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  • Should the CIA target Apple?

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    Something worth thinking about. There is spying that we denounce, such as the mass spying revealed by Snowden, but there is also some that we should come to expect, whether we agree with it or not. Because That’s Where the Intelligence Is — As a taxpayer, if the CIA and every other U.S. intelligence agency…

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  • Who knows for sure?

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    Good interview on Helena Price. “I see where you’re coming from, but you should just stop waiting for a mentor because it might never happen. Successful people didn’t necessarily become so because they had mentors—they just went and did stuff.” No one knows what they’re doing, so I shouldn’t wait around for the magical moment…

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  • Slow down

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    Being in Fast Mode leads to constant switching, and constant busy-ness. It leads to overwork, because when do you switch it off? It leads to exhaustion, because we never give ourselves breathing room. Learn to recognize when you’re in Fast Mode, and practice switching to Slow Mode now and then. It’s essential to doing all…

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  • Don’t be late

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    I read a great article on the importance of punctuality a while back, and I’m amazed that this isn’t taught at school. Mandatory reading if you ask me. George Washington’s passion for punctuality was born from his youthful study of “The Rules of Civility” – his repeated copying of maxims like “Undertake not what you…

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