Miguel on December 29th, 2008

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, aliens and dogs, behold my best post ever. And you know what? It is not my best post because of my, er, questionable writing skills. Nor because I have had the best idea since the antibiotics. No, it will be because of you.
That’s right. I am going to propose [...]

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Miguel on December 20th, 2008

I believe we can always improve. Doing stuff better; being a better person are goals that can be achieved daily. What about today? If there is something that the random acts of kindness movement has taught us, is that little change matter. I bet that we can improve consistently; and what I bet is my [...]

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Miguel on November 24th, 2008

9 Reciprocate.
If they do something you like, do the same for them. When they comment on your blog, go and comment in theirs. Did they remember your birthday? Don’t forget theirs.
10 Comments are just the tip of the iceberg of your community.

Most people will not comment all the time. Some will not ever comment, no [...]

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Miguel on November 12th, 2008

Yesterday my little blog hit 3 months, 83 posts and more than 300 comments. So, how is it growing up? Different from what I thought when I first envisioned it and, frankly, quite better.

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You have been instrumental.
Barbara from Blogging without a blog, Sean from WriterDad, Tammy from A day to share, Leo [...]

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Miguel on November 5th, 2008

It took me a while, but here finally it is, the scanned image of one of my index cards. About five years ago I started using mind maps. Then I used one large, double sheet sized (DINA3) for each conference, project or theme.
Not that I have completely discarded them. But recently I have relized the [...]

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Miguel on October 27th, 2008

I confess myself an unrepentant book addict. Whether bound in paper or electrons, if it’s written I
want to read it. I usually do. However, if you are expecting to see my house stuffed with books, you are expecting wrong. I love books, not clutter. If you are expecting me to spend a lot of money [...]

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Miguel on October 22nd, 2008

Every point in my to do list and every appointment in my calender is a commitment. As soon as I note something down in my “Next Tasks” list or in the calendar I am in fact committing myself to accomplish it. Before adding a task or appointment I ask myself if I really want to [...]

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