.) But there’s also a reason. See, three months ago, I explained why I’m ruthlessly downsizing my life.  Although it was partly tongue-in-cheek, that post struck a nerve with a lot of people, and it made me realize that a lot of you [...]

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