August 23rd, 2008 by Jarkko
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“There are 10 kinds of people: those who know binary and those who don’t.”
This popular geek joke tells a lot about us and how we like to classify things into neat boxes with descriptive labels on them. How we put socks in one drawer, pants in another one, and then struggle with the question of where stockings should go.
May 28th, 2008 by Jarkko
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The process of focusing to your big picture starts a pile of small tasks, ideas, books you have read, hobbies you love, hobbies you haven’t even started yet and all kinds of other activities that at first don’t seem to have anything in common.
It’s the one happy mess that most of have learned to call life.
May 7th, 2008 by Jarkko
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Focus is often seen as the ability to concentrate in one thing – even to the extent of flow, in which you forget all about the surrounding world as you immerse yourself in the one thing that really gets you excited.
While that’s a great way of looking at focus, it’s not complete.
March 18th, 2008 by Jarkko
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I think I missed something important in my previous post on plans: If you want to build a balance, you can’t plan your business and life separately.
A balanced business is an integral part of your life, not something extra.
March 4th, 2008 by Jarkko
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When the time available for building your business is limited, you have two choices: you can play smart, or you can forget all about sleeping or relaxing with your family and spend all of your free hours working on your side business.
You choose.
February 6th, 2008 by Jarkko
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In my pursuit to find great career paths for the insanely interested, I talk to friends who I think are doing something exceptional – something we could use as an example to guide us in our day to day choices.
Not every option suits everyone, but I’m sure you’ll find today’s interviewee an extremely inspiring!
January 9th, 2008 by Jarkko
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The history of offices dates back all the way to ancient Rome. It was a time before laptops, wireless Internet connections and mobile phones. In fact, it was a time when all writing had to be done by hand. In that context gathering people in one place to do their work made sense – they couldn’t have worked together without physically being in the same space.
January 5th, 2008 by Jarkko
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After once again stumbling to an unreplied e-mail message received a month ago that I had completely forgotten about, I decided that now it’s finally time to take over my inbox. I collected a list of tips and ideas to save me time and effort, and make sure no message is left unprocessed, and then started implementing them one by one.
Results are looking more and more promising as we speak. If you’re struggling with managing your inbox, struggle no more, check out the ideas and join me in beating the dark, mail-eating inbox monster.
December 12th, 2007 by Jarkko
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About a week ago, on Thursday night, my wife got struck by a high fever. 39 degrees Celsius (102,2 degrees Fahrenheit). She couldn’t get up from bed, so I had to stay home and take care of her and our baby boy. She was sick for the whole week-end, and when she started to get better on Sunday, Oiva was next. 40,2 degrees Celsius (104,4 Fahrenheit). And finally on Monday evening my resistance broke and I found myself trembling in bed (a bit over 39).
December 5th, 2007 by Jarkko
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What if I told you that I want to be a scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, painter, sculptor, architect, botanist, musician, poet and a writer?
If that scares you, you belong to the vast majority of people who believe the modern day mantra of specialization and say that a Jack of all trades is master of none.