Updated my /now page as part of my new year’s deck clearing: http://patrickrhone.com/now/
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A strong nation, like a strong person, can afford to be gentle, firm, thoughtful, and restrained. It can afford to extend a helping hand to others. It is a weak nation, like a weak person, that must behave with bluster and boasting and rashness and other signs of insecurity.
— Jimmy Carter
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Unsure if still true, but I know one of the reasons Seth Godin is so productive is he doesn’t have a smart phone: http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2016/12/when-your-phone-uses-you.html
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Forgot to put @danielnesbit on my favorite online writer’s list. Corrected. Here’s some of his best from the year: http://danielnesbit.net/blog/2016/12/28/my-favorite-posts-from-2016
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You’re All Set… Nicholas Bate delivers the 22 Reasons your 2017 is going to be Awesome: The Completed List: http://blog.strategicedge.co.uk/2016/12/youve-already-got-a-plan-you-dont-need-to-wait-for-january-and-goal-setting-rituals-you-have-it-in-draft-with-measurable-1.html
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Lovely and heart breaking essay, Between Loneliness and Solitude: http://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/double-solitude
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Our friend in Paisley, @matthewlang with a solid plan to clear the decks for the year to come: http://www.matthewlang.net/2016/12/28/clearing-the-decks/
Shot on December 28, 2016 at 03:19PM
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Michael Wade delivers a brief yet important reminder when it comes to people and plans: http://www.execupundit.com/2016/12/people.html
Shot on December 27, 2016 at 03:08PM
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