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I came across a very interested social model called Power Distance Index reading Malcolm Gladwell‘s book “Outliers-the story of success”.  The Power Distance Index (PDI) is one of the five intercultural dimensions developed by the psychologist Geert Hofstede. This index defines how much a particular culture values and respects authority. Here is a map of [...]

Tim O’Reilly published a good post about importance of values especially in tough times. At the beginning, there is a metaphor about money that I found interesting: It’s easy to get caught up in the heady buzz of making money. You should regard money as fuel for what you really want to do, not as [...]

Here is another great talk from TED: It a 3 minutes answer to the question "What leads to success?". It can be summarize by the picture below: The full video description followed by the YouTube link is below: Why do people succeed? An unmissable 3-min. talk from the TED Conference on the real secrets of [...]

On ThemBid.com’s blog, Elmer Thomas reproduced a timeless success formula created by Benjamin Franklin and described by Napoleon Hill. This is a list of virtues reproduced below and a formula to enact them in your own life: THE THIRTEEN VIRTUES 1. Temperance Eat not to dullness; drink not to elevation. 2. Silence Speak not but what may [...]

Forbes published a slideshow listing the 15 world’s Top-Earning models. Here is the top 5 list: Gisele Bundchen: $33 million Kate Moss: $9 million Heidi Klum: $8 million Adriana Lima: $6 million Alessandra Ambrosio: $6 million Of course all these girls except Kate Moss have a WHR around 0.7.

Bnet offer a very good introduction to GTD: How to Get Started with Getting Things Done. First the site design is very good: There is the Web 2.0 style that make the site pleasant. Then the GTD process is summarized in 5 steps (Goals are defined for each steps):  Clear the Decks: GOAL: Record all [...]

hugh macleod of gapingvoid wrote a very long and interesting post with some tips to be creative. I reproduce below the summary and some cartoons that I found insightful: 1. Ignore everybody 2. The idea doesn’t have to be big. It just has to change the world. 3. Put the hours in. 4. If your [...]

Mindtools has a summary of the book written by Steven Covey in 1990:  The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People.  First they recall the 3 distinct stages of personal growth: Dependence: This is where we start, dependent on other people. And without personal development, we would stay stuck at this stage. People who are dependent are [...]

I found via Juice Analytics, a very good education web site called Habits of Mind. The web site provides resources for Educators and teachers. The “Habits of Mind” concept has been developed by Arthur L. Costa and Bena Kallick:“A Habit of Mind is knowing how to behave intelligently when you DON’T know the answer.” So it’s the [...]