DISQUS

Thanks for the kind words, Sarah!

Was GJG the government jobs guides? Sorry to hear it didn't work out -- I liked the concept at a high level....

Re: "You can learn a lot about a person from the photos they choose as their Profile Pictures." Gretchen Rubin had some other funny examples of this common formulation for trying to size people up:

http://www.happiness-project.com/happiness_proj...

I like the distinction between "being entrepreneurial" and "being an entrepreneur" as you note. I always talk about entrepreneurship as more a life idea than a business one, more a way of mind than anything else.

Bunch of thoughts here...but my quick reaction is:

1. I keep telling myself I will ask people "Who are you?" instead of "What do you do?" at cocktail parties. Haven't been able to break the habit yet. http://ben.casnocha.com/2006/02/who_are_you_ins...

2. Agreed our generation must deal with the blessing and curse of tons and tons of choice.

3. A commenter here noted how he liked all the different links in this post. But links also embody the very overload of choice you mention -- instead of just reading a five paragraph essay, I read a five paragraph essay with about a dozen micro-decisions ("Should I click the link or not?") that must be made as I go through it....

A few years back I blogged about the importance of capturing fringe thoughts:

http://ben.casnocha.com/2006/09/the_importance_...

Awesome - subscribed and look forward to reading!

Hey Will, I recently riffed on Klein here:

http://ben.casnocha.com/2008/09/jon-chait-on-na...

Would be curious to hear your take on Chait's essay....

I'm honored to be a favorite!

I have to go there! Your other three cities (SF, Tokyo, Berlin) are all on my top 10 list for sure (SF at the top!).

Great advice.

The best way to maximize your chances of getting rich is to go to NYC and work in finance or law. Your expected return will be much higher than doing a Silicon Valley start-up.

Of course, maximizing chances at being rich isn't the only consideration!!

Hi Tim,

Just a quick thought on the value of being "connected" -- see my recent post on the topic: http://ben.casnocha.com/2007/03/overload_shmove...

I'm not quite convinced that "turning off" is the path to productivity.

Great post. Similar to my recent post on hiring an evangelist, you said it better:

http://ben.casnocha.com/2007/03/the_role_of_eva...

Great talking with you! Agreed on the need for this tool -- staying in touch with people and tickler files is tough. Salesforce.com has an auto-check-in kind of tool, which is nice, it's a little bulky for just this task.

Don't be yet another entrepreneurship blog - be personal!

thanks for the link love and kind words!