10 Business Lessons From a Snarky Entrepreneur (Blog)

[Savage]

Use this thread to discuss the following entry from Steve Pavlina's blog:

10 Business Lessons From a Snarky Entrepreneur

[Pat P.]

Wow! First time I read one of Steve's post direct from the oven . Great article.

I would add that many of your suggestions apply also for (technical) research
Many times people lose independence by following the main-stream, instead of following their own intuition.

Pat

[shesaboutspirit]

Excellent blog Steve. My very favorite line is the final comment on #2...

You continually crack me up

I appreciate your goofiness as much as your other brilliant insight.

Take care,

Pam

ps: I agree about the chair, if you're not supporting your body, it won't support you.

[ahimel]

Originally Posted by Pat P.

I would add that many of your suggestions apply also for (technical) research
Many times people lose independence by following the main-stream, instead of following their own intuition.

I'd guess they mostly apply to anything where you're a bit independent. If you're in a job where the boss says, "Here's the result we want. Make it so." then most of these will apply to you. And even for straight-up employees, some of those can be helpful. The part about regulating your energy levels is true even for McDonald's employees who (trust me, I've been there) have every tiny movement regulated by corporate policy.

If only McDonald's had let me buy a chair!

Amanda

[radeldudel]

About #2 - get a chair you are comfy in. Don't buy the most expensive, most hyped thingy everyone says you need, feel your own body to decide.

Different people got different needs for sitting.

Oh, and if you do anything where you have to work a lot at a computer, for heavens sake get a decent screen.

Buying a cheap tft will give you a headache, kill your eyesight, even though you can't spot the difference.

[Cron]

Refreshingly well written. No ambiguity or getting lost in very long paragraphs. To the point, brief, essential.

[set]

lol the comment no 2 really crack me up when i scroll back to check

thought it was some really important (although it is) principal

[John Wesley]

I'm going out to buy a really nice desk chair as soon as possible. This post made me realize how much more I would work if I didn't have to sit in a creaky uncomfortable chair the whole time.

[Mitja]

What do you guys think of this as a working stool: Mi Shu?

[alexb5784]

Originally Posted by Mitja

What do you guys think of this as a working stool: Mi Shu?

I could use something like that when I practice my violin. But I wonder if I can order it only from Germany, as it's made by a German company. I'll have to look to see if I can get it from a vendor here in the States. I'd like to try it out.

[Tigrou]

Very very good rules everyone should apply.
And the chair is ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT POINT.
I've just broked my ass during decades. Now I've a good one.

Thanks a lot, From France, Côte d'Azur !