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"Once in a while it really hits people that they don’t have to experience the world in the way they..."

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 18:34:16 -0800

“Once in a while it really hits people that they don’t have to experience the world in the way they have been told to.”

- Alan Keightly, via Maneesh (via kareem)

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Mon, 14 Nov 2011 09:26:43 -0800

"Think about how easy it has to have one more—to go beyond what you allowed yourself and have one..."

Wed, 25 May 2011 14:22:04 -0700

“Think about how easy it has to have one more—to go beyond what you allowed yourself and have one more piece, one more glass, one more handful. And yet, think about how much harder it is to do one more—one more lap, one more mile, one more weight, one more rep than you intended. There’s always rationalization on hand for the one and an convenient excuse ready for the other. The person who can conquer these two dilemmas and reverse the order of this seemingly inalterable paradox, they are a true master of themselves. They have achieved more than self-control. They have self-direction.”

- Self-Direction « RyanHoliday.net

kareem: JFDI (h/t Nico)

Wed, 04 May 2011 10:33:13 -0700

kareem:

JFDI (h/t Nico)

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Wed, 13 Apr 2011 22:40:42 -0700

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Mon, 21 Mar 2011 06:54:32 -0700

omg this is amazing

Tue, 08 Mar 2011 07:26:51 -0800

omg this is amazing

A true American hero

Fri, 25 Feb 2011 17:14:29 -0800

A true American hero

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Mon, 14 Feb 2011 22:49:24 -0800

"There are four ways to know much: live for many years; travel through many lands; read many good..."

Sun, 13 Feb 2011 14:07:53 -0800

“There are four ways to know much: live for many years; travel through many lands; read many good books; and converse with wise friends.”

- Baltasar Gracián (via kareem)

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Sat, 12 Feb 2011 22:32:52 -0800

"We have control over our next choice, but no control over the consequences of our choice. Knowing..."

Thu, 06 Jan 2011 16:06:40 -0800

“We have control over our next choice, but no control over the consequences of our choice. Knowing this, focus your resources on the choice in front of you, set the desired trajectory, and then let go, observing the outcome with curiosity and amusement. Like an accomplished archer, become clear on the target, pull back your bow to a point of stillness, release the arrow, and see what happens.”

- David Simon (via kareem)

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Fri, 31 Dec 2010 06:46:05 -0800

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"This is entirely unrelated, but it reminds me of a comment I saw on reddit that was very telling...."

Thu, 30 Dec 2010 10:48:37 -0800

“This is entirely unrelated, but it reminds me of a comment I saw on reddit that was very telling. Someone was talking about a colleague of his who was Chinese and had come to the US, and who, over dinner with some other colleagues, said: “I can’t believe how smooth your propaganda is here in the US. In China it is crude and everyone can see through it, but here you almost miss it.” To which all of the other colleagues replied: “What are you talking about? We don’t have propaganda in the US!”
I wish I could find it, it was very telling of the climate in China (I assume, I’ve never been).”

- Hacker News | This is entirely unrelated, but it reminds me of a comment I saw on reddit that …

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Thu, 30 Dec 2010 09:01:15 -0800

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"And when the nurse asks, “Family? Friend?” of course you’ll say, “25-year friend.” And she’ll say,..."

Wed, 29 Dec 2010 21:05:26 -0800

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And when the nurse asks, “Family? Friend?” of course you’ll say, “25-year friend.” And she’ll say, “25-year friend. What a thing. What a thing to be.”

In the end, how many 25-year friends can you hope to make in one lifetime? How many do you really need? I would have said “only one,” but it turns out what I meant was “one who will outlive me.”

So, two.

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- Me, but you, but me [dive into mark]

"I once advised a friend to take his long-copy page and cut it down to be shorter. Conversions..."

Tue, 28 Dec 2010 19:07:40 -0800

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I once advised a friend to take his long-copy page and cut it down to be shorter. Conversions dropped by 50% overnight.

I learned that adding highly credible logos to landing pages generally doesn’t have as much measurable impact on direct conversions as you might think.

I learned that I can eke out an extra 5-15% from improving the subject line…or 500% from creating a better offer.

I learned that offering a time-limited promotion is incredibly powerful for conversions.

I learned that you should test prices carefully and often. I have a product that I charge 6x more than what I originally charged…and conversions are essentially the same.

I learned that if people are motivated and interested in your services, you almost cannot give them too much information. This flies in the face of the Silicon Valley belief that “If you build it, they will come,” but it works. And every direct marketer has known this for decades. For example, one of my sales pages is over 25 pages long. It converts very well. In another test, we emailed people twice/day during the final launch period, and open rates stay constantly high.

Finally, I learned that there are diminishing returns on A/B testing, but there are huge gains to be made from changes in strategy, products, and offers.

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- Ramit Sethi’s surprising lessons from A/B testing | Random.AndrewWarner.com

"The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity. The fears are paper..."

Tue, 28 Dec 2010 12:39:46 -0800

“The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity. The fears are paper tigers. You can do anything you decide to do. You can act to change and control your life; and the procedure, the process is its own reward.”

- Amelia Earhart (via glenda)

This is engraved on my iPod hiten: quote-book: kari-shma: do...

Wed, 01 Dec 2010 13:50:30 -0800

This is engraved on my iPod

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"The wise man will want to be ever with him who is better than himself."

Wed, 03 Nov 2010 19:20:08 -0700

“The wise man will want to be ever with him who is better than himself.”

- Plato (via kareem)