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  • The Changing Social Fabric

    This is a really interesting video on how social networks have changed the social fabric. Social networks are a great way to stay connected and manage multiple relationships, but they are no substitute to talking to people face to face. That is where the real magic happens and why things like conferences are so important.

  • Founders of Youtube, Twitter and Skype Speak at Dublin Web Summit

    My friend Michael Clyne of Pathpacific.com just posted up the recording of the Dublin Web Summit where they had some truly amazing speakers. The line up included Chad Hurley – Founder of YouTube, Jack Dorsey – Twitter Founder and Niklas Zennstrom – Skype Founder to name a few. Michael runs a video production studio in…

  • The Secret to Eternal Youth – Play the Game of Life (It’s Actually a Game not a Metaphor)

    The Game of Life is an awesome game. I’ve been playing it for a couple of years now but have slowed down since I started travelling. I managed a few decent sessions in Budapest but you really need to know people (usually) for longer than a few hours to get them to join in on…

  • Are You a Decision Making Douche?

    My latest and faviouritest book is Psycho Cybernetics by Maxwell Maltz. I have the audio version and am on my third listen. Which is no small feat as it’s a monstrous book. The book is crazy famous and has been used by countless athletes, actors, CEOs, entrepreneurs, coaches etc… For those who don’t know, Psycho…

  • Abstract Education: The Khan Academy

    This site is truly amazing and could turn out to be one of the most important websites in the world. Abstract living at its finest. I urge everyone to share it with everyone they know. Its a site with videos teaching educational concepts. It starts with simple concepts like 1+1 and goes all the way…

  • Gangster & Innovator – Mark Burnett @ Blogworld

    One of the more interesting events that happened during the day at Blogworld was a keynote by Mark Burnett and his following publicity stunt. If you don’t know, who Mark Burnett is, here is a Wikipedia excerpt: Mark Burnett (born 17 July 1960) is a British television producer, known for creating and/or producing competition-based reality…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…