Comments on: Welcome to the Machine: The Tactics of an Obsessive http://alexjmann.com/2009/08/24/welcome-to-the-machine-the-tactics-of-an-obsessive/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=welcome-to-the-machine-the-tactics-of-an-obsessive Fri, 10 Sep 2010 14:12:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: alexjmann http://alexjmann.com/2009/08/24/welcome-to-the-machine-the-tactics-of-an-obsessive/comment-page-1/#comment-491 alexjmann Tue, 25 Aug 2009 07:48:41 +0000 http://alexjmann.com/?p=3117#comment-491 Yes, I've seen this.<br><br>My favorite part: "What good have a done today?"<br><br>Helps you put things into perspective... Yes, I've seen this.

My favorite part: “What good have a done today?”

Helps you put things into perspective…

]]> By: alexjmann http://alexjmann.com/2009/08/24/welcome-to-the-machine-the-tactics-of-an-obsessive/comment-page-1/#comment-489 alexjmann Tue, 25 Aug 2009 07:48:31 +0000 http://alexjmann.com/?p=3117#comment-489 I think you meant unsubscribing of the "popular" blogs?<br><br>The right blogs can be an edge is certain industries, simply because they<br>are often overlooked as a valuable resource. On the contrary, plenty of<br>blogs are filled with junk, and the gems need to be hand picked (I'd say<br>this rule goes for most of the internet.)<br><br>But, I do think a new, fresh perspective is always healthy, especially when<br>it forces you to challenge your previously held beliefs. I think you meant unsubscribing of the “popular” blogs?

The right blogs can be an edge is certain industries, simply because they
are often overlooked as a valuable resource. On the contrary, plenty of
blogs are filled with junk, and the gems need to be hand picked (I'd say
this rule goes for most of the internet.)

But, I do think a new, fresh perspective is always healthy, especially when
it forces you to challenge your previously held beliefs.

]]> By: Matt Daniels http://alexjmann.com/2009/08/24/welcome-to-the-machine-the-tactics-of-an-obsessive/comment-page-1/#comment-490 Matt Daniels Tue, 25 Aug 2009 06:13:15 +0000 http://alexjmann.com/?p=3117#comment-490 Check it:<br><a href="http://www.joeydevilla.com/2009/08/17/ben-franklins-schedule/" rel="nofollow">http://www.joeydevilla.com/2009/08/17/ben-frank...</a><br><br>Ben Franklin was a crazy, but brilliant fellow Check it:
http://www.joeydevilla.com/2009/08/17/ben-frank...

Ben Franklin was a crazy, but brilliant fellow

]]> By: Carlos Miceli http://alexjmann.com/2009/08/24/welcome-to-the-machine-the-tactics-of-an-obsessive/comment-page-1/#comment-488 Carlos Miceli Tue, 25 Aug 2009 05:55:07 +0000 http://alexjmann.com/?p=3117#comment-488 This is what I like the most: "I question the edge a tool can provide once it’s become a standard."<br><br>I've been thinking about this a lot lately, I agree with you. But let me ask you, what about the blogs your read? I'm currently subscribing of the "popular" blogs, because I don't think they're giving me an edge anymore. Besides, I think there's a limit to what one person can teach me compared to someone I haven't read yet. This is what I like the most: “I question the edge a tool can provide once it’s become a standard.”

I've been thinking about this a lot lately, I agree with you. But let me ask you, what about the blogs your read? I'm currently subscribing of the “popular” blogs, because I don't think they're giving me an edge anymore. Besides, I think there's a limit to what one person can teach me compared to someone I haven't read yet.

]]> By: alexjmann http://alexjmann.com/2009/08/24/welcome-to-the-machine-the-tactics-of-an-obsessive/comment-page-1/#comment-388 alexjmann Tue, 25 Aug 2009 02:48:41 +0000 http://alexjmann.com/?p=3117#comment-388 Yes, I've seen this.<br><br>My favorite part: "What good have a done today?"<br><br>Helps you put things into perspective... Yes, I've seen this.

My favorite part: “What good have a done today?”

Helps you put things into perspective…

]]> By: alexjmann http://alexjmann.com/2009/08/24/welcome-to-the-machine-the-tactics-of-an-obsessive/comment-page-1/#comment-390 alexjmann Tue, 25 Aug 2009 02:48:31 +0000 http://alexjmann.com/?p=3117#comment-390 I think you meant unsubscribing of the "popular" blogs?<br><br>The right blogs can be an edge is certain industries, simply because they<br>are often overlooked as a valuable resource. On the contrary, plenty of<br>blogs are filled with junk, and the gems need to be hand picked (I'd say<br>this rule goes for most of the internet.)<br><br>But, I do think a new, fresh perspective is always healthy, especially when<br>it forces you to challenge your previously held beliefs. I think you meant unsubscribing of the “popular” blogs?

The right blogs can be an edge is certain industries, simply because they
are often overlooked as a valuable resource. On the contrary, plenty of
blogs are filled with junk, and the gems need to be hand picked (I'd say
this rule goes for most of the internet.)

But, I do think a new, fresh perspective is always healthy, especially when
it forces you to challenge your previously held beliefs.

]]> By: Matt Daniels http://alexjmann.com/2009/08/24/welcome-to-the-machine-the-tactics-of-an-obsessive/comment-page-1/#comment-387 Matt Daniels Tue, 25 Aug 2009 01:13:15 +0000 http://alexjmann.com/?p=3117#comment-387 Check it:<br><a href="http://www.joeydevilla.com/2009/08/17/ben-franklins-schedule/" rel="nofollow">http://www.joeydevilla.com/2009/08/17/ben-frank...</a><br><br>Ben Franklin was a crazy, but brilliant fellow Check it:
http://www.joeydevilla.com/2009/08/17/ben-frank...

Ben Franklin was a crazy, but brilliant fellow

]]> By: Carlos Miceli http://alexjmann.com/2009/08/24/welcome-to-the-machine-the-tactics-of-an-obsessive/comment-page-1/#comment-389 Carlos Miceli Tue, 25 Aug 2009 00:55:07 +0000 http://alexjmann.com/?p=3117#comment-389 This is what I like the most: "I question the edge a tool can provide once it’s become a standard."<br><br>I've been thinking about this a lot lately, I agree with you. But let me ask you, what about the blogs your read? I'm currently subscribing of the "popular" blogs, because I don't think they're giving me an edge anymore. Besides, I think there's a limit to what one person can teach me compared to someone I haven't read yet. This is what I like the most: “I question the edge a tool can provide once it’s become a standard.”

I've been thinking about this a lot lately, I agree with you. But let me ask you, what about the blogs your read? I'm currently subscribing of the “popular” blogs, because I don't think they're giving me an edge anymore. Besides, I think there's a limit to what one person can teach me compared to someone I haven't read yet.

]]> By: alexjmann http://alexjmann.com/2009/08/24/welcome-to-the-machine-the-tactics-of-an-obsessive/comment-page-1/#comment-253 alexjmann Tue, 25 Aug 2009 00:48:41 +0000 http://alexjmann.com/?p=3117#comment-253 Yes, I've seen this.<br><br>My favorite part: "What good have a done today?"<br><br>Helps you put things into perspective... Yes, I've seen this.

My favorite part: “What good have a done today?”

Helps you put things into perspective…

]]> By: alexjmann http://alexjmann.com/2009/08/24/welcome-to-the-machine-the-tactics-of-an-obsessive/comment-page-1/#comment-254 alexjmann Tue, 25 Aug 2009 00:48:31 +0000 http://alexjmann.com/?p=3117#comment-254 I think you meant unsubscribing of the "popular" blogs?<br><br>The right blogs can be an edge is certain industries, simply because they<br>are often overlooked as a valuable resource. On the contrary, plenty of<br>blogs are filled with junk, and the gems need to be hand picked (I'd say<br>this rule goes for most of the internet.)<br><br>But, I do think a new, fresh perspective is always healthy, especially when<br>it forces you to challenge your previously held beliefs. I think you meant unsubscribing of the “popular” blogs?

The right blogs can be an edge is certain industries, simply because they
are often overlooked as a valuable resource. On the contrary, plenty of
blogs are filled with junk, and the gems need to be hand picked (I'd say
this rule goes for most of the internet.)

But, I do think a new, fresh perspective is always healthy, especially when
it forces you to challenge your previously held beliefs.

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