October 6, 2011
by David Crandall
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I’ve released a brand new project.
Focused completely on the presentation of information as design…it makes information delightful.
Much easier on the eyes than long blog posts. 
Check it out: I NOW PRESENT
September 27, 2011
by David Crandall
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Feeling held back because you lack in the “education” part of your resume?
Think that success is out of your reach?
Are you waiting for permission to be successful?
September 20, 2011
by David Crandall
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Thousands of words in hundreds of blog posts every week.
An endless sea of ebooks and “manifestos”.
Multitudes of Twitterers, Facebook fans, and statuses updates on every possible social network conceivable.
We consume a lot of information on a regular basis.
But how much actually inspires us?
August 30, 2011
by David Crandall
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In the book The Silences of Hammerstein, Chief of the German Army High Command Hammerstein-Equord is quoted as stating the following:
I divide my officers into four groups. There are clever, hardworking, stupid, and lazy officers. Usually two characteristics are combined. Some are clever and hardworking – their place is the General Staff. The next lot are stupid and lazy — they make up 90 percent of every army and are suited to routine duties. Anyone who is both clever and lazy is qualified for the highest leadership duties, because he possesses the intellectual clarity and the composure necessary for difficult decisions. One must beware of anyone who is stupid and hardworking – he must not be entrusted with any responsibility because he will always cause only mischief. *
In the months since first reading this quote at the Ribbonfarm, I’ve been unable to stop thinking about it and its implications. I detail out the four groups identified by Hammerstein in this post for two reasons.
May 5, 2011
by David Crandall
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Spend one day on Twitter following links to people’s blogs and you’ll think that most people have reached financial nirvana. They appear financially free while living lives of opulence. Everyone appears to have a muse. Everyone is an expert at marketing and business. Everyone has been set free from the “factory” because they’ve all chose a different path and they’re all doing amazing things that no one else is doing.
The promise is that if you truly dedicate yourself to blogging, social media, email newsletters, and a host of other disciplines, then within a year or two, you’ll be making enough money to quit your job and live anywhere in the world (that you can find an internet connection). This promise is strengthened by the fact there appear to be people who HAVE done this!
A thriving community has sprung up around this promise as people look for the promised land.
But let’s talk honestly for a moment.
Most bloggers are not making a living blogging. They might be making a few bucks here and there, but not enough to quit their jobs.