On Mon, Aug 19, 2013 at 7:27 PM, Udhay Shankar N <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Tue, Aug 20, 2013 at 2:51 AM, Thaths <[email protected]> wrote: > > What do Silk listers think about blogs like Life hacker or a GTD-focused > > tip-sharing mailing list? Is they in the same genre? Or a different one? > IMO, blogs like lifehacker are task-focused rather than trying to improve > the reader. Isn't improving one's life just a collection of individual life hacks? How is a Carnegian tip about winning friends different from a life hack? I guess self actualization is one of those irregular verbs: I am hacking my life, you are optimizing yours, he trying to self-help his way through his. Carnegie's text reflects the zeitgeist of the time when it was written. So does Covey's. > GTD might be a different beast - its proponents display some of > the same quasi-religious fervour that a Covey trainer conveys. :) > Amen! Like religions, GTD has some good principles at its core, but is often taken to extremes. S. -- Homer: Hey, what does this job pay? Carl: Nuthin'. Homer: D'oh! Carl: Unless you're crooked. Homer: Woo-hoo!
