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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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Armchair Sociology 6 Comments »
May
2

Why I’m Changing the Way I Use Facebook and LinkedIn

Justin on May 2nd, 2011

Since I’ve been blogging a lot lately about the power of professional networks, I’ve decided to do something drastic: I’m changing the way I’ve traditionally used my own social networks, so I can better understand how they work. Until now, I’ve tried to curate my Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn networks according to the following criteria: [...]

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My Social Media POV 7 Comments »
Oct
11

10 Questions You Should Ask Yourself More Often

Justin on October 11th, 2010

Life is short. We’re busy. Things happen. And then we die. In the meantime, here are 10 questions you should ask yourself more often, so you don’t end up running in place between now and then. What did the 18 year-old me think the current me would be doing? What is the idealized version of [...]

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Oct
4

Life Lessons: A Stephen Fry Interview

Justin on October 4th, 2010

Sometimes I hear someone else’s ideas and I realize there’s nothing I could say that’s more important than simply repeating what they’ve said.  The following interview with Stephen Fry is one of those collections of ideas that’s worth more for me to share than creating something new to distract from it would be. Enjoy. STEPHEN [...]

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Aug
16

10 Ways to Reduce Distractions at Work

Justin on August 16th, 2010

Every Thursday at 8 PM EST, David Spinks and Lauren Fernandez host a Twitter chat called #u30pro.  Its focus is to create a network of young (aka “under-30″) professionals, but participants of all ages are invited to join the discussion and share their relevant wisdom. Last week, the topic involved offices — namely, do we [...]

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