This entry is part 1 of 10 in the series What It Takes to Be GreatOne day, I’m going to make an acronym for everything. Like, that last sentence will turn into: “ODIGTMAAFE”, and people will be all: “OMG!? AAFE?! LOL!”. Also, a little warning — there are going to be a lot of links.…
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What It Takes To Be Great 2: AJATT and Malcolm McDowell’s Outliers…wait…
by khatzumoto
This entry is part 2 of 10 in the series What It Takes to Be GreatHowdy! Is not a word that I usually use. By now you’ve probably heard about this already, but just in case you haven’t, let’s talk about it here. Malcolm McDowell, who once tried to destroy the galaxy so that he…
What It Takes to Be Great 3: Follow-Up
by khatzumoto
This entry is part 3 of 10 in the series What It Takes to Be GreatHey. Remember that last rambling train wreck of a post [you think you can make fun of me better than me? huh? BRING IT!]? There was a comment made on it by Terry of this Yahoo Group that was just…
What It Takes to Be Great 4: Capablanca
by khatzumoto
This entry is part 4 of 10 in the series What It Takes to Be GreatAgain in response to this post, I received the following email from a very handsome reader named santayana. working hard in the proper direction as the one and only method to achieve success and to be hailed as a genius?…
Aim to Fail
by khatzumoto
This entry is part 5 of 10 in the series What It Takes to Be Great“Genius is…the eventual public recognition of dozens (or hundreds) of failed attempts at solving a problem” Seth Godin Babe Ruth Was A Big, Fat German Failure If you read enough personal development books, you will eventually come across mention of…
You can have do or be ANYthing, but you can’t have do or be EVERYthing
by khatzumoto
This entry is part 6 of 10 in the series What It Takes to Be GreatIn college, I worked as a janitor. Supposedly because all the TA spots were filled up. Looking back, I should have been more enterprising. But more on that later. Whatever it is about janitorial work from 10pm at night to…