This article also reminds me of where I used to pick up CD's back when they first came out - Tower Records in Mountain View, CA. CD's - still around; Tower Records - not so much. Interesting how it all worked out.
I don't think that an advert has provoked me or anyone I know to buy anything. Samsung's latest ad campaign is a definite strategy shift though that has grabbed attention (as was the point of course).
Unless for the OP, it truly is about the money. I know plenty of driven people that use that (money) as their only motivational force. As an opinion I disagree with that definition of success - though it is an opinion and I have been told many times that mine was 'wrong'.
Very well put and at the 'wrong' side of 40 years of age, your statement describes were I am at as well. I had not defined that for me as of yet and you just sped that process up. For that, I thank you.
I am fairly certain, having never met Steve Jobs, that he was a bit more than just marketing hype and product fluff. In my mind, that was part of the public facing that he allowed in the open. I, as a complex organism with multiple thought patterns and facades, recognize that there was probably much more to Steve Jobs than the article author stated. Whether you use Apple products is regardless to the fact that boiling a human down to a couple of descriptives is fairly shallow.
Interesting read and an interesting idea. When I was through the first read, my comparison for what I had just read was that it reminded me of 'The Phantom Tollbooth.' Thanks for posting and good luck with the project.
I have had to grind out many tutorials over the years; helped my immediate focus since there were obvious steps to take towards a goal I wanted to acheive.
Nothing says love like getting your feet wet via tuts!
Very well put and I certainly agree.
This thought process can also lead to far more realistic goal planning for all walks of life (you give a great example about weight lifting). Learning just to learn is admirable in and of itself but perhaps not as realistic than learning for a specific need that can be enumerated.
That question is of course based on if we technically 'left' the last recession; I realize that by the supposed numbers we are out of the recession though it certainly doesn't feel that way.
I would say that hard times are certainly not over.
Since about the age of 18, my gut has always been wrong. Always. Took me many, many moons to realize this but, once figured out - I Always do the exact opposite my gut recommends.
Controls are great.
Game wise might be a little on the hand-holding side, though as an over-all project it is certainly well done.
Like the boring facts.
I try and compliment my online reading with the physical as much as possible. I like to keep three different types of books nearby per week; one career related, one non-fiction that is not career related and one fiction. This is my baseline and I add to it on a weekly basis as I see fit - no fewer than three books a week though.
Great read! Opened my eyes and answered some questions for me that I didn't even know I needed to ask. Also explained why no matter where I end up, I feel burned out within six months; work hero syndrome to say the least though I was unaware given no definition. Good stuff.
I am honestly surprised that this hasn't become a bigger 'issue' given the temperature of security around the globe. Hopefully this will not become the security crisis flavor of the week and maybe, just maybe, common sense will win the day. Not hopeful though.