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Category: People

  • Blogworld 2010 #bwe – My Review

    I was a lucky SOB and managed to win myself a full access pass to Blogoworld last week. It was an awesome experience. I have been to many trade shows in the past but nothing like this. And none since I set out on my own last year. I used to go representing my company…

  • Bobby Chang from Incase on Socially Responsible Businesses

    I got a chance to work with the guys from PathPacific.com in Dublin a while back. We were shooting a video for a product launching in Asia (weird I know). Path Pacific had recently recorded the Dublin Web Summit where Bobby Chang was among one of the many impressive speakers attending. I had never heard…

  • The Importance of Decisions (How a Single Decision Changed my Life)

    “Each indecision brings its own delays and days are lost lamenting over lost days…what you can do or think you can do, begin it. For boldness has magic, power, and genius in it.” – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Firstly, apologies for the latent posts… Too busy having fun! A bit of an update, I’ve just…

  • My Abstract Timeline

    Below is a little about my abstract life to date: At age 0 I… Was born in Sydney, Australia At age 6 I… Went to a boarding school in India at the base of the Himalayas At age 12 I… Was taken around the world by my parents (thanks!) giving me the travel bug. Visited:…

  • What Drives People? Money? Passion? Purpose?

    Great speech from Dan Pink on what drives people. Click here if you cant see the video. Dan Pink – Drive Takeaways: – Money is a great driver for repetitive quantifiable activities – Money is not the best driver for creativity – People are more inclined to do things because of purpose, mastery and a…

  • Working while Travelling: Distractions and the Zone

    I’m on the train out of Edinburgh, a very impressive city to say the least. The medieval town is blessed with exceptional geography making it the perfect location for a castle and line of defence. The history is deep and the streets so charming you can wander for hours and not get bored. I leave…

  • Vinay Patankar

    Vinay Patankar is the founder of Process Street, and the author of Abstract Living. You can find out more about Process Street by visiting http://process.st Twitter or LinkedIn

  • The Currency of Social Value

    When we say the word currency most think of money, foreign exchange, ice grills or the $ sign in Ke$ha’s name. But currency is simply a medium of exchange. Coins, notes and plastic are just one form. Time, mobility and authority are a few other forms of currency. But today I want to talk about…

  • Networking Awesomely Review

    The other day I read a book by Colin Wright called Networking Awesomely. Colin lives a truly abstract lifestyle as a location independent professional, moving to a new country every 4 months as he runs his design studio remotely. The country he moves to is decided by the readers on his blog Exile Lifestyle. In…

  • Overcoming Failure, Adversity & your Parents by Harry Potter Author

    Takeaways: You don’t have to let your parents influence your direction in life “There is an expiration date on how long you can blame your parents for pushing you in the wrong direction” Failure is OK Think about all the positives in your life The value of learning from your failures and experience against the…