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• The Value of Self-Serving Code - Elizabeth Naramore

  
  Computer & Internet - computer-internet.marc8.com — Authority: 167
  Its Friday night. Im writing code. Not good code, mind you. Crappy code. Completely self-serving code that serves only one purpose: to solve a problem I alone have. No one else will see this code. No one else will use this mini-app. Im writing it for myself and myself alone. read more
  1 day ago

• Mistakes are Marvelous!

  
  Amused Muse — Authority: 104
  It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change. - Charles Darwin* Let us not mince words: the marvelous is always beautiful . Anything marvelous is beautiful, in fact only the marvelous is beautiful. - Andre ...
  2 days ago

• Next time I’m wearing a paper bag.

  
  The Displaced Dutchican — Authority: 423
  Today my dh took me out and about in an attempt to cheer me up. We just went out and ran some errands, mostly for the retail and window shopping therapy, but it was a good alternative to staying at home and wallowing in self pity. I wasn’t really going to write about it and resisted the urge last night. But since ...
  1 week ago

• Is having "it" together an unrealistic goal?

  
  Ask MetaFilter — Authority: 643
  As a 30-year old who is a part-time grad student and a full-time office worker, are my goals to get control over my life (weight loss, finances, home, work, etc) really unrealistic? Is there a way to just be NORMAL and balanced, or is it really just normal not to really have things together, even as an adult? I am a ...
  1 week ago

• Early Self Esteem: A Triathlete Amputees Dating Experience, part 2

  
  Blogs — Authority: 162
  "Our stories are in us from a long time ago," says DeeDee Myers  a leadership trainer, triathlete and mother of quadruplets, twins and three other children. One pivotal story happened on her first date at age 16. She met a cute boy at a football game. It was a chilly day so she had on a jacket. When the boy arrived ...
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• Evidence Of My Imperfection

  
  So Much More Than A Mom — Authority: 129
  “The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one.” — Elbert Hubbard   One of my biggest obstacles in life continues to be my fear of making mistakes. When I make a mistake I don’t normally just shake it off. I know everyone makes mistakes and that I am far from ...
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• Evidence Of My Imperfection

  
  So Much More Than A Mom — Authority: 129
  “The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one.” — Elbert Hubbard   One of my biggest obstacles in life continues to be my fear of making mistakes. When I make a mistake I don’t normally just shake it off. I know everyone makes mistakes and that I am far from ...
  1 week ago

• Under Construction

  
  A Touch of Encouragement — Authority: 120
  As many of us struggle to get it all right, Martha Williamson feels if we recognize were a work in progress, thats when we can really start enjoying the journey. Read this post »
  2 weeks ago

• Purple Thoughts

  
  daisy yellow — Authority: 135
  "A positive habit or ritual gets you doing your art, not just talking about it." ~ Developing Creative Momentum , Creative Liberty "Dont judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds you plant." ~ Robert Louis Stevenson "The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; ...
  2 weeks ago

• Parenting: Raise Excellent -- Not Perfect -- Children

  
  The Power of Prime — Authority: 407
  Perfectionism is one of the most destructive diseases among American children today. Perfectionism is a double-edged sword. One edge of the sword drives children to be perfect. These children push themselves to get straight As, be top athletes, and save the world on weekends. The other edge of the sword is that I have ...
  2 weeks ago

• Dont Throw it Away

  
  Inspired Path Living — Authority: 125
  Im a big movie fan. I get so much out of the movies I love! Seabiscuit is one of my all time favorites. A true story of a little horse that achieved what appeared to be impossible. It is also a story of three men, broken by life in different ways. The owner, trainer and jockey of Seabiscuit all lived through and ...
  2 weeks ago

• Higher Education Change Opportunities

  
  Brain Leaders and Learners — Authority: 460
  Written By Ellen Weber, PhD and Robyn McMaster, PhD Higher Education and Brain Based Benefits Challenges of Change Renewal is to the university community today what Renaissance was to the Middle Ages. Both encompass a resurgence of learning. Both tap into more potential from the human brain. To ...
  2 weeks ago

• 5 Ways to Tackle Perfectionism

  
  World of Psychology — Authority: 601
  This week I have the pleasure of interviewing Michelle Russell, who writes the fantastic blog, “Practice Makes Imperfect.” Since we talk about perfectionism a lot on Beyond Blue — because it’s so related to depression — I thought she’d be a perfect guest to interrogate on this topic. Therese: What ...
  2 weeks ago

• on releasing it into the wild

  
  walking and falling — Authority: 407
  Avoiding the Piece of Cake today because its so very nearly finished that Im starting to get a little afraid of it. Im really excited about this new book and keen to let it go. Im also questioning it a lot now that its getting too late to change things. Thats bringing up all these issues about when to release my work ...
  3 weeks ago

• Is Depression Contagious? How I Caught It, and Cured It

  
  Blogs — Authority: 162
  I took a copy of the October 2009 issue of Psychology Today with me on a recent much-needed vacation, and found myself fascinated by psychologist and fellow PT Blogger Michael Yapko s article, "Secondhand Blues", about the contagious nature of depression. I dedicate a significant portion of my professional work ...
  3 weeks ago

• Many Apply But Few Are Accepted!

  
  Blogs — Authority: 162
  The best college admission essay, like the best of writing, only works if it is genuine. Good writing is honest and therefore stirs emotions within the reader. Your essay will either speak to the reader or not. As children, we are taught not to listen to our inner voice but to listen to the voices of others. We ...
  3 weeks ago

• Leaving Depression Behind

  
  Wish Everyone Good Health. — Authority: 510
  Depression is more than that sense of feeling “down” or discouraged at times when things are not going well. Depression involves sadness, pessimism, a preoccupation with personal problems, and perhaps self-pity, anguish, crying, and hopelessness.Symptoms of depression can range from mild versions such as temporary ...
  4 weeks ago

• When Perfect Isnt Good Enough

  
  VIP Virtual Solutions - Virtually taking care of your business... — Authority: 100
  Ive always loved reading and writing, so when I discovered blogging over a year ago I thought it was an obvious perfect fit for me. I started my first blog when I was overseas and there was no shortage of inspiration as I was literally living in another world, so my writing style was long & winding posts filled ...
  4 weeks ago

• Doing "enough to get by" vs. "hard work"

  
  Ask MetaFilter — Authority: 643
  When is it actually worth it to attempt to do any better than average? :::A disclaimer::: The nature of my question may frame me as an "underachiever." Not true. I understand the value of hard work and not cutting corners - trying to the best of ones ability to get a job done right. My question has more to do ...
  4 weeks ago

• Business: Why Change is So Hard, and How to Make it Easier

  
  The Power of Prime — Authority: 407
  Change is essential for your growth and development as a person and a business leader. Without change, as the old Texas adage goes, "If all you ever do is all youve ever done, then all youll ever get is all you ever got." Your ability to maximize your performance and productivity depends on your ability to change in ...
  4 weeks ago

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