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Large Hadron Collider (Black Hole Machine) Successfully Launched

Wednesday, September 10, 2008

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Well if you haven’t seen the news already, the Large Hadron Collider AKA “The Black Hole Machine” was turned on, some protons shot through the thing, and the world didn’t implode on itself as some thought it might. The amount of fear and general internet-superstar-comments surrounding this construction and eventual activation showed me one thing: The [...]

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Are You a Chronic Almost-Achiever or a 95% Kind of Person?

Friday, July 18, 2008

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Introduction The purpose of this post is to take a look at a phenomenon I saw in my life and I think some of you might see in yours: chronic almost-achievement. The ability to give every task 95%, but avoid giving anything 100% like the plague for fear of failure and self-disappointment. Outline What’s a 95%-er? Why is 95% Bad? Why [...]

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