I am a convert. As I have written before, I now buy most of my books (all that are available digitally) on Amazon’s Kindle App for my iPad. I get my protein bars though Amazon. I get my ink for my printer from Amazon. And a whole lot more. And my experience on Amazon has… Read More Amazon’s Secret – Make it Easy; Make it Fast; Make it Insanely Convenient
Cheryl offers: I was at DFW today catching a business flight to Nashville TN. Most people traveling this month seemed to be dressed quite casually, really comfortable for the hot summer months, with a few noticeable exceptions. The one exception that caught my eye was women in 5 inch high heels. Don’t get me wrong,… Read More “Clarity dissolves resistance.”
“Knowledge does not change behavior.” (Jerry Sternin, working for Save the Children). Quoted in Switch: How To Change Things When Change is Hard by Chip Heath & Dan Heath. I have really been struck with the lessons that I learned — or maybe, the truths that were reinforced – in Switch. In fact, to borrow… Read More Knowing is Easy — Doing is Much More Difficult (Maybe “The” Lesson of Switch)
Coming for the April First Friday Book Synopsis: Gawande’s Checklist and Crawford’s Soulcraft This morning, we gathered for the First Friday Book Synopsis at the Park City Club. (They do a great job at the Park City Club – a wonderful buffet breakfast, with made-to-order omelets, a stuffed French Toast dish that should be illegal!,… Read More Coming for the April First Friday Book Synopsis: Gawande and Crawford
Here is our line up for the March First Friday Book Synopsis. Karl Krayer will present his synopsis of 59 Seconds: Think a Little, Change a Lot by Richard Wiseman. I (Randy Mayeux) will present my synopsis of Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard by Chip Heath & Dan Heath. (We’ve blogged about… Read More Coming in March – Switch by Chip Heath & Dan Heath, and 59 Seconds — for the March First Friday Book Synopsis
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