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Weekends

Weekends

by Jeff Hester · Nov 30, 2014

“Weekends don’t count unless you spend them doing something completely pointless.” – Bill Watterson

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by Jeff Hester · Mar 23, 2011

“In matters of style, swim with the current; In matters of principle, stand like a rock.”   – Thomas Jefferson

https://jeffhester.net/2011/03/23/1630/

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Creating the Future

Creating the Future

by Jeff Hester · Feb 6, 2011

“The best way to predict the future is to create it.”  – Peter F. Drucker I was reading a series of predictions about the future that turned out to be quite inaccurate. The results are often laughable, but there was a common thread that I saw. In nearly every case, the quote is attributed to a […]

Filed Under: Quotes Tagged With: drucker, future, postaday2011, quote

Planning, Goals and Success

Planning, Goals and Success

by Jeff Hester · Jan 21, 2011

“There’s no difference between a pessimist who says, “Oh it’s hopeless, so don’t bother doing anything.” and an optimist who says, “Don’t bother doing anything, it’s going to turn out fine anyways. Either way, nothing happens.” – Yvon Chouinard, rock climber, environmentalist and founder of Patagonia “Failures don’t plan to fail; they fail to plan.” – […]

Filed Under: Business, Knowledge Management, Personal, Quotes, work Tagged With: goals, lifehacking, planning, postaday2011, quotes, strategy, success

Serious Stupidity (and other random thoughts)

by Jeff Hester · Sep 18, 2008

Seriousness is stupidity sent to college. – PJ O’Rourke I don’t have any particular reason for sharing this quote, other than it caught my eye while reading today and wanted to capture it. My brain is too full to store it, so I’ll use this little corner of the web to do so.  If you’ve […]

Filed Under: Humor, Quotes Tagged With: quote stupidity

Schopenhauer and the Lifecycle of a New Idea

by Jeff Hester · Jun 25, 2008

Every once in a while a new idea comes along — a shift in thinking that challenges the status quo. These innovations require us to either resist the change or adapt (most of us tend to resist). German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer did a good job of summarizing the lifecycle of the new idea, when he […]

Filed Under: Business, Quotes Tagged With: quote Schopenhauer philosophy innovation

Entrepreneurship and Juvenile Delinquency

by Jeff Hester · Jun 19, 2008

I ran across a great quote from Yvon Chouinard, founder of outdoor outfitter Patagonia and noted environmental philanthropist. He says: “…to understand an entrepreneur, you should study a juvenile delinquent. They’re both saying: ‘This sucks and I’m going to do it another way.’ You have to want to break the rules and prove that your […]

Filed Under: Business, Quotes Tagged With: entrepreneur, patagonia

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