Monthly Archives: September 2009

DC: Chapter 14

Today we look at Chapter 14 of Dale Carnegie’s “How to Win Friends and Influence People” (DC). Chapter 14 is the sneakiest chapter we’ve seen so far, and perhaps the sneakiest in the book: It claims that a powerful persuasive … Continue reading

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DC: Chapter 13

Today we look at Chapter 13 of Dale Carnegie’s “How to Win Friends and Influence People” (DC). Chapter 13 sums itself up as: “Begin in a friendly way”. Aside from being good, practical advice, this suggestion clearly demonstrates that the … Continue reading

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Unpopular

I was reading a piece about H. P. Lovecraft the other day, which revealed him to be another one of these impoverished-in-life-popular-in-death types. It seems to me that this sort of fellow pops up a lot: In addition to Lovecraft, … Continue reading

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Spider Rescue

I like spiders. Unfortunately, sometimes they get trapped in sinks or bathtubs from which they cannot escape. Today, a simple tip for performing spider rescue.

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DC: Chapter 12

Today we look at Chapter 12 of Dale Carnegie’s “How to Win Friends and Influence People” (DC). Chapter 12 advises the reader to quickly and emphatically admit error when in the wrong.

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Quickie: Core Data “Scratchpads”

The Cocoa Core Data documentation makes frequent reference to the fact that Managed Object Contexts (MOCs) are “scratchpads“, in which objects can be moved around willy-nilly without affecting the permanent store. This is all well and good, but it leaves … Continue reading

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Brazen

Okay, so Seth Godin’s Squidoo is launching a new venture: Brands in Public. There’s a bunch of interesting stuff in Seth’s announcement. It contains some masterful spin, a brazen proposition, and some nice o plata o plomo persuasion. Seth’s a … Continue reading

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DC: Chapter 11

Today we look at Chapter 11 of Dale Carnegie’s “How to Win Friends and Influence People” (DC). Chapter 11 stresses the importance of never telling a man that he is wrong. This is in some ways a natural corollary to … Continue reading

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DC: Chapter 10

Today we look at Chapter 10 of Dale Carnegie’s “How to Win Friends and Influence People” (DC). Chapter 10 is the first in Section 3: “Twelve Ways to Win People to Your Way of Thinking”, and focuses on the (somewhat … Continue reading

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Housekeeping

Today I just want to take care of a little administrivia. I’ve piled up a fair number of posts related to Shiny Red Buttons, but they’re scattered a little randomly throughout the blog. Therefore, I pulled together a page devoted … Continue reading

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