daily grind and press
What Are the Top 30 Innovations of the Last 30 Years?
1. Internet, broadband, WWW (browser and html)
2. PC/laptop computers
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4. E-mail
5. DNA testing and sequencing/Human genome mapping
6. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
7. Microprocessors
8. Fiber optics
9. Office software (spreadsheets, word processors)
10. Non-invasive laser/robotic surgery (laparoscopy)
11. Open source software and services (e.g., Linux, Wikipedia)
12. Light emitting diodes
13. Liquid crystal display (LCD)
14. GPS systems
15. Online shopping/ecommerce/auctions (e.g., eBay)
16. Media file compression (jpeg, mpeg, mp3)
17. Microfinance
18. Photovoltaic Solar Energy
19. Large scale wind turbines
20. Social networking via the Internet
21. Graphic user interface (GUI)
22. Digital photography/videography
23. RFID and applications (e.g., EZ Pass)
24. Genetically modified plants
25. Bio fuels
26. Bar codes and scanners
27. ATMs
28. Stents
29. SRAM flash memory
30. Anti retroviral treatment for AIDS
I never saw a wild thing sorry for itself. A bird will fall frozen dead from a bough without ever having felt sorry for itself. For unflagging interest and enjoyment, a household of children, if things go reasonably well, certainly all other forms of success and achievement lose their importance by comparison. 
D. H. Lawrence
Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure... than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much, because they live in a gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat. Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Freedom from effort in the present merely means that there has been effort stored up in the past.
Theodore Roosevelt
YOU AND I WANT OUR LIVES TO MATTER. WE WANT OUR LIVES TO MAKE A REAL DIFFERENCE, TO BE OF GENUINE CONSEQUENCE IN THE WORLD. WE KNOW THAT THERE IS NO SATISFACTION IN MERELY GOING THROUGH THE MOTIONS, EVEN IF THOSE MOTIONS MAKE US SUCCESSFUL, OR EVEN IF WE HAVE ARRANGED TO MAKE THOSE MOTIONS PLEASANT. WE WANT TO KNOW WE HAVE MADE SOME IMPACT ON THE WORLD. IN FACT, YOU AND I WANT TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE QUALITY OF LIFE. WE WANT TO MAKE THE WORLD WORK.
Werner Erhard
IN MY TEENS I DECIDED THAT I WOULD USE THE FIRST THIRD OF MY LIFE LEARNING, THE SECOND THIRD EARNING, AND THE LAST THIRD FIGURING OUT WHAT THE FIRST TWO THIRDS WERE ABOUT. I AM NOW 73 AND I STILL HAVEN'T GOTTEN THROUGH THE FIRST THIRD SO I BETTER LIVE FOR A
WHATEVER COMPETENCE I MAY HAVE COMES FROM MY HAVING TRAINED MYSELF TO BE OUT THERE WITH WHAT I AM DEALING WITH INSTEAD OF BEING IN HERE TRYING TO DEAL WITH WHAT IS OUT THERE. THIS ALLOWS ME
1) TO GET MYSELF OUT OF THE WAY,
2) TO BE WITH VARIOUS DIMENSIONS OF WHAT I AM DEALING WITH (WHAT SOME MIGHT TERM PERCEIVING FROM MULTIPLE PERSPECTIVES), AND
3) TO WEAKEN THE DISTORTIONS TO MY PERCEPTION FROM MY IDEAS, BELIEFS, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL EMBEDDED-NESS, AND TAKEN FOR GRANTED ASSUMPTIONS RELATIVE TO WHAT I AM DEALING WITH.
I DO NOT PUT WHAT I THINK I KNOW FROM MY LEARNING AND EXPERIENCE AS A LENS BETWEEN ME AND WHAT I AM DEALING WITH. I KEEP WHAT I KNOW, SO TO SPEAK, ABOVE THE SPACE BETWEEN ME AND WHAT I AM DEALING WITH SO THAT IT SHINES SOME LIGHT ON WHAT I AM DEALING WITH RATHER THAN BEING A FILTER.
Werner Erhard
That we are overdone with banking institutions which have banished the precious metals and substituted a more fluctuating and unsafe medium, that these have withdrawn capital from useful improvements and employments to nourish idleness, that the wars of the world have swollen our commerce beyond the wholesome limits of exchanging our own productions for our own wants, and that, for the emolument of a small proportion of our society who prefer these demoralizing pursuits to labors useful to the whole, the peace of the whole is endangered and all our present difficulties produced, are evils more easily to be deplored than remedied... It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbled, or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again, who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, and spends himself in a worthy cause; who at best, knows the triumph of high achievement; and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat. Theodore Roosevelt, speech titled "Citizen in a Republic" delivered at the Sorbonne, Paris, April 23, 1910 I am awake I am motivated, loved and appreciated I want to feel good, I intend to feel good, I am in the right place at the right time, and good things happen to me as I focus on good things all around me My willingness to bring coaching to all areas of my life drives the quality and expansion of my life. All feedback, (positive, negative or indifferent) is a generous contribution and all there is to say is thank you. I listen closely to those that have “been there before” and on a limited basis to those with limited applicable background. I discuss new and current projects with veterans and referees. I plan with the outcome in mind. I keep lists: for action, for things I am not doing, and for things I am never doing. I am open to any action that expands integrity. Integrity is foundational in all things. I review what worked during the day and then I create the following day. I show up, prepared and on time. I schedule only what I am clearly committed to, I am willing to stop, regroup and redirect quickly. I hold empowering contexts while completing the critical actions that forward my commitments. Getting to 80% of a goal with practice is the key to minimizing procrastination and the search for perfection. I create visual “mind maps” for each of my goals and display them. 85% of the results come from the first 15% of any process. There is no set price to pay for any level of achievement. Confusion, pain and suffering are often personal choices. FEAR: False Expectations Appearing Real. Embrace it and take the action anyway; only action makes the difference. At any moment, I am only one dialog away from any possible outcome, any possible result or state of affairs. Anything is possible. I celebrate what is possible and I share what I am creating with others to create accountability. My life will work to the extent I am responsible for every part of it. I am responsible for choosing whether to learn from the experiences of others or of my own. Self-discipline is my ability to control my thoughts at all times. My feelings aren’t who I am, like a compass; they tend to tell me if my projects are on course. Intuition is valuable. When I am challenged by life, I practice generating thoughts of appreciation and gratitude. My ability to listen and recreate communication will often dictate my ability to make an impact. I am responsible for the total experience of my communication; what another person hears is different from the actual words that I speak. Communication is 55% body language, 38% tone, 7% words. I practice my ability to be listening, present and silent. I treat dreams, time and property with respect and honor. Access and interest are gifts to enjoy and provide. My relationships fulfill shared commitments. Mentorship is abundance. My judgments and assessments have little to do with Truth or what is actually happening “over there.” I am willing to consider that sometimes I may need to remove myself from an interaction to complete the preparation needed before I can make an impact, generate the results I want, or effectively enroll others. All forms, of media, hypnotically promote consumption, relative judgment, and “less then feelings”. I filter the media around me and I make choices that are positive, diverse and empowering. I investigate the world around me with vigor. I attract generosity and I regularly evaluate all budget items. I am solely responsible for every aspect of my finances. You must first have the knowledge of your power; second, the courage to dare; third, the faith to do. --Charles F. Haanel Every thought creates an impression on the brain, Experiences come to us through the law of attraction, The predominant thought or mental attitude is the magnet, Like attracts like, Power attracts Power, The mental attitude is our personality and is composed of all the thoughts that we have been creating in our mind, By persistent effort, we can change the mental attitude, To do this, replace the pictures you have in your mind with new pictures of what you want and desire, When you have done this, you will begin to attract to yourself those things, Build into your mental pictures the necessary essentials: determination, ability, talent, courage, and anything else, Aspire to the highest possible attainment in anything you undertake, Repeat this process as repetition builds habit Either you do not know how to do something or you choose not to do what it takes to do something. There is no CANNOT!
...We may say with truth and meaning that governments are more or less republican, as they have more or less of the element of popular election and control in their composition; and believing, as I do, that the mass of the citizens is the safest depository of their own rights, and especially, that the evils flowing from the duperies of the people are less injurious than those from the egoism of their agents, I am a friend to that composition of government which has in it the most of this ingredient. And I sincerely believe, with you, that banking establishments are more dangerous than standing armies; and that the principle of spending money to be paid by posterity, under the name of funding, is but swindling futurity on a large scale.
Thomas Jefferson
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