Insightful article about regarding our annoying American tax system that tends to muck up everything for its citizens. The IRS' motto should be, "When in doubt, confuse, annoy, and confuse".
The title is more intriguing than the article. The truly great founders focus on the present and the future. This simple observation isn't necessarily worth an article and the amount of shares that article received.
Intriguing concept, but I find a balance of solo work and group collaboration to be the most effective method to accomplish goals. That's why our team invests in weekly or daily (if deadlines make them imperative) reviews of our successes, key updates, and distractions. This forces us to review and reflect on work, receive good feedback, and pushes each member in the right direction.
Nicely written article on the adage of first-world problems. They're always there. Yes, the author is correct in comparing those 'problems' as insignificant when compared on a world scale, but they're still problems in a sense. There's nothing wrong with doing everything within one's ability to strengthen their local community. Problems are problems, no matter what the size.
Regardless of whether you believe in measuring success by "grit", the simple quiz referenced in the article is definitely intriguing.
Another point raised in this article is the idea of being able to focus on one task/goal until it's completed. Learning to multitask definitely detracts from one's ability to focus on single tasks/goals and make true progress. However, in my college and high school experiences, the structures didn't stress these common sense principles for learning enough.
Great read and insightful comments as well on the distinction between online display, search, and social media advertising. Each produce similar results.
In my own digital marketing experience, we're still seeing a positive ROI on search only ads. We stopped running display ads awhile due to the impracticality of the approach with the rise of ad blocking software. We use ad blocking software. We developed built-in banner blindness for display ads when not using the software. Display ads annoy us. Why wouldn't they annoy our target audience?
Instead of wasting money on failed advertising methods, we reallocated our time on creating value through our blog and promoting that valuable content (not sponsored content) through email, search advertising, social media, and other avenues.
Are there any candidates that come in already with programming jobs who want to diversify or enhance their existing skill for their current or future roles?
Excellent article on the oral history form of reporting and story telling. Of course every person's first person narrative contains bias, but the bias adds a richness that the journalist cannot achieve.